Deputy Head Policy and Plans - Security Services Group
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £70,540 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | SN6 8LA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 402720 |
Summary
As the senior SSG representative, the post will work closely with Head SSG ensuring that SSG delivers advice, design, installation, and maintenance of SSG and associated security systems to UK’s most sensitive assets.
In addition, the DH Policy and Plans role will be key to setting the context within which the business operates by ensuring all policies are in lock step with capability delivery, business processes and services provided and by leading the understanding of the threat.
As well as linking SSG activity to both the user community and infrastructure delivery organisations, this post is responsible for the leadership and management of eight SEO Senior Project Managers delivering electronic and physical security advice; planning and management information services along with horizon scanning; and the threat picture to assets across the UK and overseas. The post also requires the incumbent to be prepared to support SSG activity overseas and in support of the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE).
Internally within SSG, DH Policy and Plans is a key senior leader within SSG as a member of Higher Management Group (HMG) and SSG’s Executive Committee. The post is a key stakeholder in delivering a government wide, Defence owned electronic and physical security capability, configured to protect the appropriate Secret and Above Secret areas of national resilience. As with other members of the SSG HMG, this post is responsible for the safe and assured delivery of multi-million-pound SSG activity with direct levels of engagement reaching up to 3* levels of responsibility.
Stakeholder and Task Management
Monitor and influence business activities by nurturing and developing first-rate customer relationship networks with key stakeholders across MOD, OGD and the wider security industry. Actively identify and seek opportunities to grow SSG’s future delivery.
Actively engage within MOD and OGD partners to provide cohesive Technically assured oversight and influence for the delivery of complex Projects and Maintenance.
Provide the SSG interface within Standing Joint Command (SJC) on all Technical Authority and plans matters.
Provide the SSG interface with Other Government Departments (OGDs), MoD, DSR, NTAs, TLB/FLC on Technical Authority and plans matters.
Actively engage, develop, and maintain relationships with MOD Governmental and industry policy and standards bodies including NPSA.
Translate customer requirements to feed into and formulate SSG’s future requirements and strategy.
Provide an Interface with Commercial Security Industry partners to assure Government delivery standards through a combined partnership approach.
In conjunction with SSG/MOD Commercial ensure continual development of SSG’s Specialist Cleared supply chain to meet demand
Be an exemplar for prompt proactive adaptability to changing requirements driven by fluid government security environment priorities.
Collaboration with Operational Directors and Technical Director
Work collaboratively with the Operations Directors to deliver SSG’s operational structure and resources to balance existing client priorities. Identify opportunities, balanced against delivery capacity. Develop and deliver cross functional and regional skill sets available for regional and national business resilience.
Be solution focused in resolving issues and potential delays that could consequently impact operational delivery.
Work alongside the Technical Director on development of Protective Security Advisory Team (PSAT) and the Advisory & Assurance role.
Assist the Technical Director with the development of future technologies and the relationship with the NTA / FLCs.
Collaborative Working as a Member of SSG Senior Leadership Team
As a key member of Hd of SSG’s senior management team, participate fully in the Executive Committee to provide both strategic and functional direction, to ensure that SSG’s business objectives, plans, targets, and drivers are met.
Review and offer support to develop: future structures and capabilities; future business development; and the SSG Vision30 key lines of activity - People, Technology and Relationships.
Leadership and Management
Provide and deliver visible and effective leadership across their operational area.
Ensure a positive, collaborative, and proactive working environment across their operational area and wider SSG Team.
Uphold and champion organisational values and ethics ensuring they are delivered and embedded in correct policy, practices, and procedures, and are in line with both MOD and commercial requirements.
Motivate, lead, and empower their direct reports enabling them to deliver to the highest standard.
Provide leadership for stakeholder management and analysis activities for the team / function.
Engage, influence and lead output and discussion with SSG’s internal and external stakeholders, negotiating key outcomes in support of both SSG operational delivery and future development.
Effectively manage own time and capacity to ensure all individual and team outputs are met.
In addition, the DH Policy and Plans role will be key to setting the context within which the business operates by ensuring all policies are in lock step with capability delivery, business processes and services provided and by leading the understanding of the threat.
As well as linking SSG activity to both the user community and infrastructure delivery organisations, this post is responsible for the leadership and management of eight SEO Senior Project Managers delivering electronic and physical security advice; planning and management information services along with horizon scanning; and the threat picture to assets across the UK and overseas. The post also requires the incumbent to be prepared to support SSG activity overseas and in support of the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE).
Internally within SSG, DH Policy and Plans is a key senior leader within SSG as a member of Higher Management Group (HMG) and SSG’s Executive Committee. The post is a key stakeholder in delivering a government wide, Defence owned electronic and physical security capability, configured to protect the appropriate Secret and Above Secret areas of national resilience. As with other members of the SSG HMG, this post is responsible for the safe and assured delivery of multi-million-pound SSG activity with direct levels of engagement reaching up to 3* levels of responsibility.
Stakeholder and Task Management
Monitor and influence business activities by nurturing and developing first-rate customer relationship networks with key stakeholders across MOD, OGD and the wider security industry. Actively identify and seek opportunities to grow SSG’s future delivery.
Actively engage within MOD and OGD partners to provide cohesive Technically assured oversight and influence for the delivery of complex Projects and Maintenance.
Provide the SSG interface within Standing Joint Command (SJC) on all Technical Authority and plans matters.
Provide the SSG interface with Other Government Departments (OGDs), MoD, DSR, NTAs, TLB/FLC on Technical Authority and plans matters.
Actively engage, develop, and maintain relationships with MOD Governmental and industry policy and standards bodies including NPSA.
Translate customer requirements to feed into and formulate SSG’s future requirements and strategy.
Provide an Interface with Commercial Security Industry partners to assure Government delivery standards through a combined partnership approach.
In conjunction with SSG/MOD Commercial ensure continual development of SSG’s Specialist Cleared supply chain to meet demand
Be an exemplar for prompt proactive adaptability to changing requirements driven by fluid government security environment priorities.
Collaboration with Operational Directors and Technical Director
Work collaboratively with the Operations Directors to deliver SSG’s operational structure and resources to balance existing client priorities. Identify opportunities, balanced against delivery capacity. Develop and deliver cross functional and regional skill sets available for regional and national business resilience.
Be solution focused in resolving issues and potential delays that could consequently impact operational delivery.
Work alongside the Technical Director on development of Protective Security Advisory Team (PSAT) and the Advisory & Assurance role.
Assist the Technical Director with the development of future technologies and the relationship with the NTA / FLCs.
Collaborative Working as a Member of SSG Senior Leadership Team
As a key member of Hd of SSG’s senior management team, participate fully in the Executive Committee to provide both strategic and functional direction, to ensure that SSG’s business objectives, plans, targets, and drivers are met.
Review and offer support to develop: future structures and capabilities; future business development; and the SSG Vision30 key lines of activity - People, Technology and Relationships.
Leadership and Management
Provide and deliver visible and effective leadership across their operational area.
Ensure a positive, collaborative, and proactive working environment across their operational area and wider SSG Team.
Uphold and champion organisational values and ethics ensuring they are delivered and embedded in correct policy, practices, and procedures, and are in line with both MOD and commercial requirements.
Motivate, lead, and empower their direct reports enabling them to deliver to the highest standard.
Provide leadership for stakeholder management and analysis activities for the team / function.
Engage, influence and lead output and discussion with SSG’s internal and external stakeholders, negotiating key outcomes in support of both SSG operational delivery and future development.
Effectively manage own time and capacity to ensure all individual and team outputs are met.