Cyber Security Culture Consultant
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We're in search of a Cyber Security Culture Consultant to join our Digital Trust and Cyber Security Team. As a member of our dynamic and forward-thinking group, you'll have the chance to strengthen cyber security culture across a broad range of projects covering security awareness, user engagement and behaviour change. The role focuses on understanding how people currently interact with cyber security and designing practical interventions that embed secure behaviours into everyday ways of working.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Assess organisational security culture, identifying behavioural risks and control gaps to inform targeted improvement plans
- Design and deliver human centric solutions to complex cyber security challenges, focusing on sustainable behaviour change
- Develop and tailor security awareness and culture strategies
- Create targeted campaigns and communications that are clear, measurable, engaging and audience appropriate
- Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels to influence behaviours and embed security ownership
- Apply structured consulting, cyber security, and behaviour change methodologies to solve client challenges
- Support capability development through knowledge sharing, mentoring, and contributing to the growth of cyber culture offerings through bids and business development.
Flexible working - We are currently operating a discretionary hybrid working model which is designed to help you plan your work and your life. We want our people to come into the office at least two days a week.
Skills, experience and qualifications
- Proven track record of driving security culture transformation and embedding behaviour change across diverse organisations
- Strong understanding of cyber security risk and the human factors that influence secure behaviours
- Experience designing and delivering awareness, engagement, or behaviour change initiatives, with the ability to translate complex topics into plain English
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with confidence engaging both technical and non-technical audiences
- Highly effective stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and influence behaviours across all organisational levels
- Holistic understanding of cyber security across people, process, and technology.
- Experience working within cross-functional teams to deliver cyber security or culture programmes.
- Relevant cyber security qualifications or certifications, demonstrating a solid foundation in the field
- Up to date knowledge of emerging technologies, threat landscapes, and trends in cyber security and security culture
Assessment process
Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.
- Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters - to discuss your application, the role and PA
- Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 mins)
- Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 mins)
- Final round : Meeting with a PA leader - a mini case study and discussion around your client-centricity (60 mins)
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- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
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