Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

Environment Agency; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; 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 collaboration with various stakeholders and requires proven leadership skills. The position offers opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee and mitigate security risks.
• Provide leadership on security risk management.
• Run governance meetings to oversee security decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cultural Change

Communication

Engagement

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 security decisions
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, 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 preferences 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 the Defra group Security and collaborate with subject matter experts in the Environment Agency.

Experience/skills Required

• Appreciation of wider influences on organisational security to facilitate 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 cultural change, stakeholder management, communications, engagement, and implementing business change is beneficial

Contact and additional information

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

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

Join our informal session on Wednesday 21st May 12.30-1.30 to learn more and ask questions. Contact Emma Young at [e-mail] for details or a transcript.

Interviews are scheduled from 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: How would you ensure everyone understands their security responsibilities?
3. Delivers Results Through Others: Share an example of how you use others’ skills and expertise to deliver joint outcomes.

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

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming flexible working arrangements and providing a Guaranteed Interview Policy for candidates with disabilities.

As a Non-Departmental Public Body, we use government frameworks for recruitment and do not engage directly via post, email, or phone. For support supplier opportunities, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier.