part time security officer jobs

Salary

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

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

Darlington, Edinburgh, Jarrow, London, Manchester, Newport, Sheffield

Region

Greater Manchester, London, North East, Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire and the Humber

Closing Date

21-Jan-2026

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

Grade 7

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

13279

Job description

Overview of Security and Information Directorate (SID)

SID is part of the Service Transformation Group. The Group oversees the building of a strategic vision for modernising and digitising our legacy systems, generating a coordinated plan across the MoJ and its agencies for transformation, and tracking delivery of this transformation.

Security and information management are fundamental building blocks of enabling the department to deliver. We have highly skilled experts working collaboratively with the department, Government Security Group, Government Knowledge and Information Management profession and other partners to enable the whole of the MoJ to function securely, lawfully and transparently.

We identify, manage, and mitigate MoJ’s security, data protection and information risks, and provide assurance against those risks. We’re also home to the Counter Fraud Centre of Expertise. Part of our mission is to up-skill the department so that security becomes second nature to our people and partners.

Team Profile

Security and Counter Fraud work as part of the Security Information Directorate to keep the MoJ and its people safe and secure. We cover:

• Group Security (including Personnel and Physical Security)
• Security Governance and Portfolio
• Counter Fraud Centre of Expertise
• The Office of the Chief Security Officer

The responsibilities of the Personnel security team are:

• Deliver a high-quality National Security Vetting (NSV) service to ensure timely and accurate clearances.
• Manage personnel security risks through effective handling of cases within the NSV Aftercare process.
• Coordinate and oversee Overseas Security Travel Requests, ensuring compliance with security policy.
• Lead and develop the Insider Risk Programme, driving initiatives to identify and mitigate internal risk.

Advise on and enhance personnel security policies, processes, and guidance, collaborating with stakeholders to manage risks and support Ministry of Justice staff.

Job Summary

As Insider Risk Lead, you will drive a transformative programme that supports the Ministry of Justice’s five-year Insider Risk Strategy. This is a cross-discipline role, which considers more than security, it’s about shaping a culture of trust, resilience, and collaboration across the organisation. You will lead a change programme designed to proactively manage insider risk, reduce vulnerabilities, and protect what matters most.

You will champion a data-driven approach that turns insight into action. From building a strong stakeholder community and embedding governance structures, to driving innovation and improving working environments, your leadership will ensure insider risk management becomes a shared responsibility across MoJ.

You will work ly with and be line managed by the G7 Personnel Security Lead, to deliver a proactive, integrated personnel security and insider risk capability across the Ministry of Justice.

This is an opportunity to lead an exciting programme and ensure the MoJ’s approach to insider risk management is aligned with best practise.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

Insider Risk Programme

• Lead the Insider Risk Programme: delivering strategic objectives and providing expert insight to strengthen organisational security and manage risk effectively

• Programme Governance and Delivery: Establish and maintain robust structures to oversee transition planning, and apply appropriate delivery methodologies across programme phases.

• Manage Risk and Change: Use Project Portfolio Management (PPM) principles to identify and mitigate risks, manage interdependencies, and deliver an integrated end-to-end programme view.

Stakeholder Engagement and Governance

• Build an Insider Risk Community: Develop and maintain a multi-disciplinary insider risk stakeholder community, driving collaboration and alignment across teams.

• Improve Compliance: Work with stakeholders to improve and maintain compliance with the Government’s Personnel Security Standards.

• Insider Risk Governance: Develop and lead insider risk governance groups to steer strategic priorities, embed a collaborative approach to risk, and leverage data insights to target areas of concern

Insider Risk management

• Champion Data-Driven Insights: Direct analytical work to identify insider risk trends, enabling proactive and wellbeing-led risk reduction.

• Insider Risk Assessments: Oversee critical asset, insider risk and role-based risk assessments for MoJ HQ, ensuring processes safeguard the organisation.

Leadership and Continuous Improvement

· Empower a High-Performing Team: Manage a team of around 6 staff, including direct line management of 4 · SEOs, setting clear objectives and promoting collaboration.

• Develop Capability and drive innovation: Champion professional development and resilience, encouraging a strong, supportive culture and coaching future security professionals.

• • Maintain Agility and Resilience: Align with evolving priorities and provide leadership cover, as necessary to guarantee continuity of critical personnel security functions.

This list is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements w 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, w 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.

Benefits

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.

T 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. T 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.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

• To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk);
• To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);
To the Civil Service Commission (details available
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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 wver 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.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference 13279

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Please quote the job reference

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Interview Dates

Expected 9th-13th February

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