Cyber Security Awareness and Communications Consultant

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer is seeking a Cyber Security Awareness and Communications Consultant to enhance security awareness and behaviors. You will lead simulated phishing campaigns and support security communication efforts. Ideal candidates should have excellent communication skills, a year of relevant experience, and an understanding of data protection. This full-time role is hybrid, allowing flexibility in working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Ability to translate technical information for a non-technical audience.
• Experience in delivering creative and engaging communication activities.
• Skills to partner with people to achieve outcomes and influence them.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of simulated phishing campaigns and analyze results.
• Support security communication and awareness campaigns.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders for coordinated delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

1 year experience in communication or security

Experience in delivering multi-channel communication

Great relationship and stakeholder management skills

Awareness of information security threats

Understanding of data protection principles

Ability to use metrics and data

Job description

Overview

Cyber Security Awareness and Communications Consultant

Salary: From £31,200 per annum DOE

Location : Hybrid, flexible working

Contract type: Permanent

Shift pattern: Full-time – 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

As the Cyber Security Awareness and Communications Consultant, you’ll play a key role in contributing to a long-term shift in security behaviours and culture by focusing on areas of human risk. You’ll deliver simulated phishing campaigns, and security communications and awareness materials across a range of subjects. Using different channels, you will ensure delivery is consistent, effective, and meaningful to Bupa’s broad spectrum of populations. You’ll help drive Bupa’s commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining trust by fostering a culture of security awareness.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Lead the delivery of simulated phishing campaigns, and analyse results to inform training needs.
• Support wider information security communication and awareness campaigns to equip our people with the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to protect customer and corporate data.
• Build effective partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure delivery is well coordinated, and our people have the time and bandwidth to absorb the information they need.
• Drive continuous improvement of information security communications and awareness via feedback and in response to changing requirements and risks.
• Understand the varying needs of the BGIUK market unit and design appropriate communications and activities for each audience.
• Use data and metrics to identify areas of human risk and evaluate the effectiveness of our approach.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to translate technical information for a non-technical audience.
• 1 year experience of communication or security background
• Experience in delivering creative and engaging multi-channel communication and awareness activity.
• Great relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner with people to achieve outcomes and influence appropriately.
• An awareness of information security threats and trends as well as the role that human behaviour plays in creating risks.
• Understanding of data protection principles and the regulatory environment within which we operate.
• Ability to use metrics and data to monitor the effectiveness and impact of our programme, track behaviour change, and continuously improve our approach.

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: IT

Locations: Home Based, c/o Angel Court