Contract type – Full Time, Permanent
Grade – PO 6-9
Information about the role
As part of a national network you will form part of our Regional Senior Leadership Team where you will ensure compliance and provide expert advice on all aspects of operational security; providing risk management in relation to the activities of our covert teams alongside a quality assurance, inspection, audit and review function.
The role is based at a building that can be reached by public transport or car in under 45 minutes from central Bristol or Taunton, however there will be an expectation of national and regional travel as required.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for providing expert advice to senior managers and operational team leaders across the South West region on operational security and risk management and the delivery of investigations using covert law enforcement tactics with an emphasis upon risk assessment and risk management.
- To recognise, identify, categorise and review threats to investigations, monitoring and recommending counter measures, identifying and disseminating organisational learning and examination of all cases of compromise.
- Responsibility for ensuring there are appropriate measures in place to demonstrate compliance against all security standards. You will ensure any systems used to hold covert material are inspected to ensure audit and assurances checks provide compliance with the safeguarding chapters of the relevant codes of practice and an adequate review, retain or destroy function.
- Providing assurance, on behalf of the Head of Unit, as lead Departmental Security Advisor ensuring the security and integrity of the Unit’s IT systems as well as physical and personal security ensuring the department maintain compliance with the Manual of Protective Security.
- Responsibility for making decisions on security and providing security advice and guidance on all aspects of operational security including physical, personnel, assets, information handling, communication and operational techniques.
- To manage business continuity and business resilience processes for the department and the region.
- Acting as a link with Force Project Leaders, ensuring that knowledge relating to IT security is shared between the Forces and this department with a corporate approach to information management and security is adopted.
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