Description
Employer description:

If you're interested in making a difference to people's lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you! We sit at the centre of everything that the Government does and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country's history.

Overview:

HM Treasury are looking for candidates who have a desire and strong interest in a career in Cyber Security as a Level 6 Apprentice. We are also willing to learn and develop a set of skills which will allow them to understand, explain and assess the Cyber Security risk that a central government department faces.

Working as part of HMT's Departmental Security Unit will allow you to not only gain exposure and insight into an exciting central government department but also a career in government security, working to secure the UK against advanced Nation State Actors.

You'll have a unique opportunity to join Government Security and gain the skills and experience that will enable you to become a technical cyber specialist within the Civil Service.

Main role:

You'll have the opportunities to be involved in a variety of work-based activities to build and develop cyber security skills such as identifying threats and undertaking risk assessments.

Responsibilities [will include but not be limited to:]

• Identify security risks
• Respond to security incidents
• Provide security risk advice, guidance and support
• Apply security assurance processes
• Support the security monitoring regime
• Design and develop an automated monitoring process
• Carry out digital forensics
• Work with cryptographic material and encryption devices
• Deliver Threat Intelligence reports

HMT will support the post holders with ample on the job and official training in a range of certifications, qualifications, and skills.

The team are always looking for opportunities to upskill staff and as such candidates with a keen interest and/or experience in Cyber Security will be able to grow and develop in post.

What we are looking for:

Behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

Security clearance:

• Security clearance at DV level is required for this role.
• The post holder will therefore be required to undergo the DV security clearance process if not already held.
• This process involves a series of checks into your background.
• The post is reserved for UK Nationals and in general requires residence in the UK for the last ten years.

More information about the security clearance process is available via the link below and an initial conversation is available for shortlisted candidates before taking up the role.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting

Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)

Closing Date: 20 May 2022

Shortlisting application forms: w/c 6 June 2022

Interviews: w/c 27 June or w/c 4 July 2022

We will hold a virtual candidate session where applicants will have the opportunity to discuss the role and application with current team members.

To join the session, please click this link on Monday 16 May (13:00 - 14:00).

Entry Requirements:

• 120 UCAS points through A-levels or equivalent
• In order to attempt the EPA apprentices must have achieved GCSE Maths and English at Grade C - you may still enter the programme but will need to evidence Level 2 Maths and English qualification before starting the gateway and EPA

Non-standard entry requirements:

Applicants who can in other ways demonstrate their ability to benefit from the programme, in particular mature students without formal qualifications, will always be considered and will be invited to contact the Programme Leader to discuss their application. The University welcomes applications from students studying qualifications from different qualification types - for example A level and a BTEC qualification in combination, and if you are made an offer you will be asked to achieve UCAS Tariff points from all of the qualifications you are studying at level 3.

A good GCSE profile is expected including English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade C (or a University recognised equivalent).

Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths must achieve this prior to taking the end-point assessment.

If you have studied for a new GCSE for which you have achieved a numerical grade then you will be required to achieve a minimum grade 4.

Candidate Assessment of Skills and Experience:

Following the initial application deadline, candidates will be required to provide written responses to demonstrate their skills and abilities for the below:

• Ability to effectively explain technical and complex information to non-technical audiences. (Communicating and Influencing)

If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the first criterion only (Communicating and Influencing).

We will assess the below further criteria in your application form:

• The ability to identify areas of change through a variety of methods and generate solutions to implement change (Changing and Improving)
• An ability to evaluate and explain the impact of risks to support decision making to a range of audiences. (Making Effective Decisions)

Informal Interviews:

Informal interviews will be held where

• The suitability of a candidate is in doubt and further evidence is sought.
• The candidate presents an unusual set of qualifications taken or pending, and an appropriate conditional offer needs to be determined.
• Candidates may need advice on the appropriateness of the programme.

Applicants invited for an informal interview will always be informed of its purpose.

End Point Assessment:

You must be able to evidence level 2 English and Maths before you start your End Point Assessment. You may still be begin the programme without these but must obtain the qualifications in order to begin the EPA.

Diversity:

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve.

We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do.

We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

Benefits:

• 25 days' annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the Queen's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours) and arrangements
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help meet the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)

Future prospects:

On completion, you will gain a Cyber Security Technical Professional (Integrated Degree).

Notes To Candidates:

• Please refer to the candidate FAQ document which is a link on the job advert - this will provide you with guidance on completing the application form. Please contact hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk if you have any issue accessing this document
• At HM Treasury, to maximise diversity and inclusion within our workforce, we operate a fair, open and anonymous recruitment process. This means that the sift panel will only be able to assess you on the written evidence supplied in your application answers. They will not have access to personal information.
• You will be assessed on your skills, experience and behaviours through the online application form (Personal Statement section).

When completing your application form, please outline how you meet the requirements as detailed in the 'candidate assessment of skills and experience 'section of this job description. This will give you the best chance to provide the evidence that the panel wants to assess. More guidance can be found here - Working for the Civil Service - Civil Service - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) - completing your personal statement.

• If we receive a large number of applications, applications will be assessed initially against the first criterion alone (Behaviours section of the application form). You will then be assessed against the other criteria if you have met the minimum score on the first criterion.
• Find out more about how the Civil Service assesses candidates and uses Success Profiles ( https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles ) to test skills, experience and behaviours in applications and interviews.
• Applications are not reviewed until the closing date has passed. You will be notified of the outcome of your application as soon as the recruitment panel has reviewed all the applications.
• Please use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when writing your application answers.

Situation - Describe the situation you found yourself in and what happened.

Task - The Hiring Manager will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation that you found yourself in.

Action - What actions did you take and how did you do it. Make sure to use "I", not "we" to explain how your actions lead to a result.

Result - Use facts and statistics to demonstrate the results that your actions produced.

Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.