Places For Growth Security Advisor

You will be part of the DBT Security Team and be responsible for ensuring that the department complies with the required Government Security Standards. You will support the cross-government Places for Growth initiative which enables us to connect with and reflect the communities we serve and contribute to the government’s priority levelling up initiative across the UK.

You will lead on physical security, security education and awareness, information security and incident management in the hubs. You will manage the transition, ensuring that there are appropriate security polices and processes within the new Hubs. You will identify key security risks and provide appropriate advice and mitigations. You will also be a security key holder for major programmes and projects and be required to review business cases and provide advice/guidance on security for new projects.

As part of the Security Senior Management Team in DBT Security you will help DBT act as an intelligent customer to access services from the Government Property Agency and other government partners. You will collaborate and manage relationships with other government departments and agencies also co-locating in the regional offices.

• Leading on security for your area of responsibility and supporting governments Places For Growth agenda
• Implementing good security culture and behaviour and transforming change in DBT’s hubs
• Working with key stakeholders across government to protect the department and its people from security threats
• Continually review delivery processes to ensure they are meeting business needs
• Delivering security improvements to ensure compliance with government functional standards
• Providing security advice and guidance to DBT projects and staff at all levels
• Supporting the Senior Security Adviser and the Security Team as required