STRAP Security Officer

Job summary

Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives right across the UK.

Jobs at the Treasury are fast-paced, fun and can offer unparalleled perspective – not least the opportunity to advise Ministers on the decisions which directly determine the UK’s prosperity. Deep in our DNA is a commitment to empowering our people: maximising individual and collective impact, with interesting work no matter your role or seniority.

Day-to-day you could be supporting Ministers to decide the right level of a specific tax or line of government spending; helping maintain the stability of financial markets; analysing the long-term trends impacting the future of the economy; or enabling this work as part of our vital corporate functions.

We are a high-performing department and proud to have outstanding staff from a wide range of backgrounds. We are also a friendly, inclusive and sociable workplace that prides itself on fostering great team spirit. Our two largest offices are 1 Horse Guards Road in London, opposite St James’ Park, and the Darlington Economic Campus, which also contains eight other departments. We work seamlessly across all our sites, including Norwich, Birmingham and Leeds, as one Treasury.

We are both a 1,000-year-old institution and dynamic, forward-looking economics and finance ministry, with a strong direction set by our organisational strategy, the Future Treasury Vision. The 21st century offers huge opportunities and poses new challenges for the UK. Working at the Treasury is your chance to help the country chart the right course.

Job description

This post manages the secure administration and control of the HMT STRAP service, ensuring that HMT staff can access sensitive material and facilities quickly, reliably and securely. You will deliver a critical, efficient STRAP service to the user community and provide a dedicated reference point for STRAP-related matters.

The key responsibilities of this role are to;

• Provide secure administrative management, storage and control of all HMT STRAP facilities and the sensitive material held within, protecting STRAP assets by implementing and monitoring robust access control procedures and ensuring the facilities and equipment are maintained
• Develop effective working relationships with the various STRAP authorities and work collaboratively with the wider STRAP community and across the government security function, analysing information, establishing resilience processes and providing informed guidance
• Deliver a quality induction service to users, providing professional system training to staff at all levels of seniority, including Director Generals and Ministers
• Support good information management compliance in HMT, supervising the use of, and actions taken on, highly classified security documentation

We would love to hear from you if you have a genuine interest in security and improving departmental security culture. Experience of working within a STRAP environment would be a significant advantage and having experience of security in government is beneficial. We welcome applications from anyone who can bring transferable skills from other fields or sectors.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be an excellent communicator with a proactive, customer-focused approach, able to lead, and work within, a small team
• Be able to build effective relationships, engage and negotiate with key stakeholders and staff at all levels of seniority
• Have a proactive approach towards staff engagement and to demonstrating the highest standards of security behaviours, with the ability to develop and/or follow security processes and policies
• Have an analytical approach and the ability to make effective decisions, resolve problems and identify areas for improvement
• Have a team player attitude, encouraging collaborative team and cross-department working and demonstrating a commitment to developing others
• Develop and manage candidate vetting applications and oversee the entire vetting process.
• Manage and triage inboxes, ensuring emails are directed to the appropriate team members.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and collaborate with the team to improve procedures.

DV security clearance is required for this role. If DV security clearance is not already held the successful candidate will be required to successfully complete the DV security clearance process before starting in post. This process could take around six months to complete.

In order to meet the nationality requirement for access to STRAP material this post is open to UK nationals only.

The successful candidate will need to reside within a 1.5-hour travel distance to the Darlington office for the provision of emergency STRAP assistance as required.

If you would like further details regarding the role prior to the closing date, please email [email removed]

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Person specification

Application Form

Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 750-word setting out how you meet the shortlisting criteria below. Your CV and employment history won’t be scored. It’s used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.

The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

• Be an excellent communicator with a proactive, customer-focused approach, able to lead, and work within, a small team
• Be able to build effective relationships, engage and negotiate with key stakeholders and staff at all levels of seniority
• Have a proactive approach towards staff engagement and to demonstrating the highest standards of security behaviours, with the ability to develop and/or follow security processes and policies

Interview Stage

If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Experience
• Behaviours:
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,310, HM Treasury contributes £8,780 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
• Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
• Advance Schemes & Discounts - Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discou