Policy and Compliance Analyst - Newport, South Wales

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

The Policy and Compliance Analyst in Wales & West Utilities (WWU)’s Cyber Resilience Team is responsible for assisting with the development, implementation, maintenance of comprehensive policies and procedures that guide the organisation's cyber security governance, risk management and compliance work, in line with the Risk Management Strategy.

The role also involves assisting the Cyber Risk Management Manager with assessing the effectiveness of control implementations and the level of compliance with security policies across the organisation.

We’ll trust you to:

• Assist with development and updating of cyber security policies and procedures that align with industry standards, regulatory requirements and contribute to WWU’s Cyber Security Strategy.
• Ensure policies cover all relevant cyber security domains as directed by the Cyber Security Strategy.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, legal teams and other stakeholders (e.g. the IT team) to create comprehensive and enforceable policies.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Cyber Resilience Team and with stakeholders across WWU to evaluate and ensure the effective implementation of cyber security policies.
• Provide guidance and support to teams across WWU to promote understanding and adherence to policy requirements.

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• Broad experience in a similar role, ideally some of which has been spent in a CNI environment.
• Experience of working in a complex and dynamic operating environment.
• Extensive experience in policy development and implementation, preferably in a cyber security context.
• In-depth knowledge of cyber security frameworks, standards and regulations.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cyber Security, Risk Management or related field.

Due to the enhanced safety critical nature of this role, you will also be required to carry out a National Security Vetting Security Clearance check - this will be carried out by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV). You can find out more details of the process on the Government website here:

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

All offers of employment are subject to the above and pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £42,856 rising to £48,976
• Hybrid working
• A structured pay & competency framework which rewards skills, competence and enables development and career progression
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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