Cyber Security Lead - Citizens Advice Scotland

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens. At the heart of the network there are 59 individual citizens advice bureau across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, which focus on providing support and advice directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helps them make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however, they choose to access it.

Our vision is for a Fairer Scotland where everyone has the advice and information, they need to realise their rights, and that the barriers to accessing those rights are effectively challenged.

The Cyber Security Lead will drive forward our ambitious Cyber Security program, ensuring that CAS and all member CAB continue to deliver vital local services to communities across Scotland in a secure manner.

Reporting to the Head of Technology and Digital, you will be responsible for improving the cyber maturity of Citizens Advice Scotland and our 59 member bureaux. You will have strong technical skills and the well-developed soft skills which enable you to communicate effectively with staff & volunteers at all levels across Citizens Advice Scotland and our 59-member bureau.

It is an exciting time to be joining the Citizens Advice Scotland as we strive to deliver best in class services to our colleagues and the 59 bureaux. Across Scotland we helped 180,000 people realise a financial benefit of over £147million last year and have plans to help even more going forward.

As a senior member of the Technology and Digital department you will play a key role in supporting the work of CAS and our member organisations

If the opportunity to play a key role in supporting the fantastic work of our bureaux and Citizens Advice Scotland appeals to you, please apply.

This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network and to make an invaluable contribution to citizen’s lives. 

For more information, please refer to the Job Pack which can be downloaded on our vacancies page.

Employee benefits 

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions. We want our people to have a great work life balance and we have designed our working practices and benefits to support this.  Here are some of things our employees benefit from:  a 35-hour full time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours with a flexi-time system, and blended/hybrid working opportunities for every role. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on employee benefits in the job pack.

Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion.  We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements to support all our staff. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

CAS provides options for blended working to allow employees to balance their time attending the office with time working from home.  The number of days you will be able to work from home each week will be dependent on your job role and can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.