Head of Cybersecurity and Resilience

7 days ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Unite Foundation Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic leader to join our team as the Head of Cybersecurity and Resilience. As a key member of our Digital and Information Technologies Leadership team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our enterprise information security program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive information security strategy that aligns with our business objectives
  • Identify, evaluate, and report on legal and regulatory, IT, and cybersecurity risk to information assets
  • Work closely with colleagues across the business to determine acceptable levels of risk and implement practices that meet agreed policies and standards for information and cyber security
  • Lead and motivate the information security team to achieve tactical and strategic goals
  • Collaborate with other teams to ensure the implementation of effective security controls and measures
Requirements
  • Demonstrated experience and success in senior leadership roles in risk management and information security
  • Strong knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, COBIT, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate information security and risk-related concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
  • Strategic leader and builder of both vision and bridges, with the ability to energize teams and achieve desirable outcomes
  • Ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve tactical and strategic goals, even in situations where only dotted line reporting lines exist
What We Offer
  • A discretionary annual bonus to share in the company's success
  • 25 days' paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme
  • A generous pension scheme with employer contributions between 5% and 11%
  • Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing, including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform, and a Gym benefit
  • Enhanced Family Leave, including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
About Unite Students

Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK's leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

We are proud to be an employer that embraces individuality and is passionate about building inclusive teams. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people.



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