Principal Cyber Security Exports Advisor

_Do you know how to keep networks safe?_
- Do you understand how to keep organisations’ data secure?_
- Do you have specialist cyber security expertise that you can use to help other nations protect their citizens?_

We are looking to recruit a Principal Cyber Security Exports Advisor who is comfortable acting independently as well as part of a team. You will make use of your expertise and background to promote Government support for the UK cyber security industry and to promote the UK’s cyber security exports offer globally.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is here to create a UK that trades its way to prosperity, stability and security. We achieve this by helping businesses to export; driving inward and outward investment; negotiating market access and trade deals as well as championing free trade.

Within DIT, UK Defence & Security Exports (UK DSE) supports UK companies in the defence, physical security and cyber security sectors to export, invest and win. We use DIT’s network of over 5,000 trade staff based in 120 countries to promote innovation, opportunity and partnership around the world.

Our deep knowledge of UK capability enables us to match international partners’ requirements with world-leading solutions. By maintaining strong relationships both domestically and globally, our sectors’ export success is helping to drive prosperity, stability and security for all.

The Security & Cyber Exports Team provides advice to UK companies, most of whom are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), covering areas such as cyber security; law enforcement; fire and rescue; critical national infrastructure (CNI) protection and resilience. This role will focus specifically on cyber security in support of objectives within the National Cyber Security strategy and will work collaboratively with industry bodies and across Government departments to understand the UK’s cyber ecosystem and to encourage UK companies to expand and grow overseas.
Job description
Primary Responsibilities will be:

- Using your knowledge of the UK cyber security sector to build trusted relationships with:

- UK cyber security businesses (particularly SME’s)
- Other Government Departments
- Trade associations
- Academic institutions
- Cyber leads in Devolved Administrations and regional cyber clusters
- Potential customers in businesses and governments overseas
- Planning and delivering Government activity that supports UK cyber security companies to secure export success. This includes both inbound and outbound trade missions, exhibition support and company outreach
- Working closely with relevant colleagues in geographic and sectoral teams from wider DIT, FCDO, Cabinet Office, Home Office, NCSC, DCMS, and elsewhere to ensure a strong UK cyber ecosystem that can deliver export success
- Increasing the cyber security knowledge of DIT colleagues in the UK and across the overseas network to support cyber exports and inward investment

The post holder will need to be a strong communicator, comfortable liaising with technical and non-technical staff at all levels. You will need to rapidly become a credible interlocutor between HMG, industry, and overseas customers.

It is expected that this role will require significant travel within the UK and overseas.

**Hybrid Worker**

Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas.

Informal hybrid working arrangements will be available as agreed with the vacancy manager and in line with the requirements of the role.

Most DIT employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending 2-3 days a week (pro rata) in an office, on average. If your office location is London, you will be eligible to receive London weighting.

**Responsibilities**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Experience of working in/with the UK Cyber security sector and knowledge of NCSC

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience of working with industry and/or international partners

**Person Specification**
- Self-Starter
- Excellent communication skills
- Good Networker
- Experience of working in/with cyber security sector
- Excellent communication skills: must be able to present effectively at senior levels across HMG and industry with both technical and non-technical audiences
- A good sense of who needs what and when, and how to manage tensions between teams with different goals
- The ability to deliver through others

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension

Things you need to know
Security

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Selection process details