Deputy Director, Government Security Profession (Maternity Leave cover)

We are seeking an individual experienced in HR to fill this challenging role which is offered for a period of up to 12 months to provide maternity leave cover for the permanent post holder. You will need to offer expertise to drive and shape the direction of the Government Security Profession, transforming and building capability whilst developing a positive culture and a highly skilled and motivated workforce. Key responsibilities are broad and will include:Implementing and embedding the Government Cyber Security Skills Strategy;Being a figurehead for the Profession across Government and at industry and Government events, all aimed at building the Government Security brand;Influencing stakeholders across Government and industry partners to improve Government Security capability and capacity to meet future priorities, working in partnership with the UK Cyber Security Council and accreditation bodies;Building initiatives to strengthen and engage the leadership community and ensuring they have the right skills and development opportunities;Further developing and delivering an exceptional learning and development offer for security professionals creating a continuous development environment;Delivering cross-Government talent development initiatives to support retention including early talent interventions to build diverse pipelines;Managing workforce planning and Functional people data at scale across the Function and using this information to share and drive performance;Supporting the diversity and inclusion agenda for the Government Security Profession;Managing a multi-million budget and driving Spending Review discussions to support future funding and wider Functional ambitions;Leading the professions team of c.19 team members.You will play a key role in the leadership of GSG as a member of the GSG Senior Management Team, taking decisions that affect the breadth of the GSG team and driving forward improvement and change, for example in relation to feedback from the People Survey and our Diversity and Inclusion agenda. You will need to be a confident and self-sufficient leader, willing to bring new ideas and challenge the status quo, to drive forward our Vision and Mission and be a role model for our team members and the wider Function.