Corporate STRAPSO, SRM & Rosa Lead

• Proficiency in IT systems related to vetting and security management including good knowledge in using Microsoft office
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding sensitive data
• A proactive and flexible approach to work, with a focus on continuous improvement and customer service
• Experience managing and leading a team in a fast-paced, security-sensitive environment
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of integrity and discretion
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines accurately whilst working under pressure
• Experience of designing, developing and delivering training in a face-to-face environment

• Previous experience working specifically within a STRAP environment or similar high-security government or defence settings
• Experience liaising with external agencies, national technical authorities or government departments on security and vetting matters

For roles where specific qualifications or registrations are required, successful applicants will be asked to provide appropriate evidence. Employment cannot commence until satisfactory documentation has been received and verified.

£60,494 - £70,566

Per annum, pro-rata

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £60,494, UK Health Security Agency contributes £17,525 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).

• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Salary Information

Civil Service: Grade 7
Grade 7 Inner: £60,494 - £70,566 per annum, pro-rata

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

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.

Please visit our careers site for more information: Civil Service job search - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service as well as internal applicants. As a permanent role, it may also be available as a loan (for existing Civil Servants only) or secondment arrangement, subject to business need and agreement from the hiring manager and, where applicable, the employee's home organisation.

Reserved Posts

Only UK nationals may be employed in reserved posts in the Civil Service. Reserved posts are generally those which, due to the sensitive nature of the work, require special allegiance to the Crown such that they can only be held by a UK national. Irish nationals and Commonwealth citizens are also eligible for employment in reserved posts if they were in the Civil Service at 31 May 1996 or before or were appointed from a recruitment scheme with a closing date for receipt of applications before 1 June 1996.

Sponsorship and Visas

Those whose right to work in the UK is subject to immigration controls are ineligible to apply for this role. Sponsorship cannot be provided.

Open to UK nationals only.

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Workplace, and Health & Safety

Health and Safety

We are currently seeking a Corporate STRAPSO, SRM & Rosa Lead who will be responsible for managing/controlling access to both tier 2/tier 3 facilities potentially across all UKHSA locations. They will ensure that all personnel and any visitors are authorised, hold the appropriate national security vetting clearances and have a valid business requirement to access designated areas/systems and ensure visitors have a legitimate business need before granting access and facilitate efficient/timely access in a busy, fast-paced, customer facing environment.

This role will also require the post holder to be inducted onto the STRAP regime. STRAP is a regime that regulates access to sensitive intelligence material which requires more protective handling than is afforded by the standard arrangements for government assets. To be eligible to apply for STRAP, applicants must hold full UK Nationality or dual/multi-nationality, subject to one part being British and the other part/s to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please note those whose right to work in the UK is subject to immigration controls are ineligible to apply for this role.

Clearance also typically requires a 10-year, verifiable UK-based footprint where individuals have not been out of the UK for 3 months or more in any 12-month period during that time. More information can be found about the vetting/clearance levels before completing your application.

Please note, this is a reserved post.

They will maintain strict confidentiality and safeguard sensitive customer/organisational information.

They will work with security colleagues across UKHSA and other Departments as well as wider UKHSA teams to uphold access control policies/procedures and work efficiently under pressure to meet tight deadlines. The role is vital to ensuring the safety/security and smooth operation of access to higher classification facilities and must clear and demonstrable understanding of how national security requirements and policies work across Government.

They will deliver security and compliance related programmes of work to include:

• Providing secure administrative management and control of material and environments to protect highly sensitive material and maintain accreditation requirements
• Supporting good information management compliance in accordance with policies/procedures and government standards in relation to access to and use of classified material/classified IT
• Supporting the wider security function of protecting/securing personnel/physical and information assets
• Managing routine security and accessing control secure environments in accordance with associated security standards engaging with authorities
• Providing day-to-day advice and assistance to colleagues regarding sensitive material/IT systems
• Leading on aspects of liaison with key partners across Government
• Managing/administering applications for clearances and role changes liaising with line management regarding sensitive enquiries.
• Managing/administering account applications and access to IT.
• Maintaining accurate records of inductions/de-inductions and IT accounts.
• Conducting briefings and familiarisation sessions for IT systems to colleagues of all grades.
• Managing access to secure meeting rooms and video conferencing facilities liaising with partners across government regarding clearances/related matters.
• Investigating and accurately recording security incidents/breaches liaising with the security team/other partners to resolve and provide informed security recommendations.
• Be responsible for managing financial and operational oversight including budgeting/purchase orders/asset visibility.
• Acting as the organisation's liaison with senior stakeholders/central governance functions ensuring requirements are communicated, service usage is understood and representation at key governance forums is maintained (with delegation where appropriate).
• Overseeing user onboarding and enroller training, maintaining key records, monitoring usage and budget alignment and acting as the organisation's STRAP/Rosa subject matter expert including training successors.
• Managing enrolment and password resets at local sites - providing local user support for Rosa including enrolment/PIN resets/key management. Maintaining key stock and handling key termination.
• Delivering Rosa training within the organisation including user enrolment and maintaining accreditation. Keeping up to date with system developments, attend refresher training and cascade new features/functionality to the user base.
• Leading the implementation and governance of information/records management at SECRET level overseeing site structure, content management, permissions/compliance. Ensuring adherence to records management legislation, managing SharePoint configuration/metadata and acting as the key liaison with Cabinet Office Rosa/internal stakeholders on information management matters.
• Managing secure device lifecycle and mobile working arrangements including issuing/tracking/returning laptops and other equipment. Ensuring secure handling, maintaining asset registers/crypto logs, supporting user setup and delivering training and security briefings.
• Working with the Rosa Service Organisation to support key material refresh and overall device management.

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by your line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

From time to time, the role holder may be required to support UKHSA's incident response activity by contributing their appropriate expertise within an Incident Cell; during such periods, supported by the line manager, this work will take priority over normal day-to-day responsibilities, commensurate with their grade, skills and experience.

Permanent
Loan
Secondment

Permanent

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Hybrid working based at our core HQ in London Canary Wharf

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our core HQ in London Canary Wharf, 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4PU.

We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at UKHSA's core London Canary Wharf HQ.

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Developed Vetting (DV).

For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 10 years as the role requires DV clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Resourcing Support Officer listed in the advert for further advice.

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.

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