Information Security Officer

• Deadline : 10 Jan 2014
• Interview dates : TBC
• Salary : £31,468 with excellent benefits

You're joining WaterAid's IT team at an exciting time in its drive towards safer virutal working and more robust information security. For this new role, we're looking for someone with great knowledge of information security that's ready to use their initiative to help WaterAid to improve the protection of its data and information. 

As our Information Security Officer, you'll be helping WaterAid to identify, neutralise and guard against threats to its IT security as well as investigating any suspected attacks or security incidents on our networks . With strong knowledge of relevant protocols, you'll be the point of contact for matters concerning security controls. You will also have knowledge of security standards, such as ISO27001 and BS7799, and will ensure WaterAid is compliant with these standards. 

You'll be working closely with other areas of the organisation throughout your work. You'll build excellent working relationships with other teams and will help them to understand how to improve their own information security. While monitoring WaterAid's network usage, you will gain an excellent overview of WaterAid's requirements for data and information use, helping to improve its processes and procedures. 

Working with us, you will gain from a wide range of employee benefits such as an exceptional pension fund, medical cash plans, an employee assistance programme, generous annual leave and Save As You Learn schemes, as well as fitness and lifestyle programmes.

No recruitment agencies, please.

How to apply

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Please note, in order to apply for this role you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Due to a technical error with our online application form on 30 November and 1 December, you may have had difficulty submitting your application to us.

If you are still experiencing difficulty submitting your application using our online form, please email your CV and cover letter to jobs@wateraid.org.