Chief, Protective Security & Vetting

Government Recruitment Service; Uxbridge (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 28.97%

Annual leave 25–30 days

Flexible working

Job summary

Head of Physical and Personnel Security at Government Recruitment Service in Uxbridge is a permanent, full-time senior role within DVSA. You will lead protective security across physical security, personnel security, vetting and resilience, advising senior leaders and governance forums.

Join a government security function with pension, generous leave, and flexible working. You will shape strategy, ensure risk-based protection and foster a professional security culture across DVSA.

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

Head of Physical and Personnel Security at Government Recruitment Service in Uxbridge is a permanent, full-time senior role within DVSA. You will lead protective security across physical security, personnel security, vetting and resilience, advising senior leaders and governance forums.

Join a government security function with pension, generous leave, and flexible working. You will shape strategy, ensure risk-based protection and foster a professional security culture across DVSA.