G1 Head of National Cyber Crime Unit, Threat Leadership National Crime Agency

The National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) leads the UK’s fight against cybercrime and uses specialist capabilities and expertise to support law enforcement partners across the UK and coordinate the entire UK response to cybercrime. Working collaboratively as a unit, our teams work with partners and wider NCA to understand the growing use of cyber as an enabler of crime types. This enables us to determine the most effective way of tackling the growing threat. Sitting at the heart of the National Cyber Crime Unit’s Senior Leadership team, this is a high profile role which provides an unequaled opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the agency. The role involves national leadership in a high-profile threat area, with management of large teams. Job description Key Responsibilities This multi-discipline role leads on the Agency’s cyber intelligence resources to transform the way the Agency collects, amalgamates and disseminates intelligence on key cyber threats. • You will be a proven leader who is able to demonstrate leading high performing teams across organisational boundaries. • You will support wider law enforcement and international partners in tackling the top cyber threats hitting the UK. • Leading the NCA’s cyber crime “4 P” (Prepare, Prevent, Protect and Pursue) response function, you will work with partners to co-ordinate the UK’s entire Law Enforcement response to cyber crime. • You will have knowledge and understanding of the UK law enforcement landscape, serious and organised cyber crime and have wide-ranging experience of senior level engagement across public and / or private sector. • You will take the senior leadership teams mission and translate this into tangible outcomes using your experience, knowledge and operational credibility. Candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance prior to starting in the role. Responsibilities Candidates will be required to demonstrate the following during the selection process. Behaviour Criteria: • Making effective decisions • Working Together • Changing and Improving • Delivering at Pace • Seeing the big picture • Leadership Technical/ Experience Criteria: • Proven experience of leading a multifunctional department or team. • An in depth understanding of the cyber landscape and current threat to the UK • Experienced in effective decision making with accountability for decisions made. Essential Criteria: • Ability to obtain DV upon entry. Roles are available on a permanent and secondment basis Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Working Together Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Leadership We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Leadership Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: An in depth understanding of the cyber landscape and current threat to the UK Experience Criteria - Proven experience of leading a multifunctional department or team. Experience Criteria - Experienced in effective decision making with accountability for decisions made. Security Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting . Medical Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills. If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by 23:55 on 27th April 2020. Once submitted your application will be acknowledged by the Government Recruitment Service. After submission of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement test. The closing date for the test is 23:59 on 29th April 2020. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Do not leave completing the test until the last minute in case you experience any access or technical issues. There may not be technical support available after business hours and after 3pm on the closing date of 29th April 2020. While the tests should work on most operating systems and modern browsers with a good internet connection, we cannot guarantee that every combination will work. At the beginning, the test will check which browser you are using, and alert you if it is likely to be incompatible. It is highly recommended that you complete the online test on a desktop computer, not a mobile phone or tablet. Please note that online tests associated with this vacancy are not subject to time limits. Guidance for each test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website. Please note depending on the volume of applications the panel may decide to long-list applications against the Situational Judgement test. We reserve the right to increase test pass marks to manage applicant volumes. Should this be the case, your full application may not be sifted and your application be rejected after the test stage. A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Entry Criteria section. Sift results are expected to be released w/c 22nd June 2020. Interviews will take place 7th July to 7th September 2020 - locations to be confirmed. Should you be successful at sift but cannot attend on the interview date(s) listed the recruitment team cannot guarantee an alternative date. Please contact the recruitment team. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the candidate pack which explains the role further before submitting an application. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment