Overview

Band / Grade

C

Post Type

Fixed Term

Working Pattern

Full Time

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Length of employment

Fixed term to the end of July 2022, with the possibility of extension and/or permanency

Salary

£26,715 – £30,370 (Pay on promotion applies)

Leave entitlement

Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata

Pension

Civil Service Pension Scheme

Closing Date

24/01/2022, 23:55

The Personnel Security Team has been established within the Parliamentary Security Department to mitigate the risk of workers exploiting their legitimate access to The Palace of Westminster for unauthorised purposes. Parliament requires everyone working on the parliamentary estate or who has access to the Parliamentary network to undergo HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks and National Security Vetting.

The Role

The Security Vetting and Pass Officer is responsible for working with other team members to process security applications and issue physical security passes. This involves entering data into a databases, chasing information missing on applications and responding to telephone and email enquiries. The pass issuing offices are open between 8am and 6pm.

Candidate requirements

The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:

An understanding of national security vetting and BPSS (baseline personnel security standard) checks and the systems/processes used to undertake these tasks.

Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills with a confident manner to be able to think quickly, react appropriately with all stakeholders in a potentially challenging environment, whilst keeping principles of equality and diversity in mind.

Aptitude for completing administrative tasks accurately and at pace, whilst having a “can-do” attitude with the flexibility to switch tasks to achieve team goals when under pressure within a complex, demanding and rapidly changing administrative office environment.

Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively both orally and in writing

The shortlisting panel will assess only criteria 1 to 3 on application forms.

Next Steps

More information and the full criteria can be found within the Job Description.

If you are interested in this role, we would love to see your application!

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Security Vetting and Pass Officer