About the job

Job summary

Are you interested in Human Resources and looking for an outstanding and exciting opportunity? Look no further! Ministry of Defence UK is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as an Establishment Security Officer.

You will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of our establishment within Kentigern House in the middle of a vibrant Glasgow city centre. With outstanding attention to detail, you will contribute to our organisation.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement effective security policies and procedures to protect the establishment.
• Conduct regular security risk assessments and recommend vital improvements.
• Work together with other departments to ensure a safe and secure work environment.
• Lead all aspects of access control systems and promptly address any breaches.
• Coordinate and conduct security training and awareness programs for staff members.
• Investigate security incidents and provide detailed reports.
• Stay informed about the most recent security technologies and current industry standards.
• Assist in the development and implementation of emergency response plans.

Ensure up to date Health and Safety policies and procedures as part of this role.

Person specification

• Confirmed experience in security management, preferably in a similar organisation.
• Proficiency in security practices and regulations.
• Excellent communication and social skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Outstanding problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Proficient in using security-related software and systems.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (Word count: 500)

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

At sift and interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

If you are successful at the sift stage, then you will be called forward for interview with questions on the above behaviours.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.