Information Security Manager and Assurance Lead

About You
Do you want to Lead the way in building a resilient, forward-thinking information security culture where every voice matters
 
Champion Diversity & Innovation: We value diverse perspectives and creative problem-solving—your unique approach is an asset
 
Make a Real Impact: Protect digital assets, influence policy, and ensure business continuity for a purpose-driven organisation. 
As our Information Security Manager & Assurance Lead, you’ll head up the Information Security function, providing thought leadership and hands-on delivery across projects and operations.
 You’ll work closely with stakeholders to communicate security and business continuity policies, manage risk, and ensure compliance with standards such as GovAssure, Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, and ISO22301.
You’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining digital business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities, aligning with organisational needs and recovery objectives.
  

About The Role

  • Leading the development, implementation, and optimisation of information security policies, controls, and monitoring.
  • Managing risk assessments, incident resolution, compliance reviews, and audits to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • Providing expert guidance on information security and business continuity to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Delivering training programmes to raise awareness and embed best practice across the organisation.
  • Supporting the design and management of secure information systems and infrastructure, including supplier and outsourced service management.
  • Collaborating with teams to ensure statutory responsibilities are met and contracts align with security requirements.
  • Driving continuous improvement, innovation, and positive change in security and assurance practices.

We Welcome All Backgrounds
We encourage applications from candidates who think differently, including those who are neurodiverse.

If you’re passionate about information security, eager to lead, and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you.
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification.

If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
 
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
 
Schedule:

Application closing date: 12th October 2025
Sifting date: 13th October 2025
Interviews: w/c 20th October 2025
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)
Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
  • A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
  • Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
  • Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
  • Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
  • Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
  • Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
  • Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
  • Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
  • Unlock exclusive employee discounts
  • Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
  • Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours.

Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.
Who we are:
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with.

We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.
We are excited about what our future holds.

Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK.

By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values.

We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers.

This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution.

By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000.

We are happy to support you through the process.
 




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