The House of Commons is currently recruiting for an Information Security Officer for a permanent position.
Job Title: Information Security Officer
Salary: £36,500
Salary Band: B1
Contract Type: Permanent
Number of Posts: 1
Type of Post: Concurrent
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 25/06/2017 at 23:59
The Role
The Information Rights and Information Security (IRIS) Service leads for the House on Information Rights (Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), Freedom of Information 2000 (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs)) and leads for the House of Commons on Information Security.
As Information Security Officer you will work with the Information Security Manager to lead on the design and delivery of a campaign of information security awareness raising and training for House of Commons staff. You will work with the Head of Service, who is responsible to the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) and the Information Authority, in the provision of assurance on information security. This will include maintaining oversight of policies and procedures, carrying out privacy impact assessments and accreditation. As part of the accreditation process you will support the Parliamentary Accreditors and work with colleagues across both Houses on projects and programmes to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Parliamentary data. This will include the House’s responsibilities under the DPA, the operation of the Parliamentary Protective Marking Scheme (PPMS), maintenance of asset registers, use of mobile devices and the information loss reporting procedure. You will play a key role in working alongside various projects and attending boards and groups representing the IRIS team as required.
As part of the wider remit of the team, you will be expected to acquire and maintain an up to date functional knowledge of Information Rights legislation, such as FOI and EIRs.
The Person
The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:
• Experience of taking a lead role in information security or information law in a large or public sector organization, particularly identifying and addressing challenges and managing associated risks
• Ability to apply sound professional judgement in making recommendations and taking decisions based on extracting and analysing relevant facts from complex data
• Experience of writing, implementing and monitoring effectiveness of polices & procedures, including identifying and addressing Diversity and Inclusion issues
• A recognised Information Security and or Information Law qualification commensurate with BCS is desirable
Benefits
- Annual leave starting at 28 days pro rata
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Child care voucher scheme
- Discounted membership of the in-house gym
All applications must be submitted on a House of Commons application form.
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the job description. Please see our careers website for more information - https://www.careers-houseofcommons.org/
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