About this role
The Role
As the Cyber & Information Security Manager at United Learning you will play a key role in ensuring that our 100+ schools and central offices are able to avoid disruption to their operations and that the children being educated within the organisation can learn in a safe environment.
You will be working with the support of colleagues with legal and technical expertise and we consider attitude and willingness to learn to be the crucial success determinants. The ability to demonstrate experience in the field and to have achieved a recognised information security qualification are also essential.
The work of the Cyber & Information Security Manager will encompass both system improvement (doing things incrementally better through technical, policy and educational action) and the day-to-day support of colleagues centrally and in schools who are dealing with issues around information security.
About You
The successful candidate will be
- Confident and outgoing, with the social skills to manage difficult situations and to achieve outcomes by influencing others
- Able to simplify complex processes with clarity for non-specialists
- Knowledgeable about and interested in the issues and risks around information security and data protection
- Possessed of a functional knowledge of cyber security risks, tools and practices
- Able to think through risks and create proportionate security solutions
- Willing and capable to acquire knowledge of the specific products in use at United Learning for the General Ledger, HR, schools’ MIS and Azure / Office365
- Generally technically competent and fluent, unfazed by the complexity of technology
- Committed to excellence and continuous improvement, constantly seeking ways in which systems and processes can be refined, sped up and made more effective
Rewards and Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- 26 days holiday
- Occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family.
- Competitive maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
- Group Life Insurance Scheme
- Westfield Health cash plan and extensive range of employee benefits for eligible staff
- Continuous Professional Development options that will be tailored to your needs.
- A supportive team across the country.
- We are open to requests for flexible working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Application
All applications for this role must be submitted via VIQU. Please send your CV and expression of interest to Delivery@viqu.co.uk .
If you have any queries, you are welcome to call 0121 720 3657
This vacancy closes at midnight on the 19th August 2026. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a large volume of applications.
Internal applicants should submit their application to Ask.HR@unitedlearning.org.uk. Please include a personal statement outlining your experience, skills, and accomplishments, and explaining why you are a suitable candidate for this position. The personal statement should be no more than 4,000 characters (approximately one and a half to two sides of A4).
About cyber security & digital forensics roles for ex-police
Cyber security, digital forensics and incident-response roles. DMIs, cybercrime investigators and digital forensics officers bring evidential discipline and investigative judgement that DFIR and security teams struggle to hire.
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