UK Based Overseas Security Advisor

NOTE - this role is NOT remote, it will require working onsite from one of the following locations: Belfast, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Dover, Exeter, Felixstowe, Folkestone, Gartcosh, Gillingham (Kent), Hambleton, Leicester, London, Normanton (Calder), Nottingham, Portsmouth, Slough, Solent, St Neots, Stevenage, Sunderland, Tamworth, Warrington.

The National Crime Agency’s Mission is to protect the public from serious and organised crime by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK. The NCA has a wide remit and we are looking for committed individuals to join us and to provide vital professional expertise across the NCA.

There are roles within our operational and capabilities functions. Our constantly evolving and expanding capabilities means that we need people with experience of project management to policing, crime analysis to commercial procurement.

The Integrated Protective Security Command (IPS) is responsible for securing the NCA to protect the public. IPS safeguards the NCA from the full range of security threats that target the Agency, our officers and our assets, to enable the organisation to achieve its operational objectives, both domestically and overseas.

IPS officers provide specialist security services to the Agency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to mitigate security risks. People are at the heart of the NCA and IPS play a key role in ensuring the Agency stays at the forefront of combating serious and organised crime.

IPS are responsible for the security of people, processes, technology and standards, operating across the NCA to support operational and non-operational teams, along with the Command team, to ensure the Agency remains resilient and retains public confidence in a volatile and complex threat landscape.

This Business Area is comprised of seven vital capabilities: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, International Security, Operational Security, Physical Security, STRAP & Supply Chain Security and Technical Security.

The NCA Operational Security Team works within the NCA Integrated Protective Security command. Our role is to maintain relationships with all NCA areas of business, being operationally focused in providing pragmatic operational security advice and guidance to enable the NCA to conduct its U.K and overseas operations safely and securely.

Our core role is to help protect all NCA staff, its operations/investigations, assets, capabilities and reputation. We are recruiting 2 Grade 3 Overseas Security Advisors to join our team. The successful candidates will provide specialist international security advice to either Europe, Africa or the Americas regions.

The NCA has Officers based across the globe in what is called the International Liaison Officer (ILO) network. These ILOs lead UK law enforcement engagement with international partners, gather and share intelligence, and lead operational activity to disrupt SOC. The NCA International Liaison Officer (ILO) Network comprises 163+ officers, including ILOs and specialist roles. These officers are deployed in 50 countries worldwide, providing coverage of over 130 countries. Some of these posts are located in higher threat or fragile environments.

The security for these Officers is supported from the UK by a team of Overseas Security Advisors. This necessitates regular engagement with the ILO network and their respective International Desks.

The Overseas Security Advisor will routinely travel to ILO posts to ensure security standards and support implementation of threat mitigation measures (personnel and physical security). The Overseas Security Advisor may be required to travel to ILO posts in response to security or critical incident (FCDO Crises Management and NCA BCP Invocation).

NCA Overseas Security Advisors deliver independent specialist security and risk management advice to key partners in the NCA, including the ILO Network, International Department and NCA Senior Leadership Team. The provision of expert and impartial security guidance ensures NCA international staff, buildings, assets and information are protected from a range of threats, including espionage, terrorism and crime.

Overseas Security Advisors are responsible for the NCA Overseas Security Assurance regime. This identifies and promulgates best practice and organisational learning through a ‘check and challenge’ process. The Overseas Security Advisor is responsible for planning and coordinating the Overseas Security Assurance visits across the ILO networks, drafting comprehensive reports on country-specific threats/risks and related security compliance.

The Overseas Security Advisor will make recommendations to enhance NCA overseas Post’s security posture and, where appropriate, review overseas security incidents and other organisational risks to assess and help minimise impact on NCA international operations.

It is expected that the Overseas Security Advisor will deploy regularly overseas, around 80-120 days per annum (typically 1-2 weeks at a time, with longer deployments based on business need).