Job Description

Information Security & Assurance Officer

Southern West Midlands | Hybrid Working | £40,000 – £42,500

We are supporting a regional public sector organisation seeking an experienced Information Security & Assurance Officer to support the continued development of information security, governance and assurance practices.

Operating within a complex and highly regulated environment, this role will play an important part in helping ensure appropriate information security controls, policies and risk management arrangements are in place across the organisation.

This is a varied, stakeholder-facing opportunity, well suited to someone with experience across information security governance, assurance, policy and compliance who enjoys working across both operational and corporate environments.

Key responsibilities are likely to include:

• Supporting information security governance and assurance activities
• Security risk identification, assessment and mitigation
• Policy development, review and compliance monitoring
• Supporting audit and assurance processes
• Stakeholder engagement across technical and non-technical teams
• Promoting strong information handling and security awareness practices

We are keen to hear from individuals with experience in:

• Information Security, Information Assurance or Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) environments
• Security governance, policy, risk and assurance activities
• Regulated public sector or similarly complex organisational settings
• Working collaboratively across teams to support secure and compliant ways of working

You will likely be someone who combines strong governance awareness with a pragmatic, relationship-led approach and is comfortable engaging with a broad range of stakeholders.

This opportunity would suit an individual looking to broaden their remit, contribute to a developing function and play an important role in supporting information security good practice within a values-led organisation.

Location: Southern West Midlands | Hybrid Working
Salary: £40,000 – £42,500

If you would like to find out more, please apply for an informal discussion.