Become part of the team

At PA we are proud of the work we do to protect our clients and their citizens. Aspects of this are inevitably sensitive and we therefore have a number of working areas at our Melbourn office that are approved by UK Government for secure work to be performed, our Secure Working Environments (or SWEs). Understandably there are additional processes and regulations that we need to adhere to for the SWEs and which the projects that use them must comply with.
The Compliance Officer will be responsible for the continued operation of the SWE spaces and administrative support to the projects that use them. The role is essential to PA delivering great work for key clients.
Key accountabilities:

• Providing an end to end service for all project administration for classified work
• Managing classified materials: to include, registration, maintenance, governance, audit & destruction
• Arrangement and liaison point of all secure internal and external visits into the SWE
• Arranging and administering secure transportation of materials to/from various secure sites
• Central to the role is the provision of high levels of support to all SWE room users including:

• Responding quickly and concisely to all resource requests
• Responding efficiently to internal/external clients
• In parallel it is to ensure that the SWEs meet HMG requirements including:
• Ensuring complete compliance with HMG process & policy and escalating any issues of non-compliance/risk to the Security Controller
• Ensuring HMG inspection records and registers remain exemplary
• Ensuring SWE Users have up to date information relating to admin & IT procedures within the HMG arena
• To be an initial point of contact in the event of any secure incident
• To take a central role in incident management in the event of any secure incident
• To continuously improve the facilities, systems and processes for operating in the SWEs
• Share out of hours Duty Manager responsibilities

What we're looking for

• Adaptable, flexible and pragmatic
• Determined self-starter, with drive and initiative, prepared to challenge
• Inspire confidence at senior business level with a professional approach
• Effective communicator (in person and in writing) able to argue a case coherently and persuasively at all levels
• Strong attention to detail and process orientated
• Complete discretion shown always. Known for doing the right thing not the easy thing
• Well organised and able to work on a variety of concurrent tasks and deliver against deadlines
• Working effectively, sensitively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders

Please note. Due to the level of security clearance required for this particular role, applicants must be sole British national and hold or be able to achieve an HMG security clearance.
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Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Interest free season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Company pension scheme
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Life and Income protection insurance
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
• Additional optional benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance)

About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.
As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 3,200 specialists in consumer, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Europe, and the Nordics.
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