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Are you experienced in working in an intelligence or national security related role?
Can you see the bigger picture?
Do you have excellent engagement skills with the ability to build and develop effective working relationships?
If so, then we would love for you to apply!
Job description
The Department for Transport (DfT) is looking for an intelligence professional to take a leading role in developing the departments engagements with the UK Intelligence Community and developing the use of intelligence across the department to support policy, crisis management and strategy. This role presents a valuable opportunity for someone looking to understand the real-world impacts of intelligence and supporting translation of intelligence assessments into tangible policy and operational decisions, within a department that is growing in its national security credentials. Previous occupants in the role have gone on to promotion in either policy or intelligence career pathways.
This role sits within the Intelligence and Threats Team (ITT), which itself is a part of the Transport Security Operation Centre (TSOC). TSOC is DfTs crisis management nerve centre, leading the department’s planning for and responses to major incidents which impact the transport network, both domestically and internationally. As TSOC leads on the department’s emergency response mechanisms, you will occasionally be required to participate in the department’s response to a security or civil contingencies incident. This could include out of hours working.
As part of ITT, you will support the department's security and resilience portfolios, ranging from counter terrorism and cyber security to hostile state threats. You will work with security and intelligence partners from across government to help mitigate risks to the UK’s transport sector, with ITT providing the vital links between many of these partners and the DfT.
The role requires DV clearance however candidates can onboard with SC Clearance and continue undergoing DV whilst in post. Should the successful candidate not obtain DV then there will be a requirement to be re-deployed to an alternative post should a position be available.
Responsibilities
Key accountabilities of the role include:
For an in-depth insight into the role please refer to the Role Profile.
Person specification
You will have excellent engagement skills and be someone who can build rapport quickly with others as you develop effective working relationships within the department and beyond. You will be a self-starter who can drive development of new, productive relationships and products. You will be able to integrate yourself into modal security teams, building up your credibility as an expert in intelligence and threat, whilst understanding their information requirements and translating these into intelligence requirements for partners.
Given the fast-paced evolution of threats, and the changing nature of transport systems, the post holder will need to be able to assimilate and communicate sensitive, sometimes technical, information to support risk mitigation and policy development. You will need to be a team player, who is able to understand TSOCs requirements and support other teams as required. As the team is responsible for the intelligence requirements of all teams across DfT, you will need the ability to see the big picture and understand how requirements across DfT fit together with each other and the wider HMG priorities and requirements.
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