About the job

Job summary

This position is based nationally.

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Security Profession Associate

Closing Date: 10th of April 2024

Location: National

Salary Range: The national salary range is £32,827 - £35,678, London salary range is £37,174 - £40,403. Your salary will be dependent on your base location.

Interviews: week commencing 6th of May 2024

The role  

The MoJ Information Security Team sits at the heart of the Ministry of Justice, one of the largest departments in government, supporting over 80,000 users and helping to secure services at the heart of the justice system. The team works to enable good security practices through the provision of security policies, guidance, education and understanding cyber security risks from all parts of the Ministry of Justice and the wider Justice sector. It also provides assurance to the departmental Senior Information Risk Owner, the Permanent Secretary and other senior stakeholders, that identified risks are being effectively managed in the delivery of MoJ objectives. 

The Head of the Security Profession is responsible for security roles across the department – supporting colleagues within the local team and security teams in Digital and Technology, HMCTS and Arm’s Length Bodies. The Security Profession Associate will support the Head of Security Profession by providing leadership and development expertise within the local team and teams more widely across MoJ.

You will be tasked with supporting security colleagues with their professional development, skills gap analysis and fulfilling their career aspirations and potential. Additionally, you will support line managers and team leaders with their own security responsibilities, helping to build and develop expert teams, by supporting recruitment activities, and expanding our talent pipeline by aiding schemes such as cyber apprenticeships and the cyber–Fast Stream. 

All members of the team are expected to help develop the MoJ Security Function as a centre of excellence for the department and to contribute to building a brilliant and diverse team that is a welcoming place for all.

Main Responsibilities

Learning & Development (L&D)  
•    Support L&D strategy to develop high performing security teams.
•    Assess current and future requirements, including gaps in capability, and identify L&D interventions to meet them in line with the organisation’s strategic direction. 
•    Monitor and evaluate courses and learning opportunities for relevance and value for money.
•    Build relationships and form a strong understanding of all MoJ security teams to identify L&D opportunities within the department.
•    Ensure alignment of L&D strategies with security good practices. 

Talent Development  
•    Work with security teams to enhance the talent management framework for security.
•    Enhance security leadership by providing advice and support to projects, services and people managers. 
•    Support the growth of new talent, by coordinating development posts (apprentices, fast streamers, placements, CyberFirst etc) and being responsible for the individuals, arranging suitable placements for them across the department.

Leadership  
•    Provide leadership and guidance, through supporting line management (or scheme equivalent) to developments roles.
•    Find innovating ways to create a truly inclusive security profession, through novel recruitment and retention ideas, and supporting individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and circumstances to success within the MoJ security profession. Find opportunities for direct engagement with potential sources of future talent – such as outreach to schools and veterans programmes.
•    Testing and refining induction and training packs for all Government Security Profession staff across the Ministry.
•    Provide support to members of the security profession working across the MoJ, creating forums for collaboration and communication.   
•    Build links across government to ensure that the MoJ Profession is influential in cross government networks and is taking full advantage of the available schemes. 

You will also  
•    Encourage a learning culture within the security teams. 
•    Build awareness of the training that the profession offers and track individual and collective progress.
•    Identify opportunities for skilled colleagues to receive specialist training to support their development.  
•    Contribute to building the profile of security within the MoJ.
•    Support business and cultural change.

Capabilities

Essential 

•    Experience and knowledge of how to grow skills and capabilities in a complex organisation.
•    Experience in learning and development role.
•    Excellent communication and personal engagement skills with an ability to build links with disparate areas of an organisation.

Desirable  

•    An awareness of and interest in security topics.
•    Experience in personal capability framework establishment and delivery. 
•    Experience developing training programmes. 

Behaviours

Essential:   
•    Communicating and influencing
•    Developing self and others
•    Leadership
•    Working together
•    Changing and improving

This is not an exclusive or exhaustive list, and the post holder will be required to perform additional duties reasonably expected of them within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
Selection Process

Candidates must submit a CV. 

The following Behaviours are scored during the assessment process:
•    Communicating and influencing
•    Developing self and others
•    Leadership
•    Working together
•    Changing and improving 

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up 

Sift 

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Developing Self and Others. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to interview. 
Sift and interview dates, as well as the interview location to be confirmed. 

Interview 

If successful at application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed on your experience and the three essential behaviours.

Salary

New entrants are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

Person specification

Please refer to job description.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,827, Ministry of Justice contributes £8,896 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.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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.