Navy- Security and Safety Intelligent Customer

UK Ministry of Defence; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Security Team at His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport as a Devonport Safety and Security Intelligent Customer. This role involves managing security contracts, liaising with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal for candidates with commercial experience and strong communication skills, this position offers a salary of £44,590 and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Flexible working options

Learning and development tailored to your role

On-site leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Commercial experience with contracts, particularly in security.
• Ability to understand and communicate performance indicators.
• No specific professional qualifications required.

Responsibilities

• Support management of contractual arrangements with Industry Partners.
• Liaise with stakeholders and ensure compliance with security obligations.
• Drive value for money and maintain safety culture initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Change Management

Job description

HMNB Plymouth

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Security Team at His Majesty’s Naval Base Devonport (HMNBD), a site of national, strategic importance on the waterfront of Plymouth, Devon. The role of Devonport Safety and Security Intelligent Customer is a challenging and rewarding role, supporting the Naval Base Commander (NBC) with the assurance that HMNBD is compliant with the requirements of security and commercial policy.

The job is varied, challenging and busy and is set within a site with a bright future, and growth. The organisation under the NBC is undergoing change co-incident with this job advert and change-management skills, and flexibility will be required to succeed.This Post will have line management responsibility of a small team within the Naval Base Security Department.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

Support the Deputy Head of Departments (DHoD’s) for Health & Safety and Security Assurance, and the Assistant Head of Security respectively, in the management and assurance of the contractual arrangements with the Industry Partners. The role will entail regular liaison across stakeholders including Naval Base teams as well as with Industry Partners. The role holder will ensure contracted security and safety obligations and requirements are understood and will be responsible for the assurance and reporting of contract delivery.

The role will work with the commercial, contract management and technical teams to ensure that the required outcomes are contracted as well as receiving those services with good value for money

Support the Deputy Head of Departments (DHoD’s) for Health & Safety and Security Assurance, and the Assistant Head of Security respectively, in the management and assurance of the contractual arrangements with the Industry Partners. The role will entail regular liaison across stakeholders including Naval Base teams as well as with Industry Partners. The role holder will ensure contracted security and safety obligations and requirements are understood and will be responsible for the assurance and reporting of contract delivery.

The role will work with the commercial, contract management and technical teams to ensure that the required outcomes are contracted as well as receiving those services with good value for money

Person specification

The role holder would benefit from commercial experience with understanding of contracts, particularly within the security profession but no professional qualifications are required.

You will need to be able to understand and communicate performance indicators and metrics.

You will need to have good communication and negotiation skills.

All safety and security knowledge will be provided in role, but previous experience or at least understanding of the areas will be beneficial.

The successful candidate will undertake and be responsible for the following:

To enact the role of a Devonport Security and Safety Intelligent Customer (IC) on behalf of the MoD as the contracting Authority, to retain adequate resources and technical competence, to develop the requirements, understand extant and future contract and assure the deliverables and activities of the Industry Providers meet the prioritised, legal and policy requirements of the contract.

To raise any concerns to the appropriate NBC Authority (commercial, safety or security) where key deliverables have not been met and engage with NBC’s commercial and financial teams in the case of such failure.

To ensure value for money through the Contract and drive the correct security and safety behaviours whilst building collaborative, positive relationships with Industry Providers staff in support of the safe, secure and efficient delivery of Naval Base outputs scoped in the Contracts.

For Security – support the Claims, Arguments and Evidence Portfolio required by Joint Service Publication 628, to the satisfaction of DHoD - Nuclear Security Assurance.

For Security – establish and maintain a close liaison with the on-site elements of the Submarine Delivery Agency, the appropriate, off-site Principal Security Advisors and the Defence Nuclear Security Regulator.

To build positive and effective relations with the Devonport Contract Management Team.

To hold the Industry Partners to account for provision of contracted and agreed, timely performance metrics such as management information and Key Performance Indicators, as required.

To raise Contract performance, technical safety and/or security concerns with the appropriate Authority.

To champion Safety Culture initiatives, alongside and coherent with the Industry Partners.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership
  
  

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Managing a Quality Service
  
  

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Defence Security Profession Competency Framework Security Functional Competency
• Defence Security Profession Competency Framework Security Functional Competency
  
  

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• On site Leisure facilities (subject to membership)
  
  

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This vacancy uses Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This vacancy selection will use Civil Service Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. We will also assess your Technical skills against the Defence Security Profession Competency Framework.

A CV, Personal Statement and one of the Behaviours, Managing a Quality Service, will form the sift selection process. Interviews will take place in person at HM Naval Base Devonport on a date to be confirmed.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability of no more than 250 words. Please include details of previous skills and experience relevant to role and the identified behaviours for this post.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and Statement of suitability and the following:

• Managing A Quality Service
  
  

At interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership
  
  

You will also be assessed against the following: Defence Security Profession Competency Framework:

Security Functional Competences – Generalist (Practitioner)

Business Continuity and Resilience - (Awareness).

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [e-mail] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Colin Washburn
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [e-mail].