Senior Vetting Officer

A member of the ESG Directorate, responsible for security vetting and arrangements, ensuring compliance with customer and UK legislative requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Own the development and delivery of security screening and vetting processes in line with UK legislative requirements
• Manage the performance of the NSV process, overseeing caseloads of Vetting Officer(s), assess validity of vetting applications to ensure delivery of a timely and efficient service
• Manage complex or contentious cases to deliver appropriate risk-based vetting decisions
• Arrange and facilitate applicant interviews to clarify information, examine documentation and ensure rationale of vetting decisions
• Be knowledgeable in the latest policy and legislation, ensuring team members have correct awareness of vetting practices
• Represent NPL at relevant meetings, including the NPL Personnel Security Working Group, exchanging information and contribute to the ongoing maintenance of vetting procedures
• Oversee aftercare incidents and develop aftercare management processes ensuring validity of NSV Clearances
• Perform duties of Corporate STRAPSO providing oversight of NPL’s high risk, high reward operations
• Support wider Security team deliverables as necessary
• Responsible for taking reasonable duty of care for Health & Safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and always follow direct instructions given with regards to Health & Safety

It’s likely that you’ve had experience of handling complex vetting issues and developing processes and procedures to support the wider security function. You have worked as part of a wider team but can also manage and co-ordinate your own workload. What’s more you will be pragmatic, detail-focussed and an excellent communicator. Beyond that, we’re looking for someone who’ll thrive in an environment like ours.

Essential skills and attributes include

• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management
• Strong organisation skills and able to work towards deadlines
• Experience of overseeing and managing a vetting function and developing relevant associated policy documentation and procedures
• Experience of delivering aftercare methodologies ensuring the through-life integrity of the clearance
• Uses discretion, integrity and sensitivity when managing confidential security matters
• Be adaptable, driven, and autonomous with a Can-do attitude Strong organisational skills, able to work towards deadlines and balance conflicting priorities.
• Hold membership of a relevant body or association such as DISA or the Security Institute Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must have or be able to achieve DV Clearance.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical