Deputy Director - Protective Security & Information Assurance

Do you want to make your mark on role within the emergency services, giving you a chance to make a tangible difference to the security of the UK?Can you provide inspiring senior leadership while shaping a strong, pragmatic approach to protective security and information assurance across a complex national organisation?

Have you led protective security-related governance, risk, and incident management at scale, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering assurance in a high‑profile environment?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Deputy Director – Protective Security & Information Assurance. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government's maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

The Corporate Services Group is responsible for the effective delivery of all Corporate Services to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Corporate Services include IT, Data, Security, Communications, Procurement, Finance, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Governance, Performance, and Property & Facilities.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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As the Deputy Director – Protective Security & Information Assurance, you will be responsible for leading the Protective Security, Data Protection, and Knowledge and Information Management functions. You will lead Information Security management for the MCA, setting standards, assuring cyber security, and ensuring policies remain proportionate to evolving risks. Working across government, you will maintain compliance with required standards while upholding strong data protection and information management arrangements across the Agency.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to

Providing visible, inclusive leadership that promotes accountability, integrity, and high performanceOverseeing teams and senior managers, ensuring strong leadership, capability, and deliveryManaging budgets and resources effectively, delivering value for money aligned to demandSetting strategic direction aligned to MCA, corporate, and departmental prioritiesLeading robust protective security-related governance, risk management, innovation, and deputise for the Director when requiredDefining and delivering the Agency’s information and cyber security strategy and governance frameworkProtecting critical assets and managing security risks across the organisation and supply chainEnsuring effective incident response, security culture, data protection, and knowledge management complianceGreat line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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