22347 - Safety and Security Senior Manager


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£42,914 to £53,081 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	National, NP10 8FZ
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

About us

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

Having centralised tasks and functions to ensure a more effective and efficient operational delivery, the NSU brings together the core knowledge of our operational and regional teams by consolidating work into one dedicated team, supporting operations in strengthening capability, strategy and delivery.

The NSU is responsible for governance and assurance, helping HMCTS to mitigate risks, support operational organisational health, strengthen national commissioning, identify trends and opportunities, and to provide information and insight to national and regional leadership teams.

The NSU team are spread across different locations within the HMCTS estate, working as one to serve regional and national operational leadership teams, coordinating with RSUs and wider operations, providing an interface between central services and operations.

About the role

The Safety and Security Senior Manager sits within the National Support Unit, reporting to the Head of Incident Response, Safety and Security. This role is responsible for leading and supporting a cadre of Regional Safety and Security Officers (RSSOs) in fulfilling their key accountabilities. The role holder will also act as senior advisor to the Head of Incident Response, Safety and Security, Head of Operational Incident Management and Resilience, Delivery Directors and Directors on security, Health and Safety, and fire safety matters to ensure that Operations comply with HMCTS’ operational and legislative requirements.

The role holder will maintain oversight of advice, support and guidance provided to Operations, escalating risks and issues to ensure safety and security compliance across Operations.

The role holder is responsible for the deployment of a cadre of Regional Safety and Security Officers (RSSO’s) who will be assigned to specific regions but will need to work flexibly across operations should the need arise.

Your role as the Safety and Security Senior Manager encompasses several key aspects (but not limited to):

• Responsible for managing the framework for safety and security, making sure that all areas of significant risk and vulnerability across Operations are identified.

• Lead a team of RSSOs, overseeing, allocating and prioritising the work of the team.

• Provide professional support to the team and make sure they are meeting their professional competence requirements.

• Oversee and where appropriate conduct Fire Risk assessments.

• Oversee and where appropriate conduct Health and Safety audits, and security audits checking compliance with operational and legislative requirements.

• Provide high quality, timely, accurate and clear advice/briefing to the Head of Incident Response, Safety and Security, National Support Unit Deputy Director and Delivery Directors on safety and security issues.

• Promote and champion effective safety and security management best practice across Operations at all levels.

• Provide input into national security, fire safety policy, health and safety policies/arrangements.

• Manage and evaluate the programme of training for security and safety matters.

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