Security Business Intelligence and Management Manager

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

Job Summary

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives. Consequently, DWP faces a substantial threat to its services, data, people and assets and invests huge resources into combatting this threat. This work is lead by the talented and dedicated individuals of the DWP Security function but stretches into every aspect of the Department’s work.

The Security Business Intelligence Management (BIM) Team is at the very centre of Security and Data Protection (S&DP), and you will be working not just across the security function and Finance Group, but across all areas of DWP and occasionally with other Government Departments such as Cabinet office.

Working closely with Professionalisation and Capability colleagues and those within our Cyber Resilience Centre, Data Protection Office, Security Policy and Central Services and Enterprise Security and Risk Management you will lead workforce management, resourcing and recruiting activity contributing to the delivery of S&DPs strategic vision and operating model and ensure that security contributes optimally towards the delivery of Departmental objectives.

You will support and champion, as appropriate, the use of the NIST Cyber Security Framework, which unites the Department under a common security language and structure.

Job Description

The post holders will play a central role in leading, influencing, and supporting the strategic direction for resourcing, recruitment, and retention within the Security and Data Protection function of DWP.

Working very closely with the Chief Security Officer, S&DP Senior Leadership Team and other senior managers across Security and wider DWP, the roles will help to ensure the continued growth, development, streamlining, maintenance and delivery of workforce planning and recruitment activity as well as financial and commercial management enabling and driving robust decision making.

This involves taking ownership and leading specific areas of work to drive improvement and add value. We are looking for a self-starter who identifies problems as they arise and seeks effective solutions to ensure the smooth operation of our security functions.

Responsibilities

The role requires a highly organised, efficient individual capable of managing competing priorities effectively.

• Supporting the strategic direction for resourcing, recruitment, and retention within the Security and Data Protection function of DWP.
• Providing ad-hoc and administrative support to the Chief Security Officer, S&DP Senior Leadership Team, and other senior managers across Security and wider DWP.
• Managing and developing Workforce Planning activities to align S&DP requirements with allocations.
• Streamlining and managing Recruitment processes within S&DP.
• Overseeing Ministerial Business Case approvals for recruitment, optimising the approvals timetable.
• Supporting vacancy holders to ensure timely progression of vacancies.
• Producing regular robust recruitment and resourcing data to support S&DP Senior Leadership Team in their decision-making.
• Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including but not limited to FG Central Team, Civil Service Recruitment, and S&DP, to ensure accurate reporting and forecasting.
• Preparing regular and ad-hoc dashboards and reports to support senior discussions.
• Supporting the BIM Senior Leadership Team with ad-hoc requests as required.

Person specification

Successful candidates for this role will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the following criteria:

Essential Criteria:

• Proven experience in workforce planning, including forecasting.
• Background and understanding of security within DWP.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to understand requirements and provide insights.
• Strong organisation capability.
• Experience in building and using Management Information.
• Experience with Power BI to create dashboards and reports.
• Self-motivated problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.

Desired Criteria:

• Knowledge of the DWP recruitment process, including ministerial business case submissions.
• Familiarity with NIST standards (or willingness to develop this knowledge if successful).
• Certificate in Information Security Management Principles (CISMP), or to be worked towards if successful with vacancy.
• Security Check (SC) clearance; candidates without must be willing to undergo security vetting.
• Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Behaviours

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

DWP Benefits

• Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave – at least 23 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
• Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
• Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
• Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Selection process details

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

Application:

Candidates will be required to provide a CV covering work history, achievements in role and qualifications. Additionally, a Personal Statement is required, demonstrating how you meet the Essential Criteria (listed in responsibilities section) for this role (maximum 750 words).

You are also requested to provide a 250 word statement at application for the lead Behaviour, "Working Together".

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, “Working Together”. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

The sift panel will use the information relating to your employment history (your CV) and your personal statement of suitability to assess your experience, skills and knowledge and the lead Behaviour.

When giving details of your employment history, you should include details of the work that you have been involved in, outcomes, and your role therein.

All applications will be assessed and sifted based on the essential criteria in the advert, using the information you provide in your completed application form.

Interview:

Successful candidates will be invited to a video interview where candidates will be assessed on Behaviours and Strengths.

We'll assess you against these behaviours at the interview stage:

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

Application Dates:

Application sifting will take place week commencing 01 May and interviews will take place from 02 June. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Further Information

Find out more about Working for DWP.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to DWP 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; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [e-mail] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Before applying for this vacancy, current employees of DWP should check whether a successful application would result in changes to their terms & conditions of employment, e.g. mobility, pay, allowances. Civil Servants that would transfer into DWP from other government organisations, following successful application, will assume DWP's terms & conditions of employment current on the day they are posted, unless DWP has stated otherwise in writing.

The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.

Reasonable Adjustment

At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.

We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [e-mail] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the “Reasonable Adjustments” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback

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, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.