Information Security Advisor

Information Security Advisor
Grade F - £31,296 - £37,692
Contract Type: Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.

For more information about Staffordshire Police please click the below link:

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About the Opportunity:

This is an exciting prospect for a highly motivated, experienced individual to become an Information Security Advisor. A recognised Information security qualifications (e.g CISSP/CISM) or experience information security and risk management is essential.

As a Security role a higher level of Vetting is required.

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Information Security Officer in carrying out:

assurance work on a range of IT systems in line with the nationally recognised ISO27001 information security standard,
auditing different areas of the force to ensure it is compliant with the National Security Assessment for Policing standards.
assisting with security incidents
facilitating training and awareness
assisting with developing and maintaining policies and procedures
physical security reviews in accordance with national and police guidance.

With the IT and data landscape changing at a rapid pace, we need an individual who is able to cope under pressure, able to make decisions at short notice and has great time management to manage multiple task and projects.

For more details about the role and requirements please refer to the role profile

Please upload your CV to apply and ensure you tailor your CV to the role profile.

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

The competency level for this role is a Level 2

Closing date: Monday 29th September 2025 at 12 Midday

Interview date: Thursday 9th October 2025

In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
Flexible / Agile Working
Sick pay scheme
Fostering friendly policy
Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
Access to health and wellbeing support
Eye care vouchers
On site Gyms
Staff associations
Reward and Recognition
Blue light Card
Flexible working options
Training and development opportunities
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free Parking at selected sites
Onsite catering facilities
Access to Staff Networks
Union support
Financial products and services

Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.

Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk

For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk

Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:

Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)