Senior Physical Security Manager

City Of London, England, United Kingdom

11/28/2024

The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people. It is an historic institution with a rich history (over 325 years old), and important standing in UK public life. The Bank of England is a diverse organisation which benefits from different ideas being created by people from different backgrounds. Each of its 6,000 plus people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Security Operations Manager to manage the day-to-day operations of our Physical Security teams. The post plays a vital role in ensuring that the Bank of England's unique requirements for physical security are met, and that our premises and people are as safe as they can be.

Central Operations is part of the wider Central Services area at the heart of the Bank and is integral to enabling the Bank to deliver its mission. We are responsible for creating and maintaining safe, sustainable, and collaborative environments, across all Bank locations. This includes fundamental services including Security, soft and hard facilities management, property maintenance and projects, procurement, managing the banks environmental policy and green commitments, as well as large projects including planning for the Banks future property needs.

We are a high performing team that has responsibility for delivering sustainable value for money solutions through strong supplier management and customer service. As part of this, our security teams have the vital role of safeguarding our people, buildings and assets.

The Bank offers enjoy flexible working opportunities, a strong sense of community and well-being, and a collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK. All of which add up to make the Bank a hugely rewarding place to work.

The Senior Physical Security Operations manager will oversee day to day Security Operations across all Bank of England Sites. They will own the continued development of Standard Operating procedures and contingency plans; provide direction to operational managers and teams to deliver these effectively; and monitor the effective delivery of physical security performance targets.

The role is suited to someone who has deep physical security and operational security experience, who has ideally worked in an organisation facing a range of security threats across multiple sites. You will also have experience in incident management and testing of security solutions. You will work closely with the security leadership team members and key stakeholders throughout the Bank, including Property, Customer banking and the Notes divisions. You will play a key role in providing assurance to seniors in the Bank on the robustness of physical security across all Bank sites. As such, the roleholder will probably spend most of their time working in the main premises of the Bank, primarily in London but also spending time in the growing Leeds office.

About the Role:

* Oversee the continued development of physical security standards, procedures, and contingency plans. Provide monitoring and testing to ensure their operational effectiveness and to address changing risks.

* Manage day to day operations to ensure that the physical security team diligently provide a high-visibility presence that reassures visitors and staff; manages incidents; and safeguards against terrorist or criminal activity, disorder, and hostile reconnaissance.

* Provide proactive line management of two Security Managers across multiple sites and drive the performance of an operational team of c100 staff (including a security supply chain) so that security actions, improvements, and issues are addressed effectively.

* Oversee Security services contracts with external providers, including the day-to-day supplier relationship, to ensure that service level agreements and KPIs are delivered effectively.

* Oversee compliance of physical security training regimes.

* Assist the Head of Physical Security in delivering the function's aims and objectives, including setting staff objectives and tasking.

* Support the Bank of England's wider security programme by working closely with our Security leadership team to help ensure security operations respond effectively to changing threats.

* Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure security operations are effective and meet the Banks need.

Role Responsibilities:

The successful role holder will have broad existing knowledge and experience of physical security and management of operational teams. The role holder will be able to work independently, managing and developing an effective, efficient and successful physical security team. The Role holder will support the Bank senior security management in all matters relating to Physical security.

The successful roleholder will ensure robust security practices are in place and followed, and be ready to adapt and react to any security incidents that may occur.

The roleholder will build a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the physical security requirements for both the premises and staff of a nationally and international important Central Bank and ensure that understanding is maintained and current so that the physical security provision at the Bank is effective and appropriate.

The Bank supports hybrid working for its staff, supporting Working from Home where it is appropriate to do so. The roleholder could work from home on occasion but it is worth being clear that the nature of this role would require the role holder to spend a majority of their time working onsite in the main Bank premises, primarily in London but also periodically in the growing office in Leeds.

Role Requirements:

Minimum Criteria

* Experience of physical security and management of operational teams

* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate security concepts and build security capabilities within teams.

Essential Criteria

* Experienced knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, with a strong understanding security principles, concepts, and best practices

* Experience with technical physical security design; risk assessment and audit/inspection.

* Experience in evaluation and report writing.

* Strong knowledge of security threats and attack vectors with appropriate remediation methods

Desirable Criteria

* Experience in defence and security, government, and/or major organisations with complex security requirements and procedures.

This is a people management role. You will be responsible for day to day management of the team and for defining roles and responsibilities. You will develop your team through sharing information effectively, coaching and communicating a clear vision to ensure that your staff are productive, engaged and motivated to deliver the area's aims. This will include setting clear goals and smart stretching objectives that are aligned to those of the team, division and directorate. You will also be responsible for managing all staff-related matters that may arise including performance, absence and sickness.



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Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

This role offers a salary as follows:

London circa £61,230 - £70,650

Leeds circa £55,150 - £65,000

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.

This role closes on 15th Dec.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience of physical security and management of operational teams
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate security concepts and build security capabilities within teams.