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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; West of England; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount portal

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays + Privilege Day

Professional qualifications funded by

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeking a senior security leader to act as deputy to the Head of Cyber Security, guiding protective security strategies and advising on major risks and incidents.

You will lead physical and personnel security, vetting, and resilience programs, ensuring proportionate decisions and alignment with risk appetite. You will collaborate with DfT and UK government partners to implement policy and improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in protective security strategy and controls.
• Experience leading personnel security and vetting capabilities.
• Ability to advise Executive Team on significant security risks and incidents.

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.

Skills

Security governance

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Protective security

Policy implementation

Job description

Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham (Garretts Green) or Uxbridge.

Salary: £59,816 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Candidates based in Yeading/Uxbridge will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000.

Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time.

Key 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.

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).

8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

Access to the staff discount portal.

Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.