Physical Security Adviser Lead

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

The Chief Operating Officer Group works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities.

The group is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.

The Physical Security team are responsible for protecting Home Office assets through effective security advice, engagement with delivery partners and strategic leadership.

The successful candidate will form part of the senior security advisory team and be responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of Home Office operations across the UK. This is a critical and varied role which has a considerable effect on the day-to-day operation of the wider Home Office and wider business objectives.

This is a diverse and exciting role, for which additional training can be provided, along with mentoring ensuring you are fully supported within the role.

Please note: Duties will be customer-facing and a mix of office-based, indoor and outdoor site assessments.

The team is currently comprised of four senior physical security advisors who ensure physical security recommendations are successfully assessed and delivered across projects in line with Cabinet Office Minimum Physical Security Standards (MPSS), Functional Standard Gov007 and NPSA guidance.

The physical security advisors are based across the UK and help nurture a collaborative and supportive culture and team ethos.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing advice concerning the physical security solutions for the protection of Home Office buildings, staff, operations and assets. This includes:

• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships across Home Office business areas and other delivery stakeholders.
• Engaging senior stakeholders including site Senior Responsible Officers and Estates colleagues to evaluate risks and deliver bespoke, value for money security solutions to meet Home Office strategic goals and enable business areas.
• Managing relationships at a strategic, operational and tactical level to educate stakeholders on how to manage threats with risk-based physical security recommendations.

Working Pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.

Travel

The nature of the role means you could be involved in projects anywhere across the Home Office estate (UK-wide). Occasional UK travel will be required and will occasionally involve early starts/late finishes or overnight stays depending on the location. Site visits count as days spent in the office.

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