Information Security Officer

Shepherdswell, Kent
MIGRANT HELP

Migrant Help are currently looking for an Information Security Officer to join our team based in Dover (Hybrid Working). In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £37,500 – £40,5000 per annum (depending on experience).

About us:

Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. We foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation, as long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

The Information Security Officer role:

Part of the Technology and Transformation team, the Information Security Officer is a new and exciting role at Migrant Help. You will play a vital role in providing security assurance across the organisation to progress the Migrant Help Strategy of 2024-29 and thereafter. Due to our growth as an organisation and the decision made for Technology & Transformation to take on responsibility for internal systems, additional security resources have been approved to help support our colleagues achieve successful outcomes for our clients.

If you have demonstrable experience providing security advice on a day-to-day operations and are passionate about enhancing information security resilience within an organisation, and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities of our Outreach Adviser:

• Conduct regular risk assessments to identify and evaluate security risks and vulnerabilities in MH systems and operating environment
• Provide security advisory on day-to-day operations and on new technologies to enhance the organisation resilience to potential threats
• Implement and enforce security policies, procedures and processes
• Respond to security breaches and incidents, conduct investigations and implement corrective actions
• Conduct security audits and assessments to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of security controls identifying any gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Produce reports for the Information Governance / ISMS Group (IG/ISMS), Information Asset Owners (IAOs) and the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) as required
• Ensure that technology infrastructure and applications comply with security laws, regulations and standards
• Support training and awareness programmes for employees on security best practices
• Maintain currency with emerging security trends, frameworks, standards and
• regulations to support the organisational objectives

Skills and experience we are looking for in our Information Security Officer:

• Proficiency in security domains, tools and technologies such as DLP, SIEM, SOAR and Vulnerability Management
• Good working knowledge of network security, firewalls, threat management,
• endpoint detection and response
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving experience to address security challenges effectively

These are some of the benefits we offer:

• Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance
• Enhanced family friendly provisions
• Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave
• Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.
• Wellbeing support.
• Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.

Closing Date: 27 May 2025

If you are interested in becoming our new Information Security Officer, please click ‘APPLY’ today. We look forward to hearing from you!