Senior Cyber Risk Partnering Manager in Manchester

This role is available across our London, Bristol and Manchester Locations. The Government Cyber Unit's mission is to protect public services from cyber threats and digital resilience failures. We are working to achieve a step change in our cyber and digital resilience across government, through delivery of the Government Cyber Action Plan, and working closely with departments and national technical authorities including the National Cyber Security Centre to deliver.

This is a challenging time to be working in cyber security and digital resilience, but we have an incredible opportunity to make a difference to people's lives and promote national security by protecting the public services and national infrastructure they rely on. We work at the forefront of shaping the UK's national response to emerging cyber and technology issues - from the increasingly complex range of state-sponsored cyber-attacks and supply chain compromises, through to the transformational benefits and security challenges of frontier AI and quantum computing.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where people can learn, develop and do their best work. Continuous professional development and a focus on wellbeing is core to our unit culture. We welcome applications from candidates who share this ethos and are excited by our mission.

The Government Cyber Unit Partnering function plays a vital role in strengthening the UK's cyber and digital resilience. It brings together government departments, industry, international partners, and the wider security community to share insights, identify common challenges, and co-develop solutions. Acting as a trusted connector and critical friend, the function ensures that engagement and collaboration directly supports delivery of the Government Cyber Security Strategy and the Government Cyber Action Plan and strengthens the protection of the UK's public services.

The Senior Cyber Risk Partnering Manager supports Partnering Leads in driving strategic engagement across government departments, Devolved Administrations, and Arm's Length Bodies. The role focuses on strengthening relationships, enabling effective collaboration to reduce duplicative efforts and boost efficiencies, and ensuring clear and consistent communication that contributes to the Government Cyber Unit's objectives.

In this role, you will:

• manage relationships across government organisations and other key stakeholders
• maintain accurate and up-to-date information and intelligence on stakeholders to underpin effective stakeholder management
• plan and deliver workshops, roundtables, and collaborative sessions on cyber security and digital resilience challenges
• prepare and coordinate briefing materials, partner updates, and other communications to ensure consistent and clear messaging
• ensure engagement activities are inclusive, productive, and outcome-focused
• track and report on Partnering outcomes, highlighting opportunities for co-creation and collaboration
• facilitate knowledge sharing across the Government Cyber Unit and partner organisations
• monitor developments in cyber security policy and digital resilience, risks, and emerging threats to support discussions with partners
• consistently review Partnering Team processes and products to ensure they remain effective and fulfil the wider needs of GCU

The post holder may be required to support out of hours on call rotas for responding to cyber and digital resilience incidents, for which remuneration and/or flexible working arrangements will be available.

The successful candidate will support Partnering Leads in managing stakeholder relationships across government. The role maintains accurate information, delivers engagement activities, and prepares clear communications to build trust, enable collaboration, and ensure alignment with the Government Cyber Security Strategy and the Government Cyber Action Plan [GCAP].

We're looking for someone with:

• strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills and experience, with the ability to build trust across government over time
• excellent communication and presentation skills, able to convey and provide advice on complex cyber and digital resilience topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• strong organisational and planning abilities, including managing multiple priorities, events, and deadlines
• proactive and adaptable approach, comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• good up-to-date knowledge of cyber security risks, controls, and resilience issues, including experience applying cyber security concepts
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including effective stakeholder mapping to identify opportunities, user needs, challenges, and practical solutions

Please note this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years' UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible. DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.