Head of Physical & Personnel Security and Resilience

Government Recruitment Service; Leeds; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 28.97% of salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

The Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Head of Physical and Personnel Security for DVSA in Leeds. This senior role leads protective security across physical, personnel, vetting and resilience domains, providing expert guidance to senior leaders and governance forums.

It offers comprehensive civil service benefits, including pension contributions, generous annual leave and flexible working options, with a focus on risk-based, proportionate security practices to protect people, assets and

Responsibilities

• Act as deputy to the Head of Cyber Security on protective security matters, representing DVSA at senior governance forums and providing expert advice to Executive Team members and Directors on significant security risks and incidents.
• Act as DVSA’s senior specialist lead for physical and personnel security, leading the development and implementation of protective security strategy and controls across physical security, personnel security, vetting and resilience capabilities.
• Lead DVSA’s personnel security and vetting capability, ensuring effective end-to-end processes, proportionate decision making and alignment with organisational risk appetite.
• Manage effective working relationships with DfT, UKSV, Cabinet Office, Government Security Function and other departments to support policy implementation, operational improvement and professional practice.
• Provide expert leadership for physical security, incident management and resilience, ensuring arrangements are threat-informed, risk-based and proportionate to DVSA’s operating environment.
• Oversee development and implementation of resilience and recovery arrangements.
• Drive continuous improvement and foster a security-minded culture across DVSA.
• Provide strong, visible and expert leadership across physical and personnel security disciplines, acting as the senior specialist point of authority within the role’s defined remit.

Job description

The Government Recruitment Service is seeking a Head of Physical and Personnel Security for DVSA in Leeds. This senior role leads protective security across physical, personnel, vetting and resilience domains, providing expert guidance to senior leaders and governance forums.

It offers comprehensive civil service benefits, including pension contributions, generous annual leave and flexible working options, with a focus on risk-based, proportionate security practices to protect people, assets and