Total 21 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Stafford, Staffordshire, ST189AR

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Simon Barker. (see contact details)

The Role

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in our growing team?

Here at SecureCloud+ we are seeking a Security Assurance Coordinator (SAC) at our Stoke site.

As the Security Assurance Coordinator, your primary responsibility will be to oversee and manage security assurance activities within the organisation. This entails coordinating efforts to ensure compliance with HMG’s security classification system while delivering innovative, cost-effective, and profitable solutions.

The role will involve two main areas: Information Assurance and Information Security. Your responsibilities include implementing measures to protect and safeguard critical company information and systems, ensuring integrity, availability, authentication, confidentiality, and non-repudiation. Additionally, you'll work to prevent unauthorised access, usage, disclosure, alteration, disruption, and destruction of information and systems, all aimed at achieving data integrity, availability, and confidentiality objectives.



Role Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Coordinate security accreditation and assurance processes for new and enhanced services.
Support the completion of IT Health Checks (ITHC), MOD assurance activities, and JSP processes.
Support junior members of the information security team.
Maintain the Information Security Management System (ISMS) including Risk Management and Accreditation Document Sets (RMADS) and Company Security Policies.
Identify and manage risks to the Company's information security, collaborating with the Senior Information Security Manager.
Plan and execute information security compliance activities, including monitoring Information Assurance and coordinating protective security activities.
Act as Incident Manager during security incidents, coordinating business recovery/contingency plans and investigations.
Support the delivery of the Company’s Information Security awareness, education, and training programme.
Coordinate with suppliers, consultants, and service providers on security matters.
Represent information security on relevant project workgroups and boards, and ensure compliance through continual audit and policy review.
Conduct security exercises and oversee follow-up actions.


Education and Experience Requirements

As the Security Assurance Coordinator you will have:

Working towards or qualified in CISSP/CISA/CISM is desirable, or equivalent professional experience.
Experience in risk and regulatory frameworks and standards such as NIST, ISO27001, MOD JSP440, JSP604.
Proven track record in Information Security and Assurance.
Initiative, pro-activity, and strong teamwork skills.
Flexibility to adapt to changing organisational requirements.
Excellent communication skills to influence employee behavior and perceptions.
Proficiency in leveraging technology for effective security solutions.
Experience in managed service environments, with awareness of ITIL best practices.


UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is required for this position. Candidates must possess or be eligible to obtain DV clearance.



The Company

SecureCloud+ specialises in providing fully managed secure ICT services to the UK's Defence and Security sectors, as well as other government departments with complex and demanding security requirements. SecureCloud+ prides itself on its successful track-record of delivering real benefits to its customers, but also on its ethos of investing in its employees’ personal and professional growth.

Are you ready to embark on this exciting career opportunity? We look forward to welcoming you to our esteemed team at SecureCloud+.



SecureCloud+ is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate based on age, sex, colour, religion, race, disability, or sexual orientation. Our hiring decisions are based on an individual’s experience and qualifications for the job advertised.

Here at NSL, we are not just the "parking people"; but market leaders in our industry. Our team of highly trained frontline colleagues and back-office support team members provide outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. These include comprehensive parking and street management solutions that contribute to creating a great place to work and live. Our Enforcement Officers play a big part by removing untaxed vehicles on behalf of the DVLA. What does a DVLA Enforcement Officer Do? * Liaises with members of the public and give advice regarding clamping and fines.
* Advises the public on payment methods and other issues regarding enforcement action taken on their vehicle.
* Work alongside other agencies, when required including, Police, DVLA and VOSA.
* Deals with enquiries from the public regarding enforcement action and ensures the relevant information packs are available.
* Ensures all vehicles and enforcement equipment is serviced and fit for purpose, reporting faults to the Manager.
* Completes daily reports regarding activities What do you need to be a DVLA Enforcement Officer? Full UK Driving Licence
Excellent Communication Skills
Self Motivated
Customer Focused
Ability to work shifts
Ability to work on own initiative
Previous experience in a similar role would be ideal but not essential What's in it for you? Competitive rates of pay
Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health & wellbeing
Excellent Reward & Recognition Scheme
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package NB subject to eligibility criteria
First Class Training & Development Opportunities
Pension Scheme
Full Uniform provided.
28 days' holiday including bank holidays.
Regular overtime - optional
Flexible Shift Patterns To speak to one of our recruitment colleagues or discuss how your skills or experience may suit the role, apply online today and a member of the team will be in touch soon. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Simon Barker, (please see the contact details below.)

About the company:
We are Seddon Agency, a nationwide recruitment company specialising in providing full time, part time, adhoc and temporary staff to companies all around the UK. We provide staff to a variety of companies stretching across a multitude of different industries such as construction, hospitality, corporate, public-sector jobs and many more. Our deep understanding of the recruitment industry assists us in providing only the best staff for the most specific of jobs.

Brief job description:
Seddon Agency is looking to expand its operations and bring in new Security Operatives. The purpose of the role is to respond to incidents, carry out regular patrols, always provide a security presence and complete all security paperwork ensuring the safety of the client’s premises.

About the job:
Must be flexible for 12 hour shifts
Immediate Start
Control access to entrances and ensuring only authorised personnel are allowed to enter.
Keep a log of all site activity.
Complete all site security paperwork to include incident report, sign in/out sheets, patrols logs, daily logs and handover sheets.
To provide regular high profile external and internal patrols.
Secures premises and personnel by patrolling property; monitoring surveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, and access points; permitting entry.

Prevents incidents and damage by providing a visual presence and reporting all incidents to the authorities.

Complete reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities; interviewing witnesses; obtaining signatures.

Skills/experience required:
Surveillance Skills Judgment, Objectivity, Dependability, Integrity, Safety Management, Professionalism, Reporting Skills. Valid SIA licence, communication, Basic IT skills. Experience

Personal qualities:
Reliable.
Friendly.
Smart in appearance.
Approachable.

Future prospects:
The role offers long term job security as well as many other benefits.

Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive, and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be courageous and innovative in their approach.

Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, offering a significant breadth of experience and expertise. We support and retain our lawyers, trainees and support staff by offering a wide variety of work, an extensive benefits package and offering training and mentoring to aide their progression. We want everyone to enjoy their work, and feel challenged and appreciated for what they do and to make a positive difference to the lives of the people of Staffordshire. People are often unaware that Legal Services support the Council to fulfil every function when delivering its agenda and priorities, in addition to the Staffordshire pension fund, and a wide range of external clients. This keeps the work interesting, challenging and often high value and high profile.

We genuinely recognise the benefit of achieving the right work life balance and our extensive package of benefits support this. Lots of organisations offer this however our staff survey reliably informs us that our work ethos truly delivers this. Our package includes a generous holiday entitlement, increasing significantly with service, and an additional annual leave purchase scheme. Flexible and term time only working, agile working, employee travel and entertainment discounts, a local government pension scheme, optional car lease scheme and a staff parking discount scheme. We also offer family friendly polices including maternity, adoption, paternity, and parental leave.

Due to growth in our work streams we have an exciting and unique opportunity for the right candidate to join legal services team. The candidate would be involved in a range of activities from day-to-day employment advice on; contentious and complex cases, change (including TUPE) and all aspects of the employment life cycle. They would be consulted on new/refreshed people policies and involved in informing approaches to new people initiatives, with the objective of ensuring that all legal aspects are considered, and that legislation and statutory guidance are adhered to, to avoid litigation where possible. Whilst an early resolution preventative approach is taken so far as possible, the candidate would also be involved in any Employment Tribunal work, liaising closely and working collaboratively with people services, from the initial receipt of a claim, to achieving an outcome and understanding any lessons learned.

The candidate will have demonstrable management experience as they will be responsible for growing and developing a team. They must be adept at building positive relationships with the client and wider team. They will be enthusiastic and have the scope and flexibility to lead and shape the team to meet the client’s specific objectives.

Main Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Completing all aspects of complex employment casework and representing the client department at all case related meetings and appropriate hearings/Tribunals
• Conducting advocacy in Tribunals on employment matters
• Building and supervising a team of employment experts to manage the client’s workstream
• Adherence to the Legal Services Unit’s quality standards (Lexcel) including time-recording in order to maintain professional standards.
• To undertake in-service training as required by the training plan and to facilitate in-service training of staff members/client department.
• To handle confidential data sensitively and securely in accordance with policy.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a qualified Chartered Legal Executive, Solicitor or Barrister with:

• A comprehensive understanding of employment law
• An in-depth understanding of the work done by the public sector, although previous local government experience is not essential
• An ability to communicate clearly, confidently and effectively and build positive working relationships.
• Experience of leading a team and supervising and growing staff members
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Effective time management, prioritisation skills and an ability to work under the demands of competing pressures.
• An ability to delegate work in order to generate capacity.

Interviews: 25th January 2024

If you are unsure if your skills and experience are suitable for this role or for an informal chat please contact Sam Gibson, Deputy Legal Services Manager via email sam.gibson@staffordshire.gov.uk for a suitable time to be arranged.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme