Security Business Partner (Hiring Immediately)

Methods is currently recruiting for a Security Business Partner to join our team on a permanent basis.

The Security Business Partner will be expected to manage the Onboarding and Security team that work as part of the Methods Compliance and Security Team. They will manage, support and administer Methods and its associated businesses onboarding and offboarding of all permanent staff, contractors and associates.

In close coordination with the Recruiters they are responsible for processes and workflows that enable the smooth onboarding and offboarding of resources, and their individual aftercare requirements. The team represents Methods and the Alten Group as one of the first contact points and as such offering a smooth onboarding experience that is welcoming and professional setting up new starters for the journey ahead is paramount.

The role will require a self-motivated individual to provide largely independent day to day management of the team and to advise senior management and stakeholders on the development of policy and protocol.

Requirements

· Onboarding

· Offboarding

· Security Clearance (SC) and Vetting Management

· Contract, Supplier documentation

· Management of the SLA’s in the ticketing system to ensure that we have initiate onboarding checks and Security Clearance (DBS, BPSS, SC, etc.) for all staff, contractors and associates ensuring they are completed in the correct time frame to begin work.

· Defining processes in line with government regulations and managing the checking of documentation, ID and Right to Work, references and managing DBS checks.

· Managing the processes and SLA’s with offboarding all staff, contractors and associates; this will include the creation of termination and offboarding letters and the deactivation of Security Clearances.

· Ensure adherence with HMG GovS007 and IPSA requirements

· Creating a smooth onboarding experience and advising all new starters of actions and documentation needed

· Manage the tracking of clearances at all levels, including transfer of security clearance between Government departments or other companies

· Ensuring all information is appropriately stored in the correct systems and tools, updating systems with relevant details for each individual, supplier and client kept up to date.

· Managing the recording and tracking information for new and current clearances against current supplier records ensuring new certificates or vetting renewals are requested in timely manner

· Responsibility for the filing and documentation for security related contracts

· Act as a point of contact and SME for all Group staff to manage any queries on clearances and engaging effectively in the formation and maintenance of day to day working relationships with all stakeholders, liaising with project and account managers on project clearance requirements and interpreting SALs

· Be the escalation point for the security team

· Ensure the timely communication with suppliers and clients about status of clearances and onboarding

· Issue security clearance confirmation letters and administer SC Aftercare requirements

· Will undertake responsibility for internal and external Auditing support and Non- conformance logging material and contribute to wider site audits in support of HMG SPF.

· Support and manage facility security requirement implementation.

Internal and external Auditing support and Non-conformance logging. This includes support for the businesses certifications

· Will record all security incidents and assist in their investigation and reporting

· Responsible for oversight of the secure storage, destruction and accountability of Company Sensitive and Protectively Marked material ensuring that material is appropriately stored in the correct systems and tools, updating Salesforce with relevant details for each individual, supplier and client kept up to date.

· Responsible for developing and delivering effective security awareness advice to programme teams and senior management

· Responsible for contributing to the compilation and updating of new employee security induction material, creating security policies and procedures to meet corporate and regulatory requirements

· Mentor others within the Onboarding and Security team in a technical and consultancy capacity

· Liaise with the company Security Controller with any queries or complex issues

· Be the deputy Security Controller

· Any other reasonable requests from management aligned to security related matters

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