Senior Business Manager(UKSV)

Job summary

UK Security Vetting (UKSV) is looking for a Senior Business Manager. This role will support the Chief of Staff, playing a crucial part in overseeing the delivery of essential services related to our nation’s vetting operations. This position demands a self-starter and highly organised leader capable of managing competing priorities effectively. As a key member of the team, you will collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff and contribute to the strategic direction of the office, ensuring effective engagement with stakeholders across UKSV, the Cabinet Office, and governmental partners.

Job description

Your daily duties will include but not be limited to:

● Lead an array of corporate tasks, including secretariat support for UKSV’s Key Governance boards e.g., Ministerial Oversight Board

● Prepare and organise the coordination of papers for boards, meetings and briefings, whilst managing actions resulting from such events

● Participate in strategic initiatives, and communicate results back to the UKSV ELT

● Manage and support communication flow, as a result of outcomes from various boards, sharing information with various stakeholders, such as ELT, SLT and UKSV Comms Team to facilitate this

● Provide and implement quality assurance processes for draft papers with the key stakeholders prior to each meeting, and communicate feedback on any required amendments to paper authors

● Line management of the Governance team.

Person specification

As a Senior Business Manager within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes:

Essential criteria:

● Ability to quickly assimilate and analyse unfamiliar material, making sound judgements and recommendations.

● Understanding of policy and strategic analysis to provide challenge and innovative ideas across a broad range of issues.

● Expertise in developing and managing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including those with
competing interests.

● Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.

● Strong analytical and organisational skills for building operating and governance models in complex environments.

● Previous Governance/secretariat experience.

Desirable criteria:

● Knowledge of vetting processes.

This is a reserved post and open to British Nationals only. Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. At interview you will be asked to present documentation that shows you are a British National, if you are unbale to provide the documentation we may not proceed with the interview.

Additional information:

Cabinet Office policy is that a minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. For some roles, due to their nature and the business need, this may be up to 100%. Requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

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

• Working Together
• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,760, Cabinet Office contributes £12,677 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 which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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, Strengths and Experience.

Application process

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a 250-word statement on the Behaviour Working Together.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

To assess experience you will be asked to write a 500-word personal statement and a name-blind (anonymous) CV as part of the application process.

Please detail your experience relevant to the role and carefully consider the essential criteria listed in the person specification. A personal statement should provide a summary of your skills and achievements to show that you have the relevant experience, skills and attributes required for the role.

In the CV you will need to provide details of your Job history.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the lead Behaviour, Working Together, those that pass the initial sift may then progress to a full sift or be invited straight to interview.

Selection process

At interview, you will be assessed on Strengths, Behaviours and Experience elements of the Success Profiles.

The Behaviours being assessed are Working Together, Leadership and Seeing the Bigger picture

The Strengths assessed will be relative to the requirements listed in person specification and Behaviours being assessed so please read the advert carefully and consider what Strengths might be relevant to the role.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – w/c 11/05/2026

Expected interview date/s – w/c 15/06/2026

Interview location - Interviews will be held face to face in Glasgow

Reasonable adjustments

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the ‘assistance required’ section in the ‘personal information’ page of your application form to provide information we should be aware of that will enable us to support you further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further information

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Please note that this role requires DV clearance, which would normally need 10 years UK residency in the past 10 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

Feedback

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

Security

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 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.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 : UKSV Resourcing Team
• Email : uksv-resourcingteam@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.

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