King's Service Centre

Information Security Assurance Manager

King's Service Centre

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Newquay • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Maintain, continually improve, and expand the university’s ISO 27001 certification.
  • Chair management review meetings and maintain the continual improvement log, ensuring all actions are logged, prioritised, and appropriately progressed.
  • Conduct fieldwork for internal audits, working from the annual plan, to keep the timescales for completion on track.
  • Create and present reports to the relevant management teams following audits, including recommendations for improvements where necessary.
  • Contribute to the improvement of information security culture across the university by building relationships and supporting best practice through recommendations.
  • Be the main point of contact for surveillance and certification audits of the ISMS.
  • Work towards an integrated management system, incorporating other ISO standards and best practice as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of information security standards and frameworks, particularly ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
  • Practical experience of security assurance activities, including internal audits, control assessments, and risk management.
  • Strong understanding of information security risk assessment methodologies and treatment planning.
  • Experience leading, managing, and developing a small professional team, with the ability to set clear objectives, manage performance, and support professional development.
  • Proven ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, technical teams, and non-technical staff.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain security concepts clearly and pragmatically.
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, and deadlines effectively.
  • Experience or detailed understanding of the UK Higher Education system.
  • Understanding of service management practices, in particular ITIL4.
  • Experience or knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning and scenario testing.
  • Experience or knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standard.
  • Experience or knowledge of ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard.
  • Experience of budget management.
Benefits
  • 10% Performance related bonus
  • 30 Days holiday and maximum of 8 public holidays (pro-rata)
  • Sick pay
  • 4 Discretionary Christmas Closure Days
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Life Assurance cover
  • Service time - 3 Volunteer days per year
  • Free onsite parking & Bike racks
  • Annual leave purchase scheme - up to a maximum of 10 days (subject to national minimum wage requirements)
  • Student Discount (access to Totum, Unidays & Student Beans)
  • CycleScheme
  • TechScheme
  • Opportunities for formal training and professional certification
  • Free access to Linkedin Learning
  • Free access to Future Learn short courses
  • Potential for internal promotion and advancement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
ISO 27001internal auditscontrol assessmentsrisk managementrisk assessment methodologiesITIL4disaster recoverybusiness continuity planningISO 9001ISO 31000
Soft skills
leadershipteam managementperformance managementstakeholder engagementcommunication skillsorganizational skillstime managementrelationship buildingobjective settingprofessional development