Job title: Information Security Graduate
Company: British Heart Foundation
Job description: The opportunity
Since we were founded in 1961, the number of deaths in the UK from coronary heart disease each year has more than halved. But we still have so much to do. British Heart Foundation (BHF) funds research into all forms of heart disease, discovering molecules in the lab, harnessing the power of big data, funding impactful clinical trials to improve the presentation, detection, and treatment of these diseases.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re continuing to invest in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
About the InfoSec Graduate programme
As our Information Security Graduate you’ll be responsible for supporting several different projects and activities in the technology directorate and will provide support and deliver projects to meet business needs.
You’ll assist some of our large-scale technology transformation projects and will be responsible for analysing trends, data, supporting improvement initiatives, managing deadlines as well as effectively dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
This is a permanent role with the first 24-months being a graduate development programme.
What we’re looking for:
You’ll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- STEM Degree 2:2 or above (degree qualified with a technology-based degree or relevant business experience in IT compliance or Information Security.)
- Demonstrable understanding of GDPR/Data Protection and how it might apply to BHF
- Practical knowledge of IT/Technology Governance best practice
- Capability to understand, analyse, interpret, explain, and summarise complex data and in a logical manner
- Ability to think ahead and demonstrate effective problem-solving skills
- Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills including the ability to adapt verbal and written communication to different audiences
- Excellent organisational skills, able to collate and analyse information, ensuring accuracy in delivery to agreed timescales.
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks and balance multiple deadlines
What we can offer you:
- The chance to make a difference – You’ll be joining 4,000 colleagues across our organisation helping to fund lifesaving research, and you’ll work alongside passionate people, many of whom will have a connection to our cause.
- Work on specific projects and business-as-usual activities in technology operations, engagement, and delivery.
- The opportunity to work with a range of project teams, taking responsibility for the delivery of specific project work including research activities, analysing, and presenting information, liaising, and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders and arranging meetings and briefings.
- You’ll be able to undertake research on a variety of topics and issues, presenting findings in a confident and professional manner using a variety of media.
- You’ll review systems and processes, making recommendations for effective and efficient changes.
- The chance to become a pro-active team member, playing a full part in meetings and shared and individual learning events, as appropriate and required.
- You’ll assist Programme, Project, Product & Change Managers with the production and implementation of project processes, creative materials and scheduling.
- You’ll work with direct subject-matter-experts to support their workload, on technical or non-technical issues.
- Manage operational Information Security activities across BHF.
- Undertake appropriate Information Security audits.
- Ensure Information Security compliance across the organisation.
- Maintenance of our vulnerability scanning activities and organise appropriate remediation
- Develop an awareness of threats to the organisation both internally and externally
Working arrangements
This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.
At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.
EDI Statement
We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.
Overview of the Recruitment process
We’ll be working with two Recruitment partners to support us recruit to these graduate schemes.
EmployAbility – A leading force for a truly disability-inclusive workplace. EmployAbility empowers companies to put inclusion and belonging at the heart of their culture and empower talented neurodivergent and disabled graduates to build the careers they deserve and ensure experienced employees can flourish and progress.
If you have a disability, neurodivergence, mental health or other long term health condition, please apply via EmployAbility using the link below. EmployAbility will support you with any adjustment requirements that you might need in the recruitment process and workplace, should you be successful.
Diversifying – Passionate about challenging the status quo, Diversifying provide fairer employment opportunities and only work with employers who understand the value of a diverse workforce, helping job seekers to find roles within organisations that truly celebrate difference.
To apply for this opportunity, you’ll need to visit and apply via one of our partners, links provided below, and complete the online application. You’ll need to fill in an online form, upload your CV, and answering a number of questions.
For those successful following the first stage interview screening, there will be an assessment centre in our London Office, full details of this assessment centre will be provided in advance and will incorporate an interview, presentation and task.
Assessment centres will take place at our London offices on Tuesday 12th March 2024.
Diversifying and EmployAbility will work with you to provide any adjustments that you might need during the recruitment process and in the workplace, should you be successful.
By submitting your application, you are consenting to sharing your data with the BHF’s recruitment partners, Diversifying and EmployAbility, solely for recruitment purposes in relation to your application for roles within BHF.
Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to us and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by us, and our recruitment partners is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is stored securely.
Please note you’ll not be able to apply for this role via our careers site. You’ll need to visit one of our recruitment partners, EmployAbility or Diversifying, via the links above, to formally apply to this scheme.
Additional Information
Post Justification
Expected salary: £26000 per year
Location: London
Job date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:11:32 GMT
