Cyber Liaison Officer Full time / Part time Salary: £33,273 - £37,692 pa, with potential for further progression to £42,439 with our pay progression scheme. Location: Hybrid Contracted to our Wilmslow, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff or Belfast office, however, we offer flexible home and office-based working opportunities. There will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need. Why work for the ICO? Pay progression scheme. Hybrid and flexible working options. 25 days paid holiday per year, plus privilege and public holidays. Flexi leave (up to 26 additional days leave per year). Pension (employer contribution around 28.9 %). Online discount scheme to save money at major supermarkets, retailers, gyms, restaurants, insurance providers and many more. Health Cash Plan. Fantastic development opportunities to learn and progress. Further details can be found on the benefits section of our website. Job summary The cyber threat landscape changes constantly, with attacks targeting both information and system resilience increasing in frequency and size. The Regulatory Cyber Directorate is part of our wider Regulatory Supervision service. As a cyber security regulator, we use our expertise to provide advice and guidance and, where necessary, enforce legislation. We promote the use of security controls which represent good practice. Our mission is to ‘make cyber security accessible for everyone and drive change ’. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data. As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful. Job description This role supports the team by developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving administrative support across the work of the Directorate. It will involve working independently and as part of the team, engaging across the office internally and externally. A key aspect of the role is encouraging engagement internally on cyber related issues but also supporting the coordination of external engagement activities to ensure that the ICO is consistent in its cyber messaging. This role will support key roles within the Regulatory Cyber teams and cross office NIS teams in the development and maintenance of the cybersecurity profession, data metrics and reporting and coordination activities for policy and guidance activities, ensuring alignment of cyber activities performed across all ICO functions. This role will work alongside the Regulatory Cyber team but will have the opportunity to reach into work across the ICO teams, to understand our mission and get more closely involved with a range of interesting workstreams. Key r esponsibilities: To provide support activities to the Regulatory Cyber Directorate; such as setting up and minuting meetings, preparing briefing papers, collating information, and carrying out impact analysis. To maintain and develop the cyber engagement tracker, allowing visibility of all cyber activity across the organisation. To be a main point of contact for the directorate, liasing with key stakeholders, such as NCSC, law enforcement, government departments and other regulators. To monitor mailboxes and respond to cyber related enquiries, taking ownership of issues raised (in consultation with colleagues) and ensuring they are followed up on and actioned appropriately. To collate information in a useable form, using it to provide reports and inform decisions, e.g. lessons learned, feedback from engagement activities, attendance at training events. To undertake research into potential engagement opportunities; identifying and reaching out to those which would be suitable for the ICO, initiating contact, maintaining existing relationships and feeding into planning activities. To support delivery of new methods of reaching organisations to increase awareness of the directorate's activities and published advice. Support the Principal Cyber Specialists with the implementation of the Regulatory Cyber Target Operating Model (TOM), tracking progress against plans and allocation of budget and resources. To undertake such other duties that are and are commensurate with the role of the post. Person specification Essential criteria assessed at application stage: Experience relevant to the role requirements, as described in the role responsibilities and person specification, and accumulated through other support/engagement roles. Experience of delivering cross organisation support, with the ability to engage others to deliver to plan and scope. Ability to develop knowledge and understanding across the range of work involved in the role so that they can contribute effectively and efficiently to the work of the Directorate Essential criteria assessed during interview: Excellent verbal, communication and interpersonal skills with people at all levels, using tact and diplomacy and able to collaborate with other teams to achieve objectives Excellent organisation skills, demonstrating an ability to manage workloads and identify key priorities in line with organisational strategy, directorate vision and the TOM. Self-motivated and dynamic with the skills to identify issues and willingness to own remediations. Excellent problem solving ability. Equality, diversity, and inclusion The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks. Read more about our commitment on our website. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy will be invited to interview as part of the ICO’s commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have an impairment and require an alternative application method, please email the HR team at recruitmentico.org.uk Closing Date Please submit your CV by 23:59, 2 1 April 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.