This Senior Policy Officer post sits in HMPPS's Security Group and is open only to existing civil servants and accredited NDPB staff. The work is to design, develop, review and evaluate policies that manage risk from foreign state threats to HMPPS staff, assets, information and reputation. The post is a two-year loan, detached duty, fixed-term or secondment role, drawing on policy knowledge of state threats and HMPPS processes, with close work across government and operational partners. Business Unit approval is needed before appointment.
What the job involves
- Design, develop, review and evaluate policies and initiatives to manage risk and threat to HMPPS staff, assets, information, data and reputation from state threats
- Build and apply specialist knowledge of state threats policy and HMPPS policy and process
- Work closely with HMPPS stakeholders, other government departments and operational partners
- Track the evolving state threat picture
- Develop and deliver resilience-building measures in response to state threats
Experience
- Relevant experience evidenced in a CV or work history and a statement of suitability
Skills & knowledge
- Specialist knowledge of state threats policy, or the ability to develop it
- Knowledge of HMPPS policy and process across relevant areas, or the ability to develop it
- Demonstrated behaviours: Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture
Checks & eligibility
- Existing Civil Servant or employee of an accredited NDPB
- Security and identity checks before taking up post
- Security checks at DBS Standard and Developed Vetting (DV) levels
- Eligible under Civil Service nationality rules
Other
- Six months' probation for external candidates
- Internal candidates on probation only if not already served a probationary period in HMPPS
- Declaration of any membership of a group HMPPS considers racist
What’s offered
- Annual leave, with the holiday year running from 1 March
- 9 days for bank, public and privilege holidays
- Choice of two Civil Service pension schemes
- Hybrid working where business need allows, UK only
- Flexible, part-time and job-share working considered
- Season ticket advance after two months' service
- Training, security and diversity training, and promotion programmes
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23603 - Counter State Threats Senior Policy Officer in London employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
