Responsibilities
* Delivering annual GovAssure assessments across the Home Office (HO) and its Arms‑Length Bodies, including supporting deep‑dive Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) reviews for the department’s most critical and CNI services.
* Overseeing HO Cyber Assurance, leading the department’s cyber second line. Provide effective check‑and‑challenge across products and portfolios to ensure compliance with security policies and required controls.
* Maintaining the HO Three Lines of Defence model aligned to the Cyber Assurance Framework, working with the Cyber Policy Team to develop and update assurance policies, standards, processes, and guidance.
* Managing the Third‑Party Assurance (TPA) function, covering regulatory and legislative compliance for HO business areas and suppliers, including ownership of associated tooling, budgets, and contracts.
* Managing the Internal Audit function to deliver cyber reviews and audits, assess control effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
* Leading analysis of complex security and information assurance requirements and advise on cyber governance arrangements to maintain organisational security confidence.
* Communicating findings and risk assessment outcomes clearly to senior leaders across government, shaping decisions on security strategy, risk management, and policy.
* Champion risk‑management policy and ensure alignment with regulation and wider government standards.
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