About the job

Job summary

The newly created Department for Business and Trade brings together the business focused functions of the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT). Our joint expertise in trade and business provides us with a unique opportunity to unleash the power of UK businesses, reform regulation to reduce burdens and unlock post-Brexit freedoms.

Our Digital, Data and Technology team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas.  You’ll get to constantly push boundaries in an environment free of heavy legacy, driven by curiosity, social purpose, diversity of thought, entrepreneurship, and the aspiration to offer an incredible experience to all our users. Find out more on our blog, Digital Trade.   

Job description

Job Description   

Now is an exciting time to join the Department of Business and Trade’s (DBT’s) growing Cyber Security team. You (as the Cyber Security Risk Management Associate - Culture and Awareness Specialist) and the soon to be recruited Culture and Awareness Lead will form the Culture and awareness capability within the Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team who are responsible for cyber risk identification and management, maintaining assurance and developing policy for DBTs information systems and processes. This new capability will develop the running of cyber security training for DBT, building understanding of secure ways of operating and managing, how to comply with policies and standards, and tow audit management and responses easier.  

You will have strong collaboration skills to work with other parts of the cyber team as well as internal and external stakeholders to raise Cyber Security Awareness within DBT. You will take the initiative to plan and lead various security campaigns, presentations, and trainings. You will ensure Cyber presence on the Intranet provides up to date Best Practices and Cyber knowledge.  You will have a passion to translate and pass on knowledge in fun and exciting ways.  You will work with the wider cyber team to understand the latest cyber threats and trends and create new learning approaches to ensure our users are aware of these.  You will be an instrumental part of the wider cyber security team with the goal of giving our users up to date knowledge and skills to stay safe whilst operating with corporate materials. 

The Cyber team prioritise the wellbeing and careers of our people.  We will support you to improve and grow, offering amazing learning and development opportunities, through internal training, shadowing, and external courses.   

If you are someone who wants to develop further or are looking for a career change and you have transferrable skills, we want to hear from you.     

This role is available in seven UK locations and can only be worked from within the UK, not overseas. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting. DBT employees work in a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in the office on average. Changes to these working arrangements are available in certain circumstances but must be agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role and can only be discussed with successful candidates. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DBT, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered. 

Find out about life at DBT, our benefits and meet the team by watching our recruitment video, visiting our website or reading our blog!  

Responsibilities     

• Support the Culture and Awareness Lead to implement the Government and DBTs Cyber security strategy and GRCs vision for cyber security awareness.
• Contribute to raising awareness within DBT by conducting various campaigns (including assisting with phishing campaigns).
• Responsible for creating, leading, delivering, and owning content (such as meetings, presentations, training, etc) on relevant cyber topics incorporating DBT related intelligence as appropriate.
• Create and manage a cyber presence on DBT’s Intranet that provides up to date cyber knowledge and best practices for all users.
• Collaborate with DBT’s Security team, and across government to improve the maturity of DBT.
• Support the Cyber Risk Leads to conduct Cyber Security related risk assessments to follow DBT’s Information Risk Assurance Process (IRAP). 
• Other Cyber and Information Security tasks and training as required.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Experience    

You will need to have demonstrable skills and experience of: 

• Inclusive, learner and relationship builder – Self-motivated, pro-active, and able to adapt to changing priorities, using your initiative appropriately to deliver
• Explainer, Influencer - Effective verbally, and written communication skills
• Emotionally intelligent, relationship builder - able to take technical details create materials and present to non-technical audiences
• Adaptable, a catalyst and organiser - able to bring people together, be organised, able to multi-task, prioritise and manage time and workload effectively
• Can display an understanding of basic Cyber Security
• Knowledge of Government Security Classifications  

 Desirable Skills and Experience   

• Have previous experience working within an IT/Cyber Security role 
• Understanding of threats and vulnerabilities  

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,661, Department for Business and Trade contributes £6,928 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

How to Apply   

Unless otherwise specified, all interviews are currently being held online. Please ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way. 

Sift will take place week commencing: Monday 12th February 2024 

Interviews will take place week commencing: Monday 26th February 2024 

Please note these dates are indicative and may be subject to change. 

As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV and complete a personal statement outlining your experience, skills and fit for the role. 

At the sift stage for this role, we will assess your CV and personal statement against the essential skills and experience listed above, so please ensure these documents evidence these criteria.

Your personal statement must be a maximum of 600 words. You can use bullet points and subheadings if you prefer. As well as evidencing the criteria you should also touch upon why you're interested in DBT and in this role. 

If we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct a ‘short sift’ and read one element of your application. For this campaign a short sift would be conducted based on: Personal statement only. 

Applicants who pass the sift stage and are invited to interview will be asked to present a maximum 5-minute visual presentation (within PowerPoint or similar) based on the topic “Password tips for Grandparents”. The interview panel may ask additional questions.  

How We Interview  

At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. A role-specific list of these can be found below.  

We will assess you against the following Behaviours: 

• Changing and Improving 
• Communicating and Influencing  
• Making Effective Decisions   

Reserve List  

Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences. Candidates who pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring will be held on a 12-month reserve list for future appointments. Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised. 

Security Clearance Details   

All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK. 

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. 

Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected. 

If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements. 

Checks will be made against: 

• Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records). 
• UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records. 
• Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency. 
• Security Services record. 
• Location Details 

Further Information  

The Department for Business and Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Click through to apply and find out more.    

Our recruitment process is underpinned by appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DBT by email: ddat.recruitment@businessandtrade.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. Click here to download a PDF about the Civil Service Commission/Complaints.    

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

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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.