Physical Security Advisor

Job summary

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 being to help protect all NCA staff, its operations/investigations, assets, capabilities and reputation.

We are currently looking to recruit a Physical Security Advisor to join our team and welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The successful candidate must have previous experience acting as a subject matter expert (SME) aligning to National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) standards and guidance.

Job description

The NCA's Operational Security Team works within the NCA’s Integrated Protective Security Command. Our role is to help protect NCA operations, officers, assets, capability and reputation by providing impartial advice and guidance on security and risk management.

Physical Security Advisors set and review protective security standards across the NCA estate. They provide advice that ranges from shaping bespoke solutions at individual or team level, through to designing new NCA policies and working on large, complex estates programmes.

The mitigation of physical security risks typically requires advice on the deployment of specialist security technology, including storage solutions, CCTV, Automated Access Control Systems (AACS), Intruder Detection Systems (IDS), lighting and perimeters,

Please note; Some travel required to sites throughout the UK (particularly London) with overnight stays as required.

***To be considered, you will need to successfully complete DV clearance before commencing the role, and achieve DV STRAP clearance within the first 12 months in post. Applicants must be willing to undergo DV clearance and STRAP induction and be full UK Nationals or Dual Nationals, of whom one component is British maybe considered on a case by case basis.***

Duties and Responsibilities

Single Point of Contact for Physical Security - Act as a first point of contact to advise colleagues from across the organisation on physical security management

Identify and review threats - Identify and review security threats, recommending appropriate mitigation

Assess Security Incidents - Assess security incidents when they occur, and make recommendations to minimise impact and reduce future risk.

Plan NCA Compliance Visits - Plan and coordinate compliance visits across the NCA

Draft senior compliance reports - Draft high quality reports, including for a senior audience, on compliance and other security related inspections

Develop NCA Policies, promote best practice - Create and amend NCA policies; promulgate best practice using a range of communication methods across the organisation

Promote shared security culture - Promoting a security and risk management culture in which staff understand and demonstrate the ethos that security behaviours are a responsibility shared by everyone, regardless of role

Person specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Team Work - Works effectively with others to focus on and achieve joint outcomes, rather than individual goals

Problem Solving - Using logic and imagination to make sense of a situation and find an intelligent solution

Communication - Conveys information clearly and effectively through written and verbal communication

Time Management - Effectively manages time and workload and escalates issues - ensuring tasks are completed to agreed standards and timelines.

Relationship Management - Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and/or external stakeholders in order to achieve stakeholder needs and business objectives

Licences

Full valid DVLA Driving Licence (includes full EU licences)

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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

• Proven experience as a physical security specialist in UK Government, military or law enforcement, demonstrating the practical application of National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) standards and guidance
• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources
• Experience in effective decision making with accountability for decisions made

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £55,575, National Crime Agency contributes £16,100 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.

If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).

Other benefits include:

• Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
• Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
• Housing schemes - Key Worker status
• Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
• Staff support groups/networks
• Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)

Further information is available on the NCA Website.

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, Experience and Technical skills.Your application will be assessed against the following:Technical - this will be assessed by 250 word examples on:

• Proven experience as a physical security specialist in UK Government, military or law enforcement, demonstrating the practical application of National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) standards and guidance.

• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources.

• Experience in effective decision making with accountability for decisions made.

A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.

Longlist

In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.

- Proven experience as a physical security specialist in UK Government, military or law enforcement, demonstrating the practical application of National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) standards and guidance. .

Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.

You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.

We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.

Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.

For guidance on the application process, visit:
NCA Applying and Onboarding

Assessment 1

The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section.

Success Profiles at Assessment

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing

• Delivering at Pace

Technical

• Proven experience as a physical security specialist in UK Government, military or law enforcement, demonstrating the practical application of National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) standards and guidance.

• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources.

• Experience in effective decision making with accountability for decisions made.

Assessment OutcomeOutcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal.
If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.
Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area.

In the event of a tie at the assessment stage, available roles will be offered in merit order using the following order:

1. Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
2. If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
3. If still tied, application sift scores will be used

Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records. We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.

Full advert details for this vacancy can found on the advert on the NCA Recruitment Portal. Please follow the link to apply at advertisers' site

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

Security

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

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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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.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 : The Recruitment Team
• Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Further information

If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email: Central.Recruitment@nca.gov.uk (quoting the vacancy reference).
If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.