National Counter Terrorism Security Manager

Job summary

Explore the world of HMRC Estates, where we lead the way in government property transformation. As a key player in one of the UK's largest property programmes, HMRC Estates offers safe, inclusive workplaces and exceptional career development opportunities. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, user-friendly services that enable our colleagues to thrive in an environment where they truly belong. Watch the video below to meet some of our team and come and discover a career in your hands at HMRC.

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Estates is at the forefront of delivering the biggest property programme in the UK. We are the leading edge of Government property transformation. The purpose of Estates is to provide HMRC with an estate which is the right size and shape to meet both the current and future needs of our customers in HMRCs business areas. We are a customer service organisation which exists to offer high quality, easy to use services to enable our colleagues to perform at their best by providing working environments in which they want to work.

Job description

The National Counter Terrorism Security Manager works in a small team reporting to the Head of Estates Security Resilience. Working hand in hand with the National Counter Terrorism Co-ordination Manager the team is an integral part of the wider Estates Security Services team within HMRC’s Estates & Locations Directorate (ELD) and People & Place Group (PPG).

The primary focus of the role is to ensure preparedness to keep people, assets and buildings safe from terrorism and other security incidents. Developing and maintaining intelligence and information networks, ensuring effective multi-directional communications and developing mutually beneficial internal and external partnerships are all key to delivering the role.

Preparedness takes many forms and the responsibilities of the jobholder include, but are not limited to, seeking out intel and information; proactively assessing threats and risk and developing mitigations; testing preparedness and resilience and making recommendations for enhancement; contributing to enhancing the skills, knowledge and confidence of the national network of Incident Control and Operational Security Managers; and proactively identifying gaps in resilience and researching and developing solutions to plug those gaps.

The Counter Terrorism Security Manager develops threat assessment briefings, both routinely and in response to specific circumstances, and delivers to a wide audience at all levels of the organisation. They provide advice, guidance and support on terrorism and other types of security incident. They seek out current and emerging trends and, working in line with HMRC’s requirement and strategy, or proposing changes to the strategy where appropriate, makes innovative changes.

Person specification

• Support the Head of Estates Security Resilience in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the operational resilience and counter terrorism security strategy and practice.
• Work proactively in collaboration with HMRC Security and HMRC Resilience Directorates to develop guidance, support and advice for HMRC generally and for specific roles such as site Incident Control Managers.
• Contribute to ensuring, and assuring, HMRC’s preparedness for response to an increase in the state of alert.
• Contribute to developing, implementing and continuously improving lockdown measures and procedures.
• Contribute to developing, implementing and continuously improving cutting edge security resilience and counter terrorism training and awareness for personnel who secure HMRCs’ premises.
• Manage the programme to test preparedness right across the operational resilience and counter terrorism spectrum, and contribute to developing and implementing recommendations for improvement.
• Undertake and assist in undertaking threat assessments and risk assessments, make recommendations for improvement and manage implementation.
• Seek out and manage intelligence feeds, and manage dissemination of information across Estates and HMRC as appropriate.
• Monitor and manage collation and presentation of Management Information, including performance, customer satisfaction, etc.
• Promote, develop and manage highly effective partnerships working with internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve business improvement.
• Manage the assurance programme, and undertake assurance testing.
• Budget management.
• Deputise for the Head of Estates Security Resilience as appropriate.
• Estates Security Resilience is a national service therefore the jobholder needs to undertake UK-wide travel to meet the requirements of the role. Travel and overnight stays will also be required for occasional attendance at management meetings, workshops and training.

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge and experience of operational security, security resilience and counter terrorism.
• A passion for operational security, security resilience and counter terrorism and for contributing towards delivering a forward-focused highly effective operational resilience and counter terrorism service.
• Excellent relationship builder, experienced working across all levels in an organisation.
• Ability to quickly analyse and interpret information, make sound informed decisions, engage stakeholders, and deliver business-focused solutions.
• Proactively keeps up-to-date with the latest relevant industry developments.
• Delivers exceptional customer service.
• A self-starter.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Office Closures

If your location preference is for the following site, it’s important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window)

This site is:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Leeds Location

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• 'Threat understanding’ from the Government Security Profession Framework

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.