Head of Protective Security: Physical & Personnel

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension (28.97% of salary)

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeking a Head of Physical and Personnel Security to lead protective security across physical, personnel vetting, and resilience. The post reports to senior leaders and interfaces with government security partners to implement risk-based protective security across people, assets, information and services.

The role shapes security culture, oversees security strategy, provides expert governance input, and drives continuous improvement in security

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.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk management

Protective security

Governance liaison

Incident management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeking a Head of Physical and Personnel Security to lead protective security across physical, personnel vetting, and resilience. The post reports to senior leaders and interfaces with government security partners to implement risk-based protective security across people, assets, information and services.

The role shapes security culture, oversees security strategy, provides expert governance input, and drives continuous improvement in security