At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead our Cyber Security Programme and enhance our security measures.
- Company: Join the National Fostering Group, a top-rated workplace dedicated to children's welfare.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27-32 days holiday, flexible benefits, and a generous pension scheme.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with a supportive team and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in safeguarding children while advancing your cyber security career.
- Qualifications: Proven cyber security leadership experience and relevant certifications required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
About National Fostering Group: With over 20 years experience, National Fostering Group is the largest independent children's fostering group in the UK with a community of over 2,500 foster carers. As a Group, we work with Local Authorities to provide the highest quality of care for children and young people. All of our fostering agencies are officially recognised by Ofsted, Welsh and Scottish regulators as either ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ which we are extremely proud of.
About the role: We are looking for a Cyber Security Manager to lead and deliver our 12-month Cyber Security Programme, strengthening our security posture and building long-term resilience across National Fostering Group. Reporting into the IT Director and working as part of the IT Senior Leadership Team, you will take ownership of key cyber security initiatives including:
- Achieving Cyber Essentials Plus certification
- Improving security governance
- Embedding data classification and Data Loss Prevention controls
- Strengthening supplier assurance
- Enhancing incident response capabilities
This is a strategic yet hands-on role, where you will lead programme delivery while providing oversight of day-to-day security operations across our technology estate. You will work closely with IT colleagues, Executive stakeholders, business teams and external security specialists to identify risks, deliver improvements and ensure our cyber security framework continues to evolve in line with the changing threat landscape. You will also directly manage the SecOps Engineer, support security awareness initiatives and provide clear reporting and assurance to senior leadership teams.
Who we’re looking for: The successful candidate will have experience in cyber security leadership with a proven track record of delivering security programmes, managing risks and communicating effectively with senior stakeholders. You will have experience across areas such as:
- Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus
- Security governance
- Incident response
- Security testing
- Supplier assurance
- Data protection controls
You will be comfortable balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery and have the ability to translate complex technical security matters for both technical and non-technical audiences. You will be a confident communicator, organised programme leader and credible security professional who can work collaboratively across an organisation. Experience within a regulated environment would be desirable.
Essential Criteria:
- Recognised security certification (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, or equivalent) and/or membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. ISC2, ISACA, BCS, NCSC) or equivalent relevant years experience.
- Experience commissioning security testing, penetration testing or independent security assurance.
- Experience managing supplier or third-party security risks.
- Experience implementing data classification frameworks and/or Data Loss Prevention controls.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft security tooling including Defender, Purview, Intune and Conditional Access.
- Understanding of incident response processes, UK GDPR / DPA 2018 and security obligations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical teams, business stakeholders and senior leaders.
- Strong programme management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver outcomes.
But what else is in it for you? Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- 27 days holiday, increasing with service up to 32 days + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays
- Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- A market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you.
Just some of the things on offer:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options
- Salary sacrifice Eco Car Scheme and Cycle Scheme
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
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