Personnel Security Officer
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Department
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Location
- Salisbury
- Openings
- 2 posts
- Grade
- HEO
- Salary
- £31,633 to £36,527
- Closing
- 2 days left
- Profession
- Administration
- Contract
- Permanent
- Security clearance
- DV
- Working pattern
- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Job summary
Personnel Security Officers provides professional administrative support to the business whilst supporting the work of a wider administrative support team.
Personnel Security Officers work in partnership with the Team Leader and Technical Lead to maximise the Division’s professional capability and service delivery.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
What they’re looking for
- We looking for someone who has:
- Experience of working in a team to provide a high-quality service, in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience and knowledge of JSP 440 Leaflet 7 relevant to Personnel Security.
- Experience of working in a vetting security role.
- A general level of understanding of working with and protecting personal information.
- Demonstrable customer service skills.
- Confident delegating tasks.
- Good time management and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Competence in using Microsoft Office software products, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- For more information on the job responsibilities, please see the job profile attached below.
- Important Information
- Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
- This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years
Behaviours you’ll be assessed on
This advert says the panel will score you against these behaviours at HEO level. Each one links to worked examples.
Job description
As Personnel Security subject matter expert (SME), support team colleagues to manage the operational delivery of recruitment at Dstl, acting as an escalation point for queries and technical questions:
Provide advice and guidance concerning vetting including clearance oversight and cohort management.
Monitor recruitment Key Performance Indicators to assess team performance and reduce time to action and time to clearance, where the action required is outside of UKSV.
Qualifications
Evidence of good standard of general education e.g. GCSEs including English at Grade C or above, or equivalent.
Appropriate qualification in Business Administration or CIPD e.g. NVQ Level 3.
In the absence of a formal qualification, relevant experience will be considered (i.e. 3-4 years working in an administrative support environment).
ITQ Level 2 or equivalent IT proficiency qualification / experience
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Selection process
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
At the application stage, we will assess your submitted application against the essential criteria set out in the job profile.
Sifting will take place week commencing 16th November with interviews to held face to face at Dstl Porton Down on 2nd December
Your interview will consist of behavioural based questions.
Please ensure your line manager is aware of your application and the potential situation regarding release dates.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Practise before you apply
Civil Service panels score every answer against the Success Profiles behaviours at HEO level. Practise STAR answers and get them marked against the same framework.
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