APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN TO EXPAND OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS WORKING GROUP

An opportunity to inform, influence and contribute, as part of our Professional Standards working group in Cyber Security.

The UK Cyber Security Council is excited to announce the expansion of the Professional Standards working group.

The working group will be critical in helping us shape the direction of Professional standards within the cyber industry and contributes critical sector knowledge, enabling innovation and thought leadership through:

Widening community participation within the cyber security profession
Shaping recommendations following pilot programmes
Raising awareness of cyber security specialisms
Collaborating with core council working groups
Defining professional Titles

The UK Cyber Security Council champions the cyber security profession across the UK, provides broad representation for the industry, accelerates awareness and promotes excellence in the profession.

What are we are looking for?

We are looking for enthusiastic cyber security, academia, education, and industry professionals to help us develop and deliver our ambitious plans for professional standards within cyber security:

A passion and interest in the UK Cyber Security Council’s Vision, Mission & Values.
Ability to work collaboratively, in an open and welcoming manner as part of a diverse team with differing opinions and perspectives, whilst achieving key objectives.

Understanding of Council's Ethical Framework (For Commitment to Ethics as part of the Professional Standard)
Knowledge and commitment to Diversity of Thought
Experience/Knowledge of judging competence for professional registration
A Good understanding of Professional and Ethical Standards in a related industry
A Good Understanding of Standards and Assessment as they relate to the award of Chartered status in a comparable sector

A Good Understanding of Standards and Assessment as they relate to Principal status (or equivalent) in a comparable sector
Experience of individual assessment or appraisal of Cyber Security professionals
Knowledge of Registration processes and the needs of the cyber profession
Understanding of International Cyber Security qualifications landscape
Relevant knowledge of technical terms and cyber security processes

Please note: we do not expect you to have all the experience above – this is just a breath of skills/knowledge/experience we would like across the working group.

Successful candidates will be expected to commit to the working group from February 2023 – February 2025. We expect this to be approximately 5-10 hours of your time per month, this will be a combination of meetings and project work. Most of our meetings will be held virtually; however, some face-to-face meetings will be scheduled when convenient for members.

Who can apply?

We will be recruiting candidates from the UK Cyber Security Council’s membership for the working group in this cycle of applications. We may also consider applications from relevant non-members if skills gaps are identified.

Key Dates

Applications close at 11:59pm on Wednesday 26th January. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a video call w/c 6th February and successful candidates will be informed by 17 February.

How to Apply

If you would like to apply to join the working group, please complete the application form here and return it to standards@ukcybersecuritycouncil.org.uk by 11:59 on Wednesday 26th Jan. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or would like an informal chat about this opportunity.