Security Manager
Office of Rail and Road
About the job
Job summary
The Information, Facilities and Service Development (IFSD) team supports ORR achieve its strategic objectives by ensuring it has first class IS Services, Information is managed effectively and property portfolio is suitable for the work of ORR colleagues.Job description
ORR is required to meet the minimum-security standards as mandated by Cabinet Office. This post will lead on managing security across ORR particularly enhancing and improving ORR’s security stance. This to include Cyber security, physical security at offices, personnel management, incident management and policy development. A central part of this will also be the provision of assurance to Cabinet office regarding ORR’s compliance with the standards through formal gathering of evidence and compiling returns.
The role will also involve managing internal and external stakeholders regarding any changes so that ORR’s security culture and stance is enhanced in the light of a rapidly changing threat landscape. Overall, this post will plan short-, medium- and long-term changes progressively to ensure that ORR is able to meet the Cabinet Office 2030 Cyber security strategy and Cabinet Office minimum standards as well as being able to react to immediate threats to protect ORR’s staff and information.
Person specification
For key responsibilities please see the attached job description.Benefits
Details of our employee benefits can be found in the attached Candidate Information Pack.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.For information on the selection process, please see the attached Candidate Information Pack and Job Description.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
Working for the Civil Service
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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.