Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

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

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Corporate Security Senior Advisor to lead security risk management and promote a positive security culture. This hybrid role involves working with senior stakeholders and requires proven leadership skills. Join a dedicated team focused on protecting the organisation and its staff.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, influence, and inspire.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to build effective partnerships within Defra and the Environment Agency.

Responsibilities

• Help oversee and mitigate security risks.
• Provide leadership on assessing and managing security risks.
• Lead efforts to improve security culture through training and engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Culture Change

Risk Management

Communication

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 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:

1. Help the Corporate Security Manager to oversee and mitigate security risks
2. Provide leadership and direction on assessing and managing security risks, including our retained security responsibilities
3. Work with risk owners across the organisation to ensure risks are understood, assessed, and adequately mitigated
4. Provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for security, EA Board, and Executive Directors
5. Partner with Defra group Security to ensure security strategies, policies, and processes are in place
6. Lead efforts to improve our security culture through training, communications, and engagement
7. Run governance meetings to oversee security decisions
8. Maintain networks with security professionals to stay updated on the latest security context

The wider team manages diverse work. You will be involved in various activities, gaining broad experience.

We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working arrangements, including job-share. Please specify your preferred working pattern 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. You will have access to professional security advice within Defra group Security and collaborate with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.

Experience/skills Required

• An appreciation of broader influences on organisational security to adapt to evolving risks
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, influence, and inspire
• Ability to build effective partnerships within Defra and the Environment Agency to jointly manage risks
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and demands
• Experience in inspiring culture change, stakeholder management, communications, engagement, and implementing business change solutions is beneficial

Contact and additional information

All new hires must 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 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. 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 demonstrating each of the following competencies:

1. Builds and Sustains Relationships: Describe how you build effective relationships leading to successful joint outcomes.
2. Leads People: Explain how you ensure everyone understands their security responsibilities.
3. Delivers Results Through Others: Share an example of how you leverage others' skills to achieve joint outcomes.

If applying from the Civil Service, note that the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you will not have continuous service. For some local government or other eligible roles, you may qualify for continuous service for redundancy calculations. Contact your HR if unsure.

We promote diversity and inclusion and welcome flexible working. We guarantee an interview to applicants with disabilities meeting minimum criteria.

The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body, using government frameworks for external recruitment. Direct market engagement is not available; visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier for support supplier info.