About this role
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
•Transform the MoJ’s approach to security and information management – develop and deliver a strategy for the directorate ensuring it is using its resources and wider networks and functions to best effect to address the most impactful security and information risks.
•Ensure MoJ and its Executive Agencies uphold high standards of security, privacy and information, including appropriate risk management and robust controls, to support Accounting Officers and the Senior Information Risk Owners (SIROs) in fulfilling their responsibilities.
•Leading a team of c.250 security, data protection , and information experts, motivating the team to deliver and creating a culture where people can thrive.
•Ensure that the department's security, information and fraud risks are identified, managed and mitigated.
•Drive the implementation and monitoring of compliance to relevant regulatory and government requirements. Oversee the identification, evaluation and reporting of legal and regulatory, IT, and cyber security risk to information assets and fraud risks, while supporting and advancing business objectives.
•Lead MoJ's departmental security governance, providing regular reporting on the delivery of the security, data protection and counter fraud strategies to senior leaders including the Executive Committee, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, Departmental Board and Non-Executive Directors.
•Build strong external networks and liaise with external agencies, such as law enforcement and other advisory bodies, including National Technical Authorities, the Public Sector Fraud Authority as necessary, to ensure that the organisation maintains a strong security posture and is kept abreast of relevant threats.
•Represent MoJ on relevant cross government Boards and engage with groups such as the Government Security Group and the Public Sector Fraud Authority to influence and support cross-government efforts on security, information management, data protection and counter fraud
•Lead the delivery of advice, guidance and proactive communications to build and reinforce a strong security, privacy and information culture.
•Provide operational oversight to managing high-volume and often complex Subject Access Requests.
Essential Criteria
- Extensive senior-level expertise across physical, personnel and information security, including data protection and information management, with the technical credibility to make sound judgements on complex security risks.
- Strong leadership skills, with experience of leading and developing large, geographically dispersed specialist teams in a complex operational environment.
- Proven ability to establish security and counter fraud standards, governance, assurance and risk management frameworks at organisational scale.
- Ability to influence at the most senior levels, provide clear assurance to Accounting Officers and Boards, and lead effective responses to high-impact security incidents, including working with cross-government and national security partners.
Additional Information
Terms of Appointment:
- This role is being offered on a temporary basis for an anticipated period of 12 months.
- The successful candidate will return to their home business unit at the end of the period.
Location: National
Security Clearance - You will need to hold DV
Eligibility - You cannot apply if you were recruited via one of the following options:
- Via exceptions 1-4 of the CS Commission’s Recruitment Principles - this means you were not recruited via open and fair competition.
- If you are a Contractor or Agency worker - this is because you are not a substantive civil servant.
- If you are seconded into the MoJ from an outside (non-Civil Service) organisation.
- If you are on Loan into MoJ (including Executive Agencies)
Application: A CV and a Statement based on the Essential Criteria (max 1000 words)
Interview: Candidates will be tested against the essential criteria
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