Overview
Chief Security Officer Jobs in Greater Nottingham at Government Property Agency
Title: Chief Security Officer
Company: Government Property Agency
Location: Greater Nottingham
To lead the holistic security function across the GPA and the central government estate, delivering continuous improvement and minimising risk.
You will lead the GPA security function working across the organisation, its commercial partners and wider government. You will understand the key security, statutory, commercial and financial issues, and use this information to assess and manage the risks to our client departments and to our own internal security posture.
You will partner and work closely with and advise senior colleagues in GPA’s major projects, building services, technology,HR and other teams to ensure that security standards are maintained and that the security aspects of GPA’s major projects and property management role are enabled. A vital part of the role will be leading on security risk management and assurance to protect our people, information and assets. This includes all aspects of security including cyber and physical.
You will work in matrix fashion with security colleagues embedded in our workplace services and capital projects teams who also manage the security capabilities provided by our strategic partners.
You will have a good understanding of security issues in a forming organisation bringing the expertise and leadership to mature and manage the holistic security function across a very large and complex estate.
You will educate and communicate on security issues across government demonstrating thought leadership in security and operational resilience.
We are aiming to recruit people from diverse backgrounds to make sure we have a wide range of skills to strengthen our security capability across government. We value the fact that our different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences and ways of working produce a more effective team.
If you have a passion for security and are driven by the challenge of needing to influence and lead at both the strategic and operational levels of security, this role is for you.
This challenge is likely to be simulating and unique in many ways. If you are keen to expand your skills and experience in the sector, we offer a range of exciting training and development opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the GPA security function, assessing security maturity, developing security strategy that fits the needs of the business and lead the delivery of a suite of security policies, culture and awareness programmes and communication strategy. Establish security governance arrangements, security assurance framework and ensure the security function has a sustainable finance model.
Lead a small team directly and work in matrix fashion across a wider team of experts in physical, cyber, operational and personnel security domains, working across the organisation to build unity of purpose and common culture. Build close, trusted and mutually beneficial relationships with ExCo Directors and the Board to coordinate the delivery of client outcomes whilst protecting the organisation.
Lead on complex Personnel Security matters, including the establishment of processes to better manage Insider Threat and the implementation of a robust security communications strategy to ensure that staff know what is expected of them.
Advise on security issues related both to the building of new sites and proportionate controls to protect people, assets and our buildings – and operational security in the day t…
