Head of Protective Security
On site
London, United Kingdom
Freelance
02-04-2025
Job Specifications
Birmingham, Chilton, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf or Colindale), Porton (Core HQs and Scientific Campus’)
Job Summary
The Division of Workplace, and Health and Safety is responsible for leading and transforming the delivery of UKHSA’s workplace services, including asset, estate and office management, protective security, occupational health and health and safety. The Protective Security Team provides professional expert support, training, guidance and advice on all matters relating to protective security, to facilitate and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, and to prevent incidents and protect UKHSA employees.
UKHSA operates nationally and internationally, including at its scientific campuses at Chilton, Colindale and Porton Down. Within the working remit of UKHSA key aspects of our activities include research and operational health protection work with the most dangerous pathogens and associated security requirements and health protection operations teams across the country. More generally, our expert staff work with and advise a range of government partners on health security matters; physical and personnel security is therefore of paramount importance to the organisation.
The role will be the head of the security profession within UKHSA and the focal point into the Government Security Group for UKHSA. The Head of Protective Security has direct line management responsibilities for 4 grade 7 posts, (Personnel Security, Physical Security, Security Education & Awareness and Threat Analyst).
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Job Description
Specific, key duties and responsibilities will include:
Corporate lead for the physical and personnel security strategy, with a corporate link to the Audit & Risk Committee of the UKHSA Advisory Board and, when required, the CEO and UKHSA’s Executive Committee, the senior executive decision-making body.
Evaluating and managing risk, including trend analysis and data interpretation Overseeing UKHSA alignment to security standards and policies.
Development and implementation of measures in relation to counter-terrorism to protect UKHSA staff and assets as appropriate to their workplace circumstances.
Provision of advice on physical and personnel security to UKHSA management and staff.
Meeting security monitoring and assurance requirements such as the Department Security Health Check, and utilising intelligence and information from those processes to identify areas for improvement and achievement of government security standards.
Acting as an intelligent customer, establishing the need for and requesting and monitoring services from the Cluster Security Unit and Government Security Centres, and supporting the Government Chief Security Officer through governance structures to ensure security requirements are being met.
Responsible for security incident management design and implementation, working with other relevant stakeholders across UKHSA.
This is not an exhaustive list please see Job description document for full list of duties
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Workplace and Health and Safety, you will be responsible for leadership and direction of the Protective Security team, maintaining requirements for our highly regulated Science Estate, and across our wider GB portfolio of sites and activities.
Working Closely With Colleagues Across UKHSA, You Will:
Support us in delivering effective security for UKHSA. You will be leading on the management and mitigation of security risks and incidents physical and personnel issues holistically.
Be responsible for mitigating security threats and for ensuring continuous improvement of statutory security compliance applicable to UKHSA.
Support business delivery leads and colleagues with their responsibilities, helping to build and embed a strong security culture within UKHSA and associated partners.
Working collaboratively with Cabinet Office Government Security Group, the Department of Health and Social Care’s Senior Security Adviser external partners including local stakeholder manager for interactions with the Police, especially CTSAs (and oversight of CTSA interactions in other regions for example, via local site security managers at UKHSA’s scientific campuses).
To work with and provide expert guidance and advice on physical and personnel security issues for any future proposals for the development of the Science Hub Programme.
Acting as a security professional, championing and sharing best practice through the community and embedding government security culture within UKHS, across technology, operations and suppliers which includes the oversight and management of ROSA.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us and play a significant part in ensuring that we meet our wide-ranging obligations for UK biosecurity. The role is also part of the wider Government Security Profession; a community with a mandate to establish transformation, and responsibility for an entirely new security model to protect the UK.
The post holder should be willing to pursue a program of continuous professional development and actively maintain a high level of awareness of best practice and relevant legislation. You must also be comfortable to work flexibly and operate in a highly evolving environment while UKHSA continues its transformation journey and defines its organisational culture.
Working Closely With Colleagues Across UKHSA, You Will:
Support us in delivering effective security for UKHSA. You will be leading on the management and mitigation of security risks and incidents physical and personnel issues holistically.
Be responsible for mitigating security threats and for ensuring continuous improvement of statutory security compliance applicable to UKHSA.
Support business delivery leads and colleagues with their responsibilities, helping to build and embed a strong security culture within UKHSA and associated partners.
Working collaboratively with Cabinet Office Government Security Group, the Department of Health and Social Care’s Senior Security Adviser external partners including local stakeholder manager for interactions with the Police, especially CTSAs (and oversight of CTSA interactions in other regions for example, via local site security managers at UKHSA’s scientific campuses).
To work with and provide expert guidance and advice on physical and personnel security issues for any future proposals for the develo...
About the Company
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for planning, preventing and responding to external health threats, and providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. Know more
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