Senior Personnel Security Risk Consultant (SC Cleared)

Senior Personnel Security Risk Consultant (SC Cleared)

Location: Hybrid (3 days on site presence required)

Type: Permanent

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

About the Role

We are working with a leading consultancy supporting complex security and risk programmes across government and critical national infrastructure.

Due to continued growth, we are seeking a Lead/Senior Personnel Security Risk Consultant to join an established security practice and support a major government programme.

This is role focused on enterprise personnel security risk, insider risk and strategic security risk assessment. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to develop risk insight, strengthen organisational security posture and support security decision making at an enterprise level.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in personnel security risk management, enterprise security risk frameworks and role-based risk assessment methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise personnel security risk analysis.
• Develop enterprise risk scenarios, key risk indicators and risk factors relating to personnel security and insider risk.
• Conduct detailed analysis of personnel security risks that impact organisational security posture.
• Deliver strategic and operational risk assessments across complex business environments.
• Assess security risks linked to organisational change, transformation programmes and new systems.
• Provide clear and evidence based recommendations to senior stakeholders and decision makers.
• Engage with security teams, business leaders and operational stakeholders to assess emerging and evolving risks.
• Support the ongoing development and maturity of enterprise security risk strategy and governance.
• Produce high quality reporting, analysis and risk assessments for senior audiences.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of personnel security and enterprise security risk frameworks.

Essential Experience

• Active SC Clearance.
• Strong experience within Personnel Security, Insider Risk, Protective Security or Enterprise Security Risk.
• Demonstrable experience leading enterprise personnel security risk assessments.
• Deep understanding of Personnel Security Maturity Model (PSMM).
• Experience developing enterprise risk scenarios, risk indicators and risk methodologies.
• Experience delivering Enterprise Role Based Risk Assessments.
• Strong understanding of insider risk management and personnel security controls.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and providing security risk advice at leadership level.
• Strong analytical, assessment and reporting skills.
• Experience working within government, defence, national security or other highly regulated environments.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of government security standards and best practice.
• Experience supporting large scale security transformation programmes.
• Relevant qualifications within security, risk management or governance.
• Experience operating within complex public sector environments.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant programmes.
• Exposure to complex enterprise security challenges.
• High levels of stakeholder engagement and influence.
• Career development opportunities within a growing security practice.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible hybrid working model.

Interested?

Submit your application to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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