JOB PROFILE
JOB TITLE
JOB GRADE
DEPARTMENT
JOB FAMILY
FUNCTION OF
DEPARTMENT
Security Desk Officer
(Stabilisation Unit)
5
CHASE Operations Team, London, UK
Security/Operations
Crown Agents is contracted by the Department for International
Development (DFID) and the Stabilisation Unit (SU) to provide an
operational team delivering humanitarian and stabilisation services
worldwide.
ORGANISATION CHART Attached/Available on request
MAIN JOB PURPOSE
The primary objective is to support the Operational Security Advisors (OSAs) to
provide security risk assurance for Stabilisation Unit deployments into hostile and
semi-hostile environments. This London-based post will carry out information
gathering, coordination, continuity and liaison tasks, increasing the capacity of the
Stabilisation Unit (SU) to provide appropriate risk assessment and security to
deployed staff, consultants, contractors and Deployable Civilian Experts (DCEs)
and other SU activities.
MAIN
The post-holder will:
RESPONSIBILITIES OF
 Draft Safety and Security Instructions (SSIs) for high-risk deployments
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for finalisation by an OSA and approval by risk owners.
 Ensure that the Travel Risk Assessment (TRA) Process is carried out on
time for each deployment.
 Arrange and record security briefings and debriefings as required by
OSAs.
 Maintain and distribute the Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS)
risk register.
 Monitor threat reporting from open and restricted sources. Highlight to
OSAs any relevant or noteworthy developments or potential security
issues.
 Liaise as appropriate with external security stakeholders, e.g. the FCO
Estates and Security Directorate (ESD), UN, EU and FCO overseas
security officials over security matters affecting the SU.
 Other tasks as directed by OSAs.
FINANCIAL AUTHORITY
REPORTING
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As per the Group Policy and Delegation Rules
The adviser will report to the Senior Operational Security Advisor (SU).
COMPETENCY PROFILE
COMPETENCY PROFILE
JOB TITLE
JOB GRADE
DEPARTMENT/COMPANY/OFFICE
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CLUSTER
COMPETENCY
Management of Work
Security Desk Officer (Stabilisation Unit)
5
CHASE Operations Team, London, UK
Commercial Sense
Client Centred
Planning & Implementing
Quality Focus
Knowledge & Information Sharing
Technical Capability
Personal Effectiveness Communication
Analytical & Innovative Thinking
Decision Making
Personal Intelligence
Leadership & Management
People Development
JOB SPECIFICS & CIRCUMSTANCE:
Requirement
Qualification
Experience
Circumstance
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Level
 Degree level education
 Clearance to at least SC is essential, with a willingness to be
cleared to DV if not already so cleared.
 Proven ability to carry out efficient administration with a high
degree of accuracy and reliability.
 Good inter-personal skills including ability to communicate
complex procedures and situations to varied
stakeholders/clients
 Strong briefing skills.
 Ability to produce accurate, well-written and well-presented
documents.
 Ability to work to tight deadlines, to cope with multiple
simultaneous tasks involving multiple stakeholders, and to
keep calm under pressure.
 Ability to problem-solve and to take initiative, while making
good judgements as to when to ask for management guidance
or approval.
 Outstanding organisational skills in terms of planning,
managing information, controlling timelines and meeting
deadlines
 Proven ability to deal with a varied, demanding, often
conflicting and rapidly changing workload.
 Experience of security-related work or unstable security
environments would be an advantage.
Level
The post-holder must be willing to deploy to hostile environments,
sometimes at short notice.