DNO Security & Intelligence - Governance & Risk Manager

The Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) is responsible for the provision of the nuclear deterrent, encompassing our submarines and nuclear warheads, while also advising on UK nuclear planning and fostering international co-operation on nuclear matters. With a multidisciplinary team of over 700 professionals, the DNO brings together expertise in science, engineering, finance, policy, programme delivery, and more. We work in partnership with the Royal Navy, the Submarine Delivery Agency and the Atomic Weapons Establishment as the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE).

The DNO Security & Intelligence Division works to ensure the Defence Nuclear Enterprise remains secure, resilient and assured, both now and in the future. This role sits at the heart of that mission, supporting effective security governance and helping senior leaders understand and respond to the most significant security risks facing the enterprise.

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This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The core purpose of this role is to lead the delivery of effective security governance across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE), ensuring senior leaders have the insight, information and forums required to address the most significant security risks facing the enterprise.

You will lead the coordination and delivery of two senior security governance boards, providing the structure and challenge needed to ensure discussions remain strategic, focused and purposeful. To support senior decision making, you will work closely with stakeholders across Defence, government and industry to contribute towards developing and maintaining an aggregated picture of security risk.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the planning, delivery and development of senior security governance boards.
• Shape and improve how security risk is understood and reported, identifying gaps and driving improvements.
• Support the development and maintenance of an aggregated view of security risks across the DNE.
• Shape governance reporting and discussions by ensuring key risks, emerging issues and priorities are effectively represented.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across Defence, government and industry.
• Support wider activities across the DNO Security and Intelligence Division as required.
• Act as a security professional and role model, championing best practice, embedding a positive security culture, and promoting Civil Service values across the DNO community.
• Line management of 1x HEO.

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

Hybrid and flexible working can be considered for this post but will need regular workplace attendance due to security constraints. Candidates are encouraged to discuss options with the recruiting line manager before submitting an application.

Open to UK nationals only.

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

Candidates will be required to provide a CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience and a Personal Statement of Suitability (maximum 500 words) that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential/desirable requirements for the role.

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV, Personal Statement and the following:

Behaviours:

• Changing and Improving

At Interview, you will be assessed on your Experience and the following:

Behaviours:

• Changing & Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating & Influencing

The interviews will be conducted via MS Teams.

Candidates who are found to meet an acceptable standard at interview but are not successful in this advertised post may be considered for similar roles within the Business Unit.

You will also be expected to achieve Developed Vetting clearance.

The Defence Nuclear Organisation plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of the UK’s independent strategic nuclear deterrent. To help enhance security, staff working for the DNO are encouraged to always exercise a high level of discretion in sharing information or talking about their work. As part of the application process, we ask that you do not tell anyone other than your partner or close family member about your application to join the DNO. You should not mention your application on social media or discuss it with anyone else at this stage.

Further information:

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.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.