EO Policy Associate – Rosa Service Organisation

Would you be interested in making a meaningful contribution to the UK’s national security, whilst enjoying an enviable work-life balance, 25 days holiday (rising to 30), all with the added benefits of a civil service pension scheme?

You’re home.

Whilst we sit in an established government department, the team structure and ethos is dynamic and agile, more akin to a modern tech start-up. We are pioneering new ways of delivering classified technology services across government, and we’re having fun doing it.

Rosa is a central government IT system that enables collaborative working at SECRET in a secure environment with the latest technologies. Rosa provides fixed and mobile SECRET collaboration tools and communications in 166 countries across the globe, allowing users to create and share data securely. This ground-breaking work is protecting our national security whilst enabling users to work in far better ways than any previous solutions have allowed in this space.

Joining the Rosa Security Group as a Policy Associate you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of policy issues that provide important strategic and governance support to the organistaion.

You will work as part of a team to build a healthy policy lifecycle across the organistaion from creation to implementation.

You will be expected to promote a strong security culture and act as a role model whilst building effective security processes.

This role will require you to work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand the needs of our users and ensure our policies capture these for the successful delivery of our products and services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a growing team in a modern and flexible working environment. This is a varied and exciting role for an experienced, intelligent, and enthusiastic individual looking to drive forward the design and delivery of secure capabilities that will transform the Rosa Service.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain business-enabling policies and processes
• Engage with diverse stakeholders to understand the needs of users
• Demonstrate the ability to understand complex policy areas quickly
• Effectively organize and prioritise policy development and an accessible repository
• Draft policies bringing together all research and evidence-based decisions
• Identify effective data analytics to monitor policy compliance

Essential Skills

• Have great communication and interpersonal skills
• Have attention to detail and the ability to produce good quality written drafts
• Have excellent organisational skills, with ability to prioritise workloads whilst remaining flexible to new challenges
• Refined research skills with the ability to take a holistic approach to projects

Desirable Skills

• Be adept at resolving issues and collaborating with others to achieve our objectives
• An interest in cyber security
• Experience in policy development and an understanding of policy frameworks

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

• We understand that people are at the heart of our success. We promote and encourage all our staff to follow continued professional development, offering our staff access to a range of learning and development opportunities.

Job contact :

Name :
Jack Coyle
Email :
screcruitment@fcdo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email :
screcruitment@fcdo.gov.uk