Information Security Officer

Role: Information Security Officer
Salary: Grade L: £51,928 - £55,224 per year
Location: The Council House / Hybrid
Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent

Ensuring the security, confidentiality and integrity of the Councils information, is a critical legal and ethical responsibility. If you have a practical understanding of data protection regulation and a detailed knowledge of standards for information security, then we might have a great opportunity for you within our Information Governance team.

You will work closely with other security professionals within our team to cover the broad scope of corporate security assurance – physical, procedural and technical. You’ll develop training to raise awareness and highlight information security practices throughout the Council, with a mission to make information security an inherent part of our culture.

Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.

What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity
In the role of Information Security Officer, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:

Your role is key to upholding the security, confidentiality and integrity of the Council’s information, you will do this by developing and maintaining Information Security policies and procedures, developing engaging training to highlight and promote information security practices throughout the Council.

You will conduct regular Information Security audits, providing detailed insight info data use, release, modification and destruction. Using your insight you will provide recommendations for changes in policy and practice.

You will also manage the Council’s Information security incident reporting process, ensuring that incidents are recognised, fully investigated and implementing any lessons learned into training and changes in policy and process.

About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
• Detailed knowledge and practical understanding of legislation, regulation, policies, procedures and standards for information management
• Practical knowledge of information security principles and best practice.
• Experience of successfully developing and delivering security awareness training to staff at different levels of an organization
• Experience in managing information security risks and investigating and reporting on incidents.
• Experience of conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
A relevant information security qualification.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email removed]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email removed] however this is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on [phone removed] (Relay UK - 18001 [phone removed]) or at [email removed]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

Please see here for Job Description

Please see here for Person Specification

Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here
Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here