Deputy Director, Capability

Job summary

UK Parliament is looking for a Deputy Director - Capability to join the Parliamentary Security Department.

Job description

As Deputy Director – Capability at UK Parliament, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Parliamentary Security Department is prepared, resilient and equipped to meet current and emerging security challenges. You’ll provide strategic leadership across physical security, threat and risk assessment, contingency planning, workforce and professional capability. Working closely with senior stakeholders across both Houses and trusted external partners, you’ll embed security considerations into wider parliamentary activity, oversee strategic business and financial planning, and champion inclusion, professionalism and development across a high‑performing, multi‑disciplinary team and helping to keep Parliament safe and open for business.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 3 days on-site per week.

Person specification

• An inclusive and motivating people leader, developing trust and credibility with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders, and growing your ability to inspire, engage and lead others through change and challenge.
• A strategic thinker with a developing enterprise mindset, able to balance priorities, plan effectively across financial and non‑financial contexts, and continuously strengthen how resources are aligned to deliver Parliament’s long‑term objectives.
• A confident relationship‑builder, with the potential to deepen strong partnerships and provide trusted, professional advice to senior leaders and stakeholders across complex internal and external landscapes.
• Sound judgement and a risk‑aware approach, with experience analysing risk and learning to make well‑considered decisions in complex, fast‑moving environments that balance organisational needs and user impact.
• An understanding of governance in complex organisations, with the capability to further develop expertise in navigating decision‑making routes, advising senior stakeholders and enabling well‑governed, timely outcomes.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £87,000, House of Commons contributes £25,203 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

How to Apply:

We are working with Enteles Search on filling this role. If you would like to apply, please go to: Deputy Director – Capability

Additional Information:

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : James Butler - Enteles Search
• Email : james@enteles-search.com

Recruitment team

• Email : james@enteles-search.com