Senior DSPT-CAF Compliance Advisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

Compliance Review: building personal expertise in the relevant regulatory and compliance obligations of the DSPT-CAF. Identifying gaps, shortfalls and other challenges for escalation to the Assistant Head DSPT-CAF Compliance.

Controls / Risk Mitigation: evaluating the effectiveness of UKHSA policies and controls in support of the DSPT-CAF. Providing meaningful, timely advice on how to improve these controls and mitigate DSPT-CAF compliance risks.

Communication: providing clear analysis and advice in written and verbal form that persuades colleagues, influences management and changes attitudes on compliance across a wide range of stakeholders and internal customers.

Work and Team Management: as part of the DSPT-CAF team, balancing multiple competing priorities, working with line management to identify new areas of focus and projects to progress.

Flexibility: being responsive to the needs of the Data and Cyber Security Directorate, Chief Data Officer Group and UKHSA. This may involve additional compliance and assurance related tasks as directed.

Please note, knowledge of the DSPT-CAF tool, or previous versions of the DSPT would be a distinct advantage but is not essential.

UKHSA is committed to fostering an environment that supports Diversity and Inclusion and all employees will be expected to contribute through their objectives to a positive working environment.

Essential Criteria:

• Compliance or assurance experience, including supporting reviews/investigations.
• Good knowledge and understanding of data protection law, including GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
• Established written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence attitudes on compliance and persuade others to do the right thing.
• Stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence and adapt communication style to suit the audience.
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Ability to deliver at pace, work independently using initiative when appropriate and effectively manage multiple competing priorities.
• IT skills and competence in core Microsoft apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of working well with others, operating with integrity and openness, valuing diversity, and respecting the contribution of others.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience using the DSPT-CAF toolkit or its predecessors.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills.
• Experience/knowledge of information security.
• Willingness to work towards a relevant qualification or professional membership e.g. of the International Association of Privacy Professionals would be desirable.

Selection Process Details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 8 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 750 word supporting statement.

This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and supporting statement will be marked together.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

The pile 'meets all essential criteria' will proceed to shortlisting.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the lead criteria of

• Compliance or assurance experience, including supporting reviews/investigations.
• Good knowledge and understanding of data protection law, including GDPR and the Data Protection Act.

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment.Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

Success profiles

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Behaviours, technical skills and experience will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Changing and Improving (Lead behaviour)
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Selection Process

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

Eligibility Criteria

External- Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our core HQs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London)

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard

Person Specification

Application form and supporting statement

• Application form and supporting statement

Behaviours

• Changing and Improving (Lead Behaviour)
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core HQs

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf)

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency