Deputy Head of the Sensitivity Review Service
FCDO Services
£54,000 - £66,300 plus £1,750 location allowance and excellent benefits including Civil Service pension
Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with hybrid working
Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

Have you ever thought about growing your career with an organisation that operates on a global scale to deliver a first-class service for the UK government and our international partners? A career where you’ll work in a complex organisation which is at the forefront of the government’s response to events which threaten the United Kingdom’s security and prosperity?

As a trusted government partner FCDO Services works on a huge range of projects, helping to protect the UK’s interests around the world. We design and construct secure government buildings. We help make Embassies earthquake-proof. We courier diplomatic packages across continents. We keep complex projects on track, and on budget. We store visa applications securely in the Cloud. And a whole lot more besides. It’s exciting work, and you could play a vital part as you help us develop one of our most important teams.

Help us identify new opportunities for development, growth and improvement

Our Sensitivity Review Service (SRS) is growing fast. Our customer base for digital review is expanding rapidly, and when you join us it’ll be your job to take this growth to the next level by identifying new opportunities for diversification, landing new customers and delivering target revenues. Coordinating, coaching and driving the high performing team to even greater heights, you’ll develop and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, and hold our technical partners to account for the quality of their service and delivery.

But your work won’t stop here – we’ll also expect you to ensure that future SRS strategy is matched by the appropriate human and financial resources. Skilled at the management and delegation of your responsibilities, you’ll have the authority to undertake process and business changes in response to customer feedback. And as a champion of our commitment to continuous improvement, you’ll be a key mover in the transition of the SRS team to a multi-customer service environment.

Use all your leadership and management skills in an exciting, fast-paced environment

Educated to degree level in Business Management, IT or Technology, or with a comparable qualification or practical experience, you’ll have experience of managing budgets and the application of financial processes. You’ll be working with a highly talented and diverse group of specialists, so you’ll be a motivating leader and inspirational manager as you and your colleagues work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.

Highly resilient and capable of dealing with conflicting and changing priorities, this is a role where your project, programme and line management experience will be put to excellent use. The team has very close working arrangements with a number of specialist tech companies and universities, so you’ll interact with a wide range stakeholders and audiences – with this in mind you should be a superb communicator, bid developer and problem solver.

Grow your career in the best way possible

When you join us, you’ll be contributing to protecting the nation’s interests at home and overseas. How will we help you in return? We offer a competitive salary, 25-30 days’ annual leave per year (depending on length of service) and a Civil Service pension. Depending on business need, we can accommodate limited hybrid working between the office and home, but you will mostly be on-site. While there, you’ll have access to an on-site gym, nursery, canteen, and we offer interest-free loans on rail season tickets to help you get there if necessary. Above all else, we can offer you a great job in a great team. As Deputy Head of our Sensitivity Review Service you’ll be using all your skills, and doing so in a way that makes a real contribution.

Everyone must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve a Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting on our website: https://www.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply/

To find out more about us and what a career with FCDO Services can offer you, please visit: fcdoservicescareers.co.uk


Hanslope Park based posts attract a Location Allowance of £1,750 per annum.

FCDO Services are regulated by the Civil Service Commission.