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Head of Physical Security Assurance

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 05 Awst 2024
Cyflog: £69,869 i £83,957 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: National £69,869 - £77,740 London £75,810 - £83,957
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 16 Awst 2024
Lleoliad: Sheffield
Cwmni: Government Recruitment Service
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 363042/2

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DWP is hiring a Head of Physical Security Assurance.

As part of a wider leadership team, you’ll have the autonomy to make a material and lasting difference to how we lead, manage and develop Enterprise Security and Risk Management (ESRM) in DWP, the UK’s largest government department, supporting approximately 90,000 employees across 950 UK locations.

DWP is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. We administer the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits worth around £280bn to around 20 million claimants and customers.

Here at DWP, the ESRM team helps our senior leadership team in ensuring DWP is operating within its security risk appetite or, accepted tolerance deviations by providing expert risk analysis and impartial security assurance across the Enterprise including our physical security controls.

This role is an excellent opportunity for a visionary leader. You’ll lead, develop and enhance an existing team currently consisting of circa 20 specialist colleagues taking them with you on the journey and inspiring them to buy into your vision and mission.

You’ve got the credibility, capability and evidenced experience of strategically advising and influencing at Exec/Board Level, as we navigate a complex and ever-evolving Enterprise Security and Risk Management landscape.

So, what about the day-to-day?

  • You’ll continually enhance and oversee the Physical Security Assurance operating model. That will include determining risk-based site tiering and work prioritisation ensuring our delivery provides security assurance across all of DWP’s estate
  • You’ll develop excellent working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders who value and rely on our support and expertise in dealing with complex security matters
  • You and your team will advise and guide local and national security stakeholders/risk owners. We will evidence-based assurance reports with recommendations for improvement and risk reduction. We ensure DWP maintains collective visibility of security risks, ensuring appropriate mitigations are in place
  • You will be leading and developing a geographically dispersed team. You’ll get to see the impact of your work in real time, as you and your team support site owners in protecting their assets and business delivery
  • You’ll deliver continuous improvement interventions; and influence strategic decisions relating to physical security assurance
  • You will understand the importance human behaviour plays in delivering a secure environment
  • You will have an excellent understand of all the Physical Security control areas and how they are applied in multi building environment across a large-scale estate
  • You will have experience of remote management of a large and widely dispersed team
  • You'll need to be willing to travel to other DWP locations, with occasional overnight stays required.

Community, Learning & Opportunity

In ESRM we focus on creating a supportive and collaborative team culture where everyone can be their best. Central to this is our generous learning and development offering.

We offer continual personal and professional development, you’ll have access industry recognised learning opportunities, to develop a rewarding professional career with DWP.