HM Treasury
STRAP Security Officer
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Do you have experience of working within a STRAP environment? If you have a genuine interest in security and improving departmental security culture, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Team
The Corporate Centre Group provides the strong foundations that enable Treasury Group to meet its goals and obligations. As experts in our field, we support, protect, and enhance Treasury Group at all levels, delivering corporate services guided by Treasury values to our customers in HM Treasury, our ALBs, central government, and the public. We are a diverse group, both in terms of our professions and in our ways of working. Our colleagues are based across 3 sites in London, Darlington, and Norwich.
The Corporate Centre Group consists of three core teams:
- People and Capability which covers HR and Learning and Development functions
- Finance including Exchequer Funds and Accounts
- Treasury Business Solutions including Technology, Estates, Security, and Information Management
The Department Security Unit (DSU) is a friendly, diverse team of individuals with expertise in cyber, information, personnel, resilience, and physical security.
About the Job
This post manages the secure administration and control of the HMT STRAP service, ensuring that HMT staff can access highly sensitive material and facilities quickly, reliably, and securely. You will deliver a critical, efficient STRAP service to the user community and provide a dedicated reference point for STRAP-related matters.
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In this role, you will:
- Provide secure administrative management, storage, and control of all HMT STRAP facilities and the highly sensitive material held within, protecting STRAP assets by implementing and monitoring robust access control procedures and ensuring the facilities and equipment are maintained
- Develop effective working relationships with the various STRAP authorities and work collaboratively with the wider STRAP community and across the government security function, analysing information, establishing resilience processes, and providing informed guidance
- Deliver a quality induction service to users, providing professional system training to staff at all levels of seniority, including Director Generals and Ministers
- Support good information management compliance in HMT, supervising the use of, and actions taken on, highly classified security documentation
About You
You will be an excellent communicator with a proactive, customer-focused approach, able to lead, and work within, a small team. Be able to build effective relationships, engage, and negotiate with key stakeholders and staff at all levels of seniority. Have a proactive approach towards staff engagement and to demonstrating the highest standards of security behaviours, with the ability to develop and/or follow security processes and policies. Have an analytical approach and the ability to make effective decisions, resolve problems, and identify areas for improvement. Have a team player attitude, encouraging collaborative team and cross-department working and demonstrating a commitment to developing others. Develop and manage candidate vetting applications and oversee the entire vetting process. Manage and triage inboxes, ensuring emails are directed to the appropriate team members. Ensure compliance with company policies and collaborate with the team to improve procedures.
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Some of the Benefits our people love!
- Generous Annual Leave – 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
- Outstanding Pension Scheme – Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28%
- Parental Leave Packages – Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working – Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
- Advance Schemes & Discounts – Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.
For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk.
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