Head of Incident Reporting and Information Sharing, Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

Would you like to work on the development and implementation of live legislation? Do you want to help to protect the delivery of the UK’s most essential services? If so, we are recruiting for a new G7 policy advisor to work on the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is a landmark piece of legislation that is currently making its way through Parliament. At its heart, the Bill is about making sure that the systems which support the UK’s most critical services are better protected than ever before against cyber-attacks and disruptions - ensuring that the taps keep running, lights stay on, hospitals keep operating. It does this by bringing more essential services and suppliers into scope of existing cyber regulation, expanding the types of incidents that need to be reported and creating new national security powers to address the most serious risks posed by cyber threats., To support the ongoing work on the Bill, we are looking to recruit a senior policy advisor (G7) to lead on the incident reporting and information sharing reforms we are introducing through the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. The role holder may also have oversight of additional measures, subject to further discussion and planning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Stewarding their allocated measures through parliament and developing supplementary policy that will be brought forward in secondary legislation.
• Briefing and advising ministers on bill measures, parliamentary strategy and proposals for the implementation of the Bill.
• Liaising closely with the NCSC to ensure that policy is informed by robust intelligence and technical expertise.
• Engaging closely with regulators, industry and other stakeholder groups to support the development of effective policy.

As a line manager, you will be responsible for working with your members of staff to define their objectives, as well as managing their development and performance., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace, Candidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify., * UK nationals

• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Do you have experience in Presentation skills?, * Previous experience of working in regulatory and/or cyber policy.

• Demonstrated excellence at working in technical policy areas.
• Experience of working at pace, delivering high-quality products to tight timescales, and responding flexibly to change.
• Excellent communicator with strong written and presentational skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working on legislation.
• Experience of working on policy related to critical national infrastructure.
• Experience of working on policy related national security.
• Given the nature of the work, successful candidates should be willing to consider applying for DV clearance if they do not already have it, though this can be discussed.

Pulled from the full job description

• Childcare
• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Company pension, Alongside your salary of £54,415, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £15,764 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

At DSIT we’re all about improving people’s lives by maximising the potential of science & technology. We accelerate innovation, investment and productivity through world-class science, research and development. We use technology for good by ensuring new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK, with the benefits more widely shared. We are driving forward a modern digital government which gives citizens a more satisfying experience and their time back. We do all this to enable the Government’s 5 national missions: kickstarting economic growth, making Britain a clean energy superpower, taking back our streets, breaking down barriers to opportunity and building an NHS fit for the future. Above all, we focus on improving people’s lives. Whether it’s researching new treatments for disease, developing better batteries, reducing burdens through better public services, keeping children safe online, and much more, outcomes for citizens are at the heart of what we do.