Secure by Design Specialist

Job description

About the role

As a Secure By Design Specialist, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring our solutions and processes are designed with protecting our Partners and profit with everything you do- including physical security, shrinkage, and fraud. You’ll collaborate with project teams and stakeholders across the Partnership, understanding their requirements and identifying cutting-edge security solutions.

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Expected salary - Upto £60000(dependent on experience). 

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Contract type - This position is a 12 month Secondment

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Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business.  

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Location - This role is based at our Bracknell/Pimlico Head Office

Key responsibilities

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Actively engage with project teams to ensure security is integrated from the outset.

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Conduct risk assessments against Partnership Security Policies and Standards.

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Recommend improvements to existing propositions, solutions, and processes to mitigate risks.

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Visit and assess sites with 3rd party providers to validate security requirements.

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Drive a culture of continuous improvement in risk assessment approaches.

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Implement Profit Protection solutions, ensuring suppliers meet JLP Standards and project requirements.

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Support the improvement of Profit Protection Policies & Standards.

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Maintain a current view of risks identified through Secure by Design risk assessments.

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Track and report on all open actions.

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Champion collaboration across the Partnership.

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Develop an understanding of the internal and external Profit Protection risk environment

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

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Logical and methodical approach to risk assessments.

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Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.

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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues simply.

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Understanding of physical security requirements.

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Able to draft operational requirements.

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Continuous improvement mindset.

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Ability to use data to identify trends and provide insights.

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Knowledge of physical security.

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Developing Operational Requirements

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Developing physical security standards

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Knowledge of relevant laws (e.g., Data Protection, laws applicable to retail crime).

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Experience with CCTV design and implementation.

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Experience delivering security solutions.

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Running tenders for security service providers

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Ability to present findings to stakeholders.

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Experience with process mapping and identifying improvements.

Desirable skills/experience you may have

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Project Management processes and governance.

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PSP/CPP

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The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:   

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.   

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.   

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.