Head of Security Incident Response and Operational Liaison

The Judicial Office (JO) reports and is accountable to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ) and was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.

We are an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the MoJ. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work where we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the MoJ. The JO has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.

Judicial Security Office

This is an exciting time to join the JO, helping to establish a new, dedicated, intelligence-led Judicial Security Office, which will be responsible for leading on out-of-court/hearing centre judicial security.

With the risk/threat landscape evolving, you will lead a team that will work alongside Judicial HR, HMCTS, and a wide network of national security, law enforcement and Government partners to identify, assess and respond to a broad range of security threats, helping to protect those at the heart of the justice system.

Delivered through three specialist teams, the Judicial Security Office will support around 24,000 judicial office holders, including judges, magistrates and tribunal members across England and Wales.

This is a great opportunity to join a new and growing function, with a high-profile mission: safeguarding judicial independent by ensuring judicial office holders receive the security support they need, when they need it, in an increasingly complex threat environment., This role offers the opportunity to make a direct contribution to judicial independence and the effective administration of justice by helping ensure that judicial office holders can carry out their duties safely and confidently., The Head of Security Incident Response and Operational Liaison will lead their team’s delivery of the following core services:

o Entry point and triage: Support delivery of a 24/7/365 response service: including receiving and recording relevant information; making an initial assessment of the nature, severity and potential impact of the incident/concern, considering threats, vulnerabilities and associated risks; advising judicial office holders on any next steps; and liaising with the appropriate operational partner(s) to take any action(s).

o Key point of contact for judicial office holders reporting security incidents, concerns or threats: Maintain ongoing contact with judicial office holders throughout the lifecycle of incidents, ensuring they are informed, supported and updated as appropriate.

o Liaison with operational partners: This will involve:

. Building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with key operational partners including the police, other law enforcement agencies, the National Protective Security Authority, intelligence agencies, HMCTS, MoJ, and the Government Security Group; and

. Requesting that operational partners investigate and mitigate security incidents/concerns.

• Procuring close protection: Where proportionate, request the provision of close protection officers for specific events, temporary periods, or on a longer-term basis for some judicial office holders at highest risk.

• Build and lead a high-performing team initially comprising 1 x SEO and 1 x HEO.

• Within six months, support the Head of the Judicial Security Office to conduct a review of the team’s demand, threat and risk to determine whether it needs to be scaled up.

• Set strategic direction for the team.

• Play an active role in the Judicial Security Office’s senior management team.

• Promote an inclusive culture within the team and the wider Judicial Security Office.

• Contribute to the wider development and success of the Judicial Security Office, and the Judicial Office overall.

• Build collaborative relationships with the judiciary, HMCTS, MoJ, law enforcement and other security organisations.

• Participate in an on-call rota for the wider Judicial Security Office to support the 24/7/365 incident response service. Any relevant MoJ allowance and overtime policies will apply, where appropriate., There may be a need to attend meetings with the judiciary before or after court (before 9.30am and after 4.30pm) so there will be the need for flexibility in this regard.

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant’s skills, and potential fit within our organisation. This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

The selection process for this role will be, The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) - See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on ‘modernised’ terms in their current post or onto ‘unmodernised’ MoJ terms if they are on ‘unmodernised’ terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy., As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

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Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are ‘at risk of redundancy’.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion., A sift based on the lead behaviour, Leadership, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered. Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace Experience We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods CV or Work History Evidence of Experience CV or Work History

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates Expected Mid September Behaviours Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace Strengths Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here. Level of security checks required Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)

• Experience of leading and developing staff.

• Experience working in a personal security, risk, resilience, investigations, law enforcement or operational response environment.

• Experience of working in and contributing to an inclusive and collaborative working culture.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to develop productive relationships across organisational boundaries.

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and confidently.

• Ability to provide clear, balanced and proportionate advice to a range of stakeholders.

• Ability to remain calm, resilient and professional when responding to sensitive or challenging situations.

• CTC clearance will be required when taking up post. SC or DV clearance may be required in due course.

• If not already a member, willing to work towards becoming a member of the Security Institute.

Desirable Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• Membership of the Security Institute

The national salary range is £58,511 - £65,329, London salary range is £63,343 - £70,725. Your salary will be dependent on your base location, The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Eligibility

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners’ rules.

Support

• A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
• Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
• For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
• Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
• Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

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