UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead

UK Personnel Security and Vetting Process Lead

Engagement: External contractor
Location: United Kingdom, hybrid
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
Hiring manager: Sandra Hoffmeister (Uniper SE)
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.

Key deliverables

• 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.

Desirable experience

• 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.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd acting as an employment business.

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