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88492 - Information Security & Assurance Officer - Legal Aid Agency
| Posting date: | 02 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,827 to £40,403 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £32,827 - £35,678, London salary range is £37,174 - £40,403. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 88492 |
Summary
Job Title & Grade: Information Security & Assurance Officer - HEO Contract Type: Permanent
Salary range (depending on location): National - £32,827 to £35,678, London - £37,174 to £40,403
Please note that unless you are currently employed by the Civil Service and are earning more than the minimum above, if successful you will be offered the minimum for the grade depending on your location.
Location: Any LAA office location (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Petty France), Manchester, Nottingham, South Tyneside).
Directorate: Corporate Services Team: Corporate Assurance, Risk and Secretariat
Working Pattern: The post is supported by the MOJ flexible working policy and includes colleagues who work flexibly, remotely (as part of hybrid working), part time or as part of a job share etc.
If you are applying for this role on a part time basis or flexible working basis, please note that in order to meet business demands we need cover for a minimum of 28 hours. Working patterns can be over any days Monday-Friday.
To meet legal requirements, if you are between the ages 16-18 and you are a successful candidate, you will be required to complete an apprenticeship after your initial on the job training.
Reporting to: Information Assurance Manager
Closing date for applications 17th July 2024 at 23:55
The Legal Aid Agency
We are an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). We are responsible for operationally administering the legal aid fund to provide criminal and civil legal aid advice to people in England and Wales.
Our people are at the heart of achieving excellence. Employing around 1,200 colleagues across England and Wales, we feel proud to have some of the best People Survey results in the Civil Service.
Our LAA commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain, and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. Under the Equality Act 2010 a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.
If you are responding to a role within the Legal Aid Agency and would like to be considered under the guaranteed interview, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the sift or later selection processes.
The LAA’s goal is to build an organisation that is open and inclusive and truly values and celebrates the diversity of its workforce. One that reflects and understands the needs of the diverse society we serve. This is regardless of social background, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, beliefs, disabilities or long-term illness or caring responsibilities.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please let us know by adding the information to the applications system or emailing LAARecruitment@justice.gov.uk after you have applied so that we can discuss options with you.
Corporate Services
The Corporate Services directorate works across the LAA to help shape and enable the priorities of the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, providing support on areas such as strategy, data analysis, risk, assurance, communications, people and capability to all other parts of the LAA.
Corporate Assurance, Risk and Secretariat
Information & Data Security ensures the LAA appropriately protects and manages a significant volume of often very sensitive data relating to legal aid clients, our staff, legal aid Providers and other third parties. Our work ensures the LAA meets its obligations under Data Protection legislation and UK Government security standards.
The CARS team combines the 5 functions of Health & Safety, Information & Data Security, Business Continuity, Risk and Secretariat to collectively strengthen and support the LAA’s governance, our assurance strategies, risk management processes and provide support to the LAA’s senior governance forums including the Board and Executive Leadership Team.
Job Summary
You will play a leading role in ensuring the LAA continues to manage its information assets in a secure and compliant manner, delivering improvements and ensuring ongoing compliance with legal and UK Government requirements relating to security and data protection. You will work with MoJ colleagues providing guidance and support to teams across the LAA and on cross-government projects to ensure that information assets are protected and used appropriately and ensure that LAA senior leaders have the necessary assurance. You will work on developing and maintaining a strong security culture within the LAA, working with staff at all grades and across the organisation to ensure a security conscious agency, as well as playing a key role in responding to security incidents.
Salary range (depending on location): National - £32,827 to £35,678, London - £37,174 to £40,403
Please note that unless you are currently employed by the Civil Service and are earning more than the minimum above, if successful you will be offered the minimum for the grade depending on your location.
Location: Any LAA office location (Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Petty France), Manchester, Nottingham, South Tyneside).
Directorate: Corporate Services Team: Corporate Assurance, Risk and Secretariat
Working Pattern: The post is supported by the MOJ flexible working policy and includes colleagues who work flexibly, remotely (as part of hybrid working), part time or as part of a job share etc.
If you are applying for this role on a part time basis or flexible working basis, please note that in order to meet business demands we need cover for a minimum of 28 hours. Working patterns can be over any days Monday-Friday.
To meet legal requirements, if you are between the ages 16-18 and you are a successful candidate, you will be required to complete an apprenticeship after your initial on the job training.
Reporting to: Information Assurance Manager
Closing date for applications 17th July 2024 at 23:55
The Legal Aid Agency
We are an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). We are responsible for operationally administering the legal aid fund to provide criminal and civil legal aid advice to people in England and Wales.
Our people are at the heart of achieving excellence. Employing around 1,200 colleagues across England and Wales, we feel proud to have some of the best People Survey results in the Civil Service.
Our LAA commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain, and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
As a Disability Confident organisation, we will offer a guaranteed interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role. Under the Equality Act 2010 a disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months.
If you are responding to a role within the Legal Aid Agency and would like to be considered under the guaranteed interview, please indicate this in your application and let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require during the sift or later selection processes.
The LAA’s goal is to build an organisation that is open and inclusive and truly values and celebrates the diversity of its workforce. One that reflects and understands the needs of the diverse society we serve. This is regardless of social background, gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, beliefs, disabilities or long-term illness or caring responsibilities.
Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please let us know by adding the information to the applications system or emailing LAARecruitment@justice.gov.uk after you have applied so that we can discuss options with you.
Corporate Services
The Corporate Services directorate works across the LAA to help shape and enable the priorities of the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team, providing support on areas such as strategy, data analysis, risk, assurance, communications, people and capability to all other parts of the LAA.
Corporate Assurance, Risk and Secretariat
Information & Data Security ensures the LAA appropriately protects and manages a significant volume of often very sensitive data relating to legal aid clients, our staff, legal aid Providers and other third parties. Our work ensures the LAA meets its obligations under Data Protection legislation and UK Government security standards.
The CARS team combines the 5 functions of Health & Safety, Information & Data Security, Business Continuity, Risk and Secretariat to collectively strengthen and support the LAA’s governance, our assurance strategies, risk management processes and provide support to the LAA’s senior governance forums including the Board and Executive Leadership Team.
Job Summary
You will play a leading role in ensuring the LAA continues to manage its information assets in a secure and compliant manner, delivering improvements and ensuring ongoing compliance with legal and UK Government requirements relating to security and data protection. You will work with MoJ colleagues providing guidance and support to teams across the LAA and on cross-government projects to ensure that information assets are protected and used appropriately and ensure that LAA senior leaders have the necessary assurance. You will work on developing and maintaining a strong security culture within the LAA, working with staff at all grades and across the organisation to ensure a security conscious agency, as well as playing a key role in responding to security incidents.