Head of Cyber Security

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students. Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university.

We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

This role will be pivotal in defining City’s enterprise security stance, ensuring that IT and Digital Services have robust risk management, threat detection, prevention and recovery processes by developing strategies for implementation aligned with industry best practice and evolving technology trends.

Responsibilities

The role holder will provide expert leadership and management on all IT Cybersecurity requirements, managing a team of two analysts, guiding the team’s operational execution of cyber protection strategies.

Person Specification

We are seeking an inspirational and people focused leader with extensive cyber security management experience, handling security incidents with a strong understanding of managing cybersecurity events in a large-scale environment.

Excellent knowledge and understanding of sector, national and cyber challenges is required; as well as application and web security, identity and access management and endpoint security.

Additionally, strong stakeholder management, outstanding communication, financial management, planning, and delivery skills are required.

Additional Information

Closing date: 2nd March 2025 at 11:59pm.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week. Where a hybrid working arrangement can be accommodated, it is expected that colleagues will spend the majority (at least 60%) of their usual working time on campus each week. Specific details will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate. A hybrid working arrangement will not detract from any comprehensive induction, that will include relevant on-site activities.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

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