Security Training and Planning Manager, Judicial Security Office

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182 London salary range is £49,325- £53,081 Your salary will be dependent on your base location

Working Pattern

Full Time, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

Leeds, London, Loughborough

Region

London, Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

Closing Date

17-Sep-2026

Post Type

Permanent

SEO

Number of jobs available

1

Reserve List

12 Months

Job

21712

Role title:
Physical Security Training and Planning Manager

Team/Directorate:

Judicial Office:
Strategy, Information and Digital

Location

This position can be based at RCJ, London WC2A 2LL
, Loughborough Magistrates Court, or 5, Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
.

Judicial Office expectation is for minimum 60% office attendance over each quarter, with some travel to other offices and courts, subject to business requirements

Overview of the role:

The Judicial Office (JO) reports and is accountable to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ) and was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work closely with HMCTS, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.
We are an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the MoJ. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work where we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the MoJ. The JO has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.
Judicial Security Office
This is an exciting time to join the JO, and help to establish a new, dedicated, intelligence-led Judicial Security Office, which will be responsible for leading on out-of-court/hearing centre judicial security.
With the risk/threat landscape evolving, you will be part of a team that will work alongside Judicial HR, HMCTS, and a wide network of national security, law enforcement and Government partners to identify, assess and respond to a broad range of security threats, helping to protect those at the heart of the justice system.
Delivered through three specialist teams, the Judicial Security Office will support around 24,000 judicial office holders, including judges, magistrates and tribunal members across England and Wales.
This is a great opportunity to join a new and growing function, with a high-profile mission: safeguarding judicial independent by ensuring judicial office holders receive the security support they need, when they need it, in an increasingly complex threat environment.

Summary:

This role offers the opportunity to make a direct contribution to judicial independence and the effective administration of justice by helping ensure that judicial office holders can carry out their duties safely and confidently.

Responsibilities,Activities & Duties:

Key responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with the Judicial College, the SEO will provide physical security training, guidance and briefing to judicial office holders through a range of channels. They will also ensure preparation for potential physical security incidents by planning and running a series of desktop (and other) exercises with officials and judicial office holders.
• Within six…