Head of Information Security

galileo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days leave

Beautiful campus

Pension scheme

Loans up to £10,000

Medical cover

Employee discounts

Catering allowance

Hybrid working

Job summary

Regent’s University London is seeking a Head of Information Security to protect the institution’s security posture, risk and policy, and to drive compliance across all areas.

You will lead a lean cyber function, deliver a 360 security-first strategy, and co-chair the Data Privacy and Information Security Group, working with the DPO and governance forums. The role requires on-campus presence two days per week with hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing security posture, risk and policy in a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate a team.
• Experience delivering recognised certifications and compliance regimes (Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS) and running security education programmes.

Responsibilities

• Own the institution’s security posture, risks and policies across the organisation.
• Lead a lean cyber function through influence, with formal authority when needed.
• Co-chair the Data Privacy and Information Security Group and work with the DPO.
• Deliver a 360 security-first strategy integrating cyber, privacy and continuity.
• Be a people leader, remaining calm in incidents and holding senior colleagues to account.

Skills

Security leadership

Risk management

Policy development

Governance

Incident response

Security awareness training

Job description

• Salary: From £66,731 to £80,617 per annum (depending on skills, experience and qualifications. This salary includes a 10% Market Force Supplement.
• Grade: J
• Hours: 35 per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Vacancy Reference: 26/60
• Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 8th October

Job Description Document

Role Details

We are seeking a Head of Information Security to protect Regent’s. You will own the institution’s security posture, risk and policy, and will hold the rest of the organisation to account for compliance, setting expectations and outlining remediation.

You will lead a lean cyber function through influence and relationships, reserving formal authority for the moments that need it. You will also deliver Professionalise Security: a single 360 security-first strategy that integrates cyber, privacy and continuity, and carries Regent’s through the parent group’s security tiers. In addition, you will co-chair the Data Privacy and Information Security Group, will work closely with the Data Protection Officer, and will be the sole IT security voice in governance forums.

To be successful, you’ll have experience in managing security posture, risk and policy in a complex organisation and a background of leading, developing and motivating a team. You can speak to your experiences of achieving and maintaining recognised certifications and compliance regimes (such as Cyber Essentials Plus and PCI DSS for card-payment environments) and in running organisation-wide security education and awareness programmes.

You’ll be an engaging people leader who wins support through influence, trust and relationships across teams. In addition, you will be calm and authoritative in an incident and able to hold senior colleagues to account constructively.

Whilst we offer flexible and hybrid working across the University, you will be required to work on-campus at least 2 days per week.

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, withup to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment
• Employee discount service
• £7 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role