Information Security and Assurance Manager in Bedlington

Salary Band 12, £64,959 – £70,071 per annum

Location: Ashington Police Station

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively. This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Information Management Department as an Information Security and Assurance Manager.

We are seeking a strategic leader to head our core Information Management functions, including Information Security, Records Reviews, Data Quality, Information Systems Audit and Operational Security. In this pivotal role, you will shape the direction of these functions, driving continuous improvement and ensuring they deliver high quality, effective services.

Acting as Deputy to the Head of Department, you will play a key role in overseeing the organisation’s overall information security and assurance posture. You’ll lead programmes of assurance and transformational change, providing both proactive and reactive responses to emerging information security risks. Your leadership will ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our systems, data and physical assets, supporting the Force in maintaining the highest standards of information governance and security.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop the Force’s overall information security and assurance posture across technology, data, and physical assets to support strategic and operational goals.
• Maintain up to date information security and assurance policies and procedures aligned with local and national standards.
• Design, implement, and audit security policies, procedures, and risk management programmes to safeguard the organisation from unauthorised security breaches.
• Serve as the Force’s primary authority for information security issues, offering proactive and reactive guidance on the secure operation of systems and applications.
• Promote internal communication and awareness initiatives to ensure all staff understand their responsibilities in protecting information systems and assets.
• Coordinate investigations and reporting of actual or suspected security incidents involving technology or personnel, producing reports to strengthen future security measures.

What you’ll bring

• You will hold key information security certifications, including CISMP and CCP (Security & Information Risk Adviser and Information Assurance Auditor specialisms), with strong knowledge of security and risk accreditation processes such as risk assessment and reporting.
• Qualified (or experienced) in managing internal investigations relating to information security threats and data breaches, including data protection related incidents.
• Extensive understanding of assessing, recording, and monitoring risk at both organisational and individual levels, ensuring all matters are managed in accordance with relevant standards and procedures.
• Proven ability to manage a complex workload, balancing competing demands and tight deadlines effectively.
• Possesses the ability to organise, develop and motivate staff, as well as design and improve processes to meet anticipated service demands.

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an Information Security and Assurance Manager with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview and presentation. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, applying the same fair approach for all candidates.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter). You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV)/ Security Clearance (SC) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period. If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.