Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head of Corporate Security and Resilience

Independent Football Regulator

Requirements of the role

This role provides strategic leadership and operational ownership of cyber security across the IFR, a small but high‑profile organisation. You will be responsible for developing, embedding and maturing a robust, proportionate cyber security and broader organisational security framework that protects the organisation’s people, data, systems and services.

Responsibilities Will Include

• Developing, embedding, maturing and leading the organisation’s cyber security strategy, governance, resilience and assurance activity.
• Overseeing all aspects of cyber security operations, including incident response, threat monitoring, vulnerability management and security operations
• Owning the wider organisational security framework, including physical security, information governance, data protection and resilience planning.
• Setting clear security management expectations and embedding a strong, resilient and effective security awareness culture across a small but high‑profile organisation.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and government security standards, including Government Functional Standard GovS 007: Security.
• Providing authoritative advice to the CEO, COO, CDDO, ExCo and Board on emerging threats, risks and mitigations.
• Implementing a formal cyber exercising and incident response programme; driving security and operational resilience.
• Embedding secure‑by‑design principles across digital services, data platforms and operational processes.
• Ensuring the cyber security framework aligns with the regulator’s digital and data roadmap.
• Establishing ambitious and effective cyber maturity credentials; leading on assurance, penetration testing, risk assessments and audit readiness.
• Implementing audit recommendations and ensuring timely remediation of identified risks.
• Overseeing identity and access management, cloud security and supplier assurance.

Location: Manchester

Contract type: Full time

Profession: Data, Digital, Technology

Working pattern: Flexible working, Hybrid

Closing Date: 22/04/2026

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