Would you like a career like no other? If so… JoinUs
South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Cyber Volunteering Project Officer in our Economic & Cyber Crime Unit. Could you be who we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
A newly established post has arisen for a part-time / 12-month role in the Economic & Cyber Crime Unit. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work in growing team in an exciting and developing area of policing.
- The purpose of this role is to lead and coordinate a Wales-wide
programme that brings together Policing, the third sector, academia and Government partners to develop a sustainable volunteer network that helps people and organisations stay safe online.
- The postholder will drive the delivery of Welsh Government cyber resilience priorities through strategic partnership working, overseeing a national cyber volunteer data mapping exercise to identify capability, opportunities and gaps across Wales. They will provide programme leadership, governance and performance oversight, ensuring continuous improvement and effective collaboration to strengthen cyber resilience across communities, businesses and public services.
- This role directly supports the vision of the Cyber Action Plan for Wales to make Wales more resilient to cyber threats while developing cyber skills and supporting growth in the cyber economy.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
Applications are invited for the newly established post for a Cyber Volunteering Project Officer. The objectives of this role are:
- To build a coordinated, sustainable and intelligence-led cyber volunteer ecosystem for Wales that strengthens cyber resilience, supports safer online communities and enables the delivery of Welsh Government cyber resilience ambitions through effective partnership working and community engagement.
- To work with partners to drive the delivery of Welsh Government cyber resilience priorities through strategic partnership working, overseeing a national cyber volunteer data mapping exercise to identify capability, opportunities and gaps across Wales. They will provide programme leadership, governance and performance oversight, ensuring continuous improvement and effective collaboration to strengthen cyber resilience across communities, businesses and public services.
- This role directly supports the vision of the Cyber Action Plan for Wales
to make Wales more resilient to cyber threats while developing cyber
skills and supporting growth in the cyber economy.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
We are looking for a self-motivated individual, with strong communication skills and the ability to organise your work to support the evolving needs of the organisation. The full skills and experience required are outlined in the Role Profile and will need to be evidenced in your application, these include:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- An interest and understanding of cyber security and cyber resilience
- Ability to plan and prioritise daily workloads, and work under pressure
- Must have experience of preparing management reports/documentation
- Understanding of project delivery approaches such as PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery.
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information.
The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MVSC Vetting.
Please note, if you are subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, you appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact DS Adam Williams (Adam.Williams1@south-wales.police.uk)
First time applying for a role with South Wales Police? Be sure to read our application gudiance for some hints and tips around the application form and what to expect, click here for more information. Please note the successful candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to the required level.
