UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead
UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead
Engagement: External contractor
Location: United Kingdom, remote
Duration: 3 months, with an option to extend into the 2027 implementation phase
Start date: As soon as possible
Working pattern: Full-time
Business area: Security & Resilience
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Assignment overview
Uniper is seeking an experienced contractor to set up the UK personnel security and National Security Vetting processes. The initial three-month assignment will focus on process design, governance, documentation and implementation readiness. Subject to project requirements, performance, approval, the assignment may be extended to support implementation in 2027.
- Assess the current UK screening and vetting arrangements and identify gaps.
- Design the end-to-end process for background screening, BPSS and National Security Vetting.
- Define roles, responsibilities, governance, decision points and escalation routes.
- Establish an approach for identifying roles requiring enhanced screening or vetting.
- Develop process maps, procedures, templates and guidance.
- Define data-handling, reporting, quality-assurance and audit requirements.
- Review the current process and document required provider, system and workflow changes.
- Prepare an implementation roadmap, including risks, dependencies, resources and key decisions.
Required experience
- Strong UK personnel security, National Security Vetting or background-screening experience.
- Practical knowledge of BPSS and the UK vetting lifecycle.
- Experience designing and implementing operational processes in a regulated or high-security environment.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills across Security, HR, Legal, Data Protection, Procurement and IT.
- Experience producing clear procedures, process maps, guidance and implementation plans.
- Strong understanding of confidentiality, data protection and secure handling of sensitive information.
- Ability to work independently and deliver within a short timeframe.
- Current SC clearance, or the ability to meet the relevant clearance and UK residency requirements.
- Experience in energy, Critical National Infrastructure, government, defense or another regulated environment.
- Experience working with screening providers, managed services or contractor-vetting processes.Knowledge of SAP Fieldglass or similar vendor-management systems.
Please note:
Should your application be successful, and you are offered the role,
a number of
pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any assignment offer with our client will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure Barring Service.
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