Counter State Threats Senior Policy OfficerMinistry of Justice

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Descriptions & requirements

Job description

HMPPS Band 8

2 year Loan/Detached Duty/Fixed Term/Secondment

State threats refers to overt or covert action orchestrated by foreign governments which falls short of general armed conflict between states but nevertheless seeks to undermine or threaten the safety and interests of the UK, including: the integrity of its democracy, its public safety, its military advantage and its reputation or economic prosperity. State threats are persistent and take many forms, including espionage, political interference, sabotage, assassination and poisonings, electoral interference, disinformation, propaganda, cyber operations, and intellectual property theft. The National Security Act 2023 and National Security (State Threats) Act 2026, have introduced a range of new and updated tools for law enforcement and intelligence agencies to deter, detect and disrupt state threats activity, bringing more offenders into prison and probation.

The post holder will be responsible for designing, developing, reviewing, and evaluating policies and initiatives to manage risk and threat to HMPPS staff, assets, information, data and reputation emanating from the full spectrum of state threats. The role will require having (or developing) specialist knowledge and understanding of both state threats policy and HMPPS policy and process across a range of relevant areas. The role will also require working closely with stakeholders across HMPPS, other Government departments and with operational partners to understand the evolving threat picture and develop and deliver resilience-building measures in response.