Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

Environment Agency; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Corporate Security Senior Advisor to lead security initiatives within a collaborative team. This hybrid role involves overseeing security risks, promoting a positive security culture, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective risk management. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership abilities and a commitment to fostering a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes and inspire others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and handle competing demands.
• Experience in stakeholder management and implementing business change.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mitigate security risks across the organization.
• Provide leadership on assessing and managing security risks.
• Lead actions to improve security culture through training and engagement.

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 which 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 how we assess and manage 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. Work in partnership with Defra group Security to ensure we have security strategies, policies, and processes in place
6. Lead on delivering actions to improve our security culture including through training, communications, and engagement
7. Run governance meetings to oversee decisions for security
8. 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, which will give you the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience of key activities.

We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job-share. Please include any information about your preferred working arrangements on 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 work with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.

Experience/skills Required

The external security landscape is complex with new and evolving risks. Although you do not need to be a security professional, you will need the following skills and experience:

• Appreciation of wider influences on the security of the organisation to enable continuous improvement in meeting changing demands
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, promote partnership, influence, and inspire others
• Building effective partnerships with Defra and Environment Agency colleagues to jointly manage risks
• Ability to work with senior people, manage multiple priorities, and handle competing demands on yourself and your team
• Experience of inspiring culture change, stakeholder management, leading communications and engagement, and implementing business change solutions is beneficial

Contact and additional information

Everyone who joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when needed. Further information can be found in your candidate pack.

This is a hybrid role; you will be based at your nearest location in England but will also be able to work from home. Some national travel for meetings will be necessary.

There will be an informal session to hear more about the role and ask questions on Wednesday 21st May 12.30-1.30. For further details, contact Emma Young at [e-mail].

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

To apply, please provide examples for each of the competencies below:

1. Builds and Sustains Relationships
   Describe how you build effective relationships that lead to successful joint outcomes.
2. Leads People
   Explain 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. For those in local government or similar, you may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy calculations. Contact your HR for clarification.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome flexible working arrangements, including job share. Please specify your preferences in your application.

We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria.

The Environment Agency uses government frameworks for external recruitment and does not engage directly via post, email, or phone. To become a support supplier, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier.