Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

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

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Corporate Security Senior Advisor to lead a small team in enhancing the organization's security culture and managing risks. This hybrid role involves collaboration with various stakeholders and requires proven leadership skills to foster a secure environment. Candidates should demonstrate their ability to build relationships and inspire change while managing security responsibilities effectively.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mitigate security risks alongside the Corporate Security Manager.
• Provide leadership on assessing and managing security risks.
• Lead initiatives to improve security culture through training and engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cultural Change

Partnership Building

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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 behaviors. 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 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 initiatives to improve our security culture through training, communications, and engagement.
7. Run governance meetings to oversee security-related decisions.
8. Maintain networks with security professionals to stay updated on the latest security context.

The wider team manages a diverse range of work. You will be involved in various activities, providing opportunities to gain broad experience.

We are committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Flexible working patterns, including job share, are welcome. Please specify your preferred working arrangements in your application.

The team

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

Experience/skills Required

The external security landscape is complex and evolving. While you don’t need to be a security professional, you should have:

• An appreciation of broader influences on organisational security to facilitate continuous improvement.
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, foster partnerships, influence, and inspire others.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues to jointly manage risks.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, managing multiple priorities, and balancing demands.
• Experience in inspiring cultural change, stakeholder management, leading communications, and implementing business change (beneficial but not mandatory).

Contact and additional information

All new staff are required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties as needed. Further details are available 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 may be required.

An informal session about the role will be held on Wednesday, 21st May, 12:30-13:30. 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 that lead 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 and expertise to achieve outcomes.

Note: If applying from the Civil Service, be aware that the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant upon appointment. For local government or other public bodies, you may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy purposes; contact your HR team for clarification.

We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming flexible working and job share arrangements. We guarantee interviews for applicants with disabilities meeting minimum criteria.

The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body that uses government frameworks for external recruitment. Direct contact via post, email, or phone is not accepted. To become a support supplier, visit the Crown Commercial Service website for details.