UK Security Vetting Officer Higher Executive Officer About

UK Security Vetting Officer Higher Executive Officer

About Benefits Who are UK Security Vetting? United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) launched on 1 January Opportunity 2017 following the requirement in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review to establish a single provider of government National Security Vetting Services. The Process The Person The Role It brought together the well respected vetting organisations of the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting, and Foreign and Commonwealth Services National Security Vetting. UKSV has a mandate to establish a single vetting database, portable vetting and standardised pricing across government. UKSV aims to operate as a highly efficient and customer focused organisation.

About Benefits Where are we based? The Process The Person The Role Opportunity UKSV have a number of staff based across the United Kingdom working in central office, satellite locations with key partners and home workers. The bulk of UKSV staff however work in our main offices in York and Milton Keynes: UK Security Vetting Building 107 Imphal Barracks York YO 10 4 AS UK Security Vetting Hanslope Park Milton Keynes MK 19 7 BH

About Who are the Vetting Officers? Benefits The primary role of the Vetting Officer is to conduct vetting interviews on behalf of UKSV. The information obtained at interview provides a significant contribution towards the security assessment of the suitability of a person to have authorised access to sensitive government The Role Opportunity information and protectively marked assets. Vetting interviews are undertaken with individuals at all levels across government, the MOD, police forces, defence industry and members of the general public. These interviews may be conducted within official establishments or private homes. This home-based role may involve frequent travel across your team area as well as undertaking detached duty across the UK, and occasionally overseas, necessitating overnight stays. The successful candidate must be able to commit to regular travel outside the SE or TN postcodes The Process The Person (including overnight stays) and to complete a minimum of two periods of detached duty per reporting year. We are strongly encouraging applications from suitable candidates who reside within a 10 mile radius of any SE or TN Postcode.

About Benefits Why join UK Security Vetting? Opportunity The values in UKSV are aligned to the Civil Service core values of Honesty, Integrity, Impartiality and Objectivity. Our UKSV values are the standards that we work to every day to The Role ensure that we provide the best service for our customers, colleagues and our partners in the wider security community. The Process The Person Our values help give us a sense of identity as an organisation.

About Benefits Opportunity The Role The Person The Process Why join UK Security Vetting? We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. When you join us you'll become part of an ever evolving and progressive organisation. We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference, and we want to ensure that all our staff are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do so. Joining UKSV will provide you with access to a number of career pathways, benefit packages and access to health and social wellbeing. Pensions All UKSV have access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme Promotion, Progression and Advancement Once you join the Civil Service you'll become part of a profession. Your profession offers networking opportunities, career routes, training and development programmes - and a real sense of belonging. There's also scope to work in other professions. So whatever your passion, to specialise or try something new, there's a path for you Sports and Recreational Associations CSSC Sports & Leisure promotes fulfilling lifestyles by providing sport and leisure opportunities to over 120, 000 members. Childcare support schemes We offer support with childcare and holiday play schemes costs by providing childcare vouchers for staff who meet the eligibility criteria. Occupational Health referrals are used to ensure that our work doesn’t affect our health, and visa versa. We can offer OH referrals to all employees who need one. Flexible Working The Government wants to see all employers making flexible working a reality by advertising all jobs as flexible, unless there are solid business reasons not to. UKSV supports a range of flexible working patterns to enable staff to balance home and work responsibilities, and we treat people fairly irrespective of their working arrangements. Display Screen Equipment Assessments We offer DSE assessments to employees working with Display Screen Equipment to ensure that their workstation is set up in a way that does not endanger their health. Reasonable Adjustments We will consider any workplace adjustments to enable applicants with a disability or impairment to meet the requirements of the post and strive to go beyond our legal requirements under the Equality Act 2010. Other Benefits As a Civil Servant, you will have access to several other benefits: • Benenden Health • The Civil Service Insurance Society • The Charity for Civil Servants • Civil Service Learning

About Benefits Opportunity The Role The Person The Process Equality, Inclusion and Diversity The Cabinet Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We will not discriminate on grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated. Assessment for recruitment, selection, appraisal, training and career progression purposes is based both on the individual’s ability and suitability for the work. We are committed to providing all staff with opportunities to maximise their skills and achieve their potential, offering flexible working arrangements wherever possible. As public authorities departments have statutory duties placed on them that require them to promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination. We expect all staff to assist the department in meeting these obligations. All staff should have due regard for the need to promote good relations between individuals from different groups and work towards achieving equality of opportunity for all. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all applicants with a disability or impairment who provide evidence of meeting the minimum essential requirements necessary for the post.

About Benefits Opportunity The Role • Vetting Officer Location The Process The Person The Role • Home-based within a 10 mile radius of any SE or TN postcode Grade • Higher Executive Officer

About Benefits As a Vetting Officer, your responsibilities will include: The Process The Person The Role Opportunity The Role Description • Research and prepare effectively, whilst maintaining the co-operation and goodwill of the interviewee. • Arrange and conduct interviews in accordance with all UKSV processes and instructions. • Report on the outcome of the interview and provide a fair and unbiased assessment and recommendation in the format detailed in the UKSV instructions. • Inform relevant managers soon as possible of any problems or contentious issues arising from the interview. • Manage, organise, and maintain accurate and efficient personal administration systems in order that the case load/workload can be and managed economically within the target dates/timescales allowed. • Complete all administrative procedures as required by VO Standard Instructions. • Participate fully in quarterly area forums to share best practice. • Any other reasonable tasks allocated by line manager or countersigning officer.

About The Person Specification The Process The Person The Role Opportunity Benefits As a Vetting Officer within UK Security Vetting, we are looking for people who have the following expertise and attributes: • • Excellent investigative interviewing skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high standard of personal qualities such as tact, sensitivity and ease of establishing rapport with others, together with an understanding of life experience and diversity issues are required • An interest in and empathy with people, which will elicit sensitive information that is being sought and sometimes suppressed • Excellent computer skills • Highly motivated and flexible approach • Ability to work independently • High standard of written communication skills with an eye for detail • Understanding of risk assessment including analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills • Comfortable to challenge constructively and able to work effectively at all levels in the organisation • Must be customer focussed • Able to accept, understand drive change • Team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security clearance needed is Developed Vetting. Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.

About Benefits Opportunity The Role The Person The Process Experience When looking at your experience, we are looking for examples of things you have previously achieved or your knowledge in a particular field which is relevant to the job role. Essential: • Driving license Desirable: • Up to date with interviewing techniques and practices • Knowledge of Vetting services and policy across Government • Understanding of wider Government policies and structures in Personnel Security

About Benefits Opportunity The Role Success Profiles We will be utilising the Civil Service Success Profiles to attract and retain people of talent and experience from a range of sectors and walks of life, in line with the commitment in the Civil Service Workforce Plan. The elements that will be utilised for this role are: Behaviours – the actions and activities that people do which result in effective performance in a job. Experience – the knowledge or mastery of an activity or subject gained through involvement in or exposure to it. The Process The Person Ability – the aptitude or potential to perform to the required standard. Full details of Success Profiles can be found at: Success Profiles

About Behaviours Benefits We will be testing the following behaviours on the framework for the grade – Higher Executive Officer Opportunity Application and Interview The Role Application and Interview The Process The Person Application and Interview If there a large number of applicants, only the lead behaviour of Making Effective Decisions will be assessed at sift.

About Benefits Opportunity The Role The Selection Process Applicants apply via Civil Service Jobs Candidates will need to complete the online ability test/s Applications will be sifted by a panel who will ensure that the behaviours and experience meet the required standard. If we receive a significant number of applications, only the lead behaviour of Making Effective Decisions will be assessed at sift, as well as experience The Process The Person If successful at sift, you may be invited to an initial telephone interview to assess your suitability for the role Those selected to progress to the next stage will be invited to an assessment centre. This will comprise of practical’s such as conducting an interview, writing a report and a behaviours based interview. Please note that candidates must be successful at each stage to progress to the next.