Navy- Security and Safety Intelligent Customer

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Security Team at His Majesty's Naval Base Devonport (HMNBD), a site of national, strategic importance on the waterfront of Plymouth, Devon. The role of Devonport Safety and Security Intelligent Customer is a challenging and rewarding role, supporting the Naval Base Commander (NBC) with the assurance that HMNBD is compliant with the requirements of security and commercial policy.

The job is varied, challenging and busy and is set within a site with a bright future, and growth. The organisation under the NBC is undergoing change co-incident with this job advert and change-management skills, and flexibility will be required to succeed. This Post will have line management responsibility of a small team within the Naval Base Security Department. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

• Support the Deputy Head of Departments (DHoD’s) for Health & Safety and Security Assurance, and the Assistant Head of Security respectively, in the management and assurance of the contractual arrangements with the Industry Partners.
• The role will entail regular liaison across stakeholders including Naval Base teams as well as with Industry Partners.
• The role holder will ensure contracted security and safety obligations and requirements are understood and will be responsible for the assurance and reporting of contract delivery.
• The role will work with the commercial, contract management and technical teams to ensure that the required outcomes are contracted as well as receiving those services with good value for money.

Person specification

• The role holder would benefit from commercial experience with understanding of contracts, particularly within the security profession but no professional qualifications are required.
• You will need to be able to understand and communicate performance indicators and metrics.
• You will need to have good communication and negotiation skills.
• All safety and security knowledge will be provided in role, but previous experience or at least understanding of the areas will be beneficial.

The successful candidate will undertake and be responsible for the following:

• To enact the role of a Devonport Security and Safety Intelligent Customer (IC) on behalf of the MoD as the contracting Authority, to retain adequate resources and technical competence, to develop the requirements, understand extant and future contract and assure the deliverables and activities of the Industry Providers meet the prioritised, legal and policy requirements of the contract.
• To raise any concerns to the appropriate NBC Authority (commercial, safety or security) where key deliverables have not been met and engage with NBC’s commercial and financial teams in the case of such failure.
• To ensure value for money through the Contract and drive the correct security and safety behaviours whilst building collaborative, positive relationships with Industry Providers staff in support of the safe, secure and efficient delivery of Naval Base outputs scoped in the Contracts.
• For Security – support the Claims, Arguments and Evidence Portfolio required by Joint Service Publication 628, to the satisfaction of DHoD - Nuclear Security Assurance.
• For Security – establish and maintain a close liaison with the on-site elements of the Submarine Delivery Agency, the appropriate, off-site Principal Security Advisors and the Defence Nuclear Security Regulator.
• To build positive and effective relations with the Devonport Contract Management Team.
• To hold the Industry Partners to account for provision of contracted and agreed, timely performance metrics such as management information and Key Performance Indicators, as required.
• To raise Contract performance, technical safety and/or security concerns with the appropriate Authority.
• To champion Safety Culture initiatives, alongside and coherent with the Industry Partners.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Leadership

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Managing a Quality Service.

Technical skills

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Defence Security Profession Competency Framework Security Functional Competency

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role.

An environment with flexible working options.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.

On site Leisure facilities (subject to membership).

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.

Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking.

Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance.

The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel.

All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

A CV, Personal Statement and one of the Behaviours, Managing a Quality Service, will form the sift selection process. Interviews will take place in person at HM Naval Base Devonport on a date to be confirmed.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

Open to UK nationals only.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.