National Security Vetting Administrator (Ref: 23689)

Job summary

Please refer to Job Description

Job description

Grade AO
Location 102PF London, Newport, Jarrow and Sheffield
Team Group Security- Personnel Security-National Security Vetting Team
Deputy Directorate Group Security, Counter Fraud and portfolio
Directorate Security Information Directorate (SID)

Team overview

Join the newly established Personnel Security Team, our dynamic remit includes National Security Vetting (NSV), Overseas Security Travel, and the increasingly critical area of Insider Risk Management. We are dedicated to providing outstanding, customer-centric personnel security services and playing a key role in supporting the department with expert insider risk identification, management, and analysis.

Job summary

MOJ Group Security is looking to recruit a Vetting Administrator to join our newly established team to support in the delivery of a high-quality Personnel Security and National Security Vetting (NSV) service to the wider MOJ estate.
The post holder(s) will be responsible for providing high-quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the department, as well as supporting the effective delivery of NSV for all departments across the MOJ and its Agencies.
This is an ‘admin heavy’ role with two prominent workstreams: 1- Vetting Operations which is responsible for the end-to-end process of NSV applications in which you will sponsor cases and issue links. Creating records and maintaining them on the NSV database. 2- Supporting the HEO/EO in ensuring all Aftercare is applied and maintained where applicable, running reports and issuing monthly and renewal reminders. Responding to all emails in a timely and professional manner, confirming clearances, unlocking accounts and re-registering timed out applications escalating all difficult queries to the Vetting Team Co-Ordinator. Maintaining the National Security Vetting Contact (NSVC) network.

Responsibilities, activities, duties

• Provide high-quality administrative support to the department and senior managers.
• Manage the National Security Vetting (NSV) Team mailbox, ensuring timely and professional responses to all queries.
• Sponsor all Ministry of Justice (MoJ) NSV applications via the UKSV NSVS Portal, including issuing reminders and unlocking accounts or reissuing timed-out links.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all NSV applications, including initiating transfer/share requests and updating personal circumstance changes received from UKSV.
• Process and log all ASAFs (Aftercare Security Assessment Forms) and other relevant documentation.
• Generate, review, and action reports from internal and external systems.
• Maintain key resources such as the NSV Contact List, Vetting Matrix, and SharePoint Hub.
• Support the planning and delivery of departmental projects and administrative initiatives as required.
• Respond flexibly to team needs by undertaking additional administrative tasks as necessary.
• Proactively pursue personal and professional development opportunities.

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working together
• Seeing the Bigger Picture

Essential skills/experience

• Proven ability to work with high accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken
• Competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications
• Experience in supporting colleagues in a team environment to achieve set objectives
• Experience of working under pressure handling multiple tasks and prioritising your own workload
• A willingness to undergo National Security Vetting in order to achieve SC, including ongoing adherence to the standards and behaviours expected of a clearance holder. National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

Desirable skills/experience

• A background in personnel security, particularly a knowledge of National Security Vetting processes and/or pre-employment screening and administration tasks.
• Experience of and a high level of competence in, administrative tasks gained through working in an office-based or other relevant environment (private/public sector).
• A proven ability to deliver an ‘at volume’ service consistently and at pace, whilst adhering to service and policy standards
• Experience in managing a functional mailbox.
• Experience in customer service.
• An understanding of the principles of data protection and a strong commitment to confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive personal or organisational data

Employment screening required

• BPSS
• SC

Work hours

Permanent, full time, part time, flexible working

Application Process

This vacancy will be assessed using the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, with a focus on Behaviours.
As part of the application process, you will be required to provide a specific 250-word STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) example for each of the four specified behaviours, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria for the role. If we receive a high volume of applications, an initial sift will be conducted against the lead behaviour, Making Effective Decisions. Candidates who successfully meet the required standard will then progress to a full sift of their application.
Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to attend a panel interview. During the interview, you will be asked a combination of strength-based questions and behaviour-based questions aligned to the four assessed behaviours.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,582, Ministry of Justice contributes £7,411 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.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

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).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).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

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