Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

Environment Agency; Clyst Honiton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks a Corporate Security Senior Advisor to lead security initiatives and foster a positive security culture. This hybrid role involves working closely with various stakeholders to manage risks and ensure the safety of the organization. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, partnership-building skills, and the ability to inspire change.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes and inspire.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with colleagues.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mitigate security risks.
• Provide leadership on security risk management.
• Lead initiatives to improve security culture.

Skills

Leadership

Partnership Building

Stakeholder Management

Culture Change

Job description

Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

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Job Description

Are you an inspirational and collaborative leader? Are you keen to use your leadership skills to protect the organisation and our staff?

As Corporate Security Senior Advisor, you’ll be working in a small team responsible for providing assurance that we’re addressing our security risks and improving our security culture. You will be a role model for security, promoting a positive culture and cultivating good behaviours. You'll contribute to protecting the organisation from security threats that could affect our people, data, information, or physical assets.

In this role you will:

• Help the Corporate Security Manager to oversee and mitigate security risks
• Provide leadership and direction on how we assess and manage security risks, including our retained security responsibilities
• Work with risk owners across the organisation to ensure risks are understood, assessed, and adequately mitigated
• Provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for security, EA Board, and Executive Directors
• Work in partnership with Defra group Security to ensure we have security strategies, policies, and processes in place
• Lead on delivering actions to improve our security culture including through training, communications, and engagement
• Run governance meetings to oversee security decisions
• Maintain networks with security professionals to stay up to date with the latest context

The wider team manages a diverse range of work. There is an expectation that you will become involved in work the whole team does, providing opportunities to gain broad experience.

We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns, including job-share. Please include any preferred working arrangements in your application.

The team

You will be part of a small, welcoming team within the Corporate Management, Assurance, and Security team, focused on protecting and empowering the organisation to function effectively and be resilient. You will have access to the advice of professional security teams in Defra group Security and collaborate with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.

Experience/skills Required

The external security landscape is complex with evolving risks. You do not need to be a security professional, but the following skills and experience are essential:

• Appreciation of wider influences on organisational security to enable continuous improvement
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, promote partnership, influence, and inspire
• Ability to build effective partnerships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues to jointly manage risks
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and demands
• Experience in inspiring culture change, stakeholder management, leading communications and engagement, and implementing business change solutions is beneficial

Contact and additional information

All new staff are required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties as needed. Further details are in your candidate pack.

This is a hybrid role; you will be office-based at your nearest location in England with the option to work from home. Some national travel is expected.

There will be an informal session on Wednesday 21st May 12.30-1.30 to discuss the role and answer questions. Contact Emma Young at [e-mail] to join or receive a transcript.

Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 16th June 2025.

To apply, please provide examples addressing each of the following competencies:

1. Builds and Sustains Relationships: Demonstrate your ability to work well with others and build effective relationships leading to successful joint outcomes.
2. Leads People: Show how you would ensure everyone in the organisation is aware of their security responsibilities.
3. Delivers Results Through Others: Provide an example of how you use the skills and expertise of others to achieve joint outcomes.

Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; therefore, you will not be a Crown Servant if appointed. Please check your eligibility for continuous service if applicable.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming flexible working and guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet minimum criteria.

As a Non-Departmental Public Body, we use government frameworks for external recruitment and do not engage directly via post, email, or phone. To become a support supplier, visit Crown Commercial Service.