Information Security Specialist

6 months ago


Barnsley, United Kingdom Open College of the Arts Full time

**Job Title **Information Security Specialist

**Department **IT Services

**Reporting to **Head of Technology and Innovation

**Responsible for **Information Security

**Grade Grade 4: £30,761 - £36,729 (Fixed Term - 8 months)**

**Role Purpose**

The Information Security Specialist’s role is to oversee the security of the college’s digital and physical assets across its range of environments, services and vendors.

A key part of this will be in designing, implementing and maintaining Information Security policies, standards, procedures and controls to meet the present and future needs of the college.

A further purpose of this role is to support the management of the college in mitigating the key gaps that have been identified and their associated risks.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- To review the gaps identified in the OU’s Information Security review of the college and develop agreed actions in collaboration with managers and heads of operational teams to remediate these gaps.

**This includes but is not limited to**:

- Development of information Security policies, standards, processes and procedures.
- Development of third-party supplier risk assessment policies, standards, processes, procedures and best practice guidelines.
- Development of information risk management processes and tools.
- Development of asset management processes and tools.
- Prioritise and plan the remediation activities to meet the timescales as identified by senior managers.
- To provide reports, both oral and written, on the above activities and work progress.
- To ensure that all work follows appropriate standards and conforms to agreed quality plans.
- Contribute to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning processes.
- Other duties as required by the Head of Technology and Innovation.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: £30,761.00-£36,729.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Barnsley, S70 2AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barnsley, S70 2AG



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