Corporate Security Senior Advisor - 30942

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

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Corporate Security Senior Advisor to lead security initiatives and foster a positive security culture. This role involves managing security risks, collaborating with stakeholders, and providing assurance to senior management. Candidates should possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, as well as an understanding of organisational security dynamics.

Qualifications

• Understanding of broader influences on organisational security.
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cultural 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 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:

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. You will have the opportunity to get involved in various activities, gaining broad experience.

We are committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Flexible working patterns are welcomed, including job-share. 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 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

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

• An understanding of broader influences on organisational security to foster continuous improvement
• Proven leadership skills to achieve outcomes, promote partnership, 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 demands
• Experience in inspiring cultural 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 based at your nearest office in England with the option to work from home. Some national travel will be required.

An informal session to learn more about the role will be held on Wednesday 21st May, 12:30-13:30. Contact Emma Young at [e-mail] to join or request a transcript.

Interviews are scheduled to take place from the week commencing 16th June 2025.

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

1. Builds and Sustains Relationships: Demonstrate how you build effective relationships that lead to successful joint outcomes.
2. Leads People: Describe how you would ensure everyone in the organisation understands their security responsibilities.
3. Delivers Results Through Others: Provide an example of how you leverage the skills and expertise of others to achieve joint outcomes.

Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and does not offer continuous service. For those in local government or similar bodies, you may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy calculations. Contact your HR for clarification.

We value diversity and promote flexible working, including job share. Please specify your preferences in your application.

We offer a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with disabilities whose applications meet the minimum criteria.

The Environment Agency is committed to value for money and uses government frameworks for external recruitment. We do not engage directly via post, email, or phone for recruitment inquiries. To become a supplier, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier.