Business Continuity and Protective Security Officer

Location: The locations for this role are Newport and Titchfield (Fareham).

We operate an adaptable hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations and working between office and remote throughout the week. As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement.

Salary: £28,138

Working Patterns: Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

This role forms part of the Protective Security & Business Resilience Operations Team within the Security and Information Management Division. It reports the Business Continuity & Crisis management Lead who report to the Head of Protective Security & Business Resilience operations.

The primary focus of the role is providing advice, guidance and oversight Business continuity, with Secondary focus of Incident & Crisis Management within ONS. Key outcomes from the role are advice and quality assurance and the effective delivery of the ONS Business Continuity integrated into ONS business operations, verifying the effectiveness of organisation wide security and business continuity measures and effective response to security incidents and business disruptions impacting the delivery of prioritised ONS outputs. The role will also have Physical Security responsibilities at ONS Sites.

The role includes development opportunities and you will be supported to work towards a formal qualification with the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

What are we looking for?

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills

• Self motivated, proactive & able to work independently

• Keen to learn & develop professionally

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

• Ability to work under pressure & manage competing priorities

In return, we offer you:

• Hybrid working and flexi-time so you can work around your life, not the other way around!

• A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 29%

• A choice of working patterns for 95% of roles: full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job-share.

• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)

• Opportunities to learn new technology & skills on the job, utilising blocked out Protected Learning Time in your weekly schedule and taking advantage of the support of our Communities of Practice

• Employee Assistance Programmes

• Diversity Network Groups

• Mental Health Allies

• Civil Service Sports and Social club

• Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service in addition to 9 public holidays