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Data and Information Assurance Manager (Information Security Officer) - West Yorkshire Police
Digital Policing Directorate
Wakefield
1 permanent full-time post
Are you ready to take on a high impact, high visibility role where your expertise protects millions and shapes the future of policing? We are looking for a dynamic individual, motivated by meaningful work and a passion to serve the public to take on a challenging role with real strategic influence.
Why This Role Matters
As our Data and Information Assurance Manager (Information Security Officer), you will be at the forefront of defending the organisation against evolving threats, ensuring the integrity of critical policing data, and shaping the strategic direction of information security across the force.
West Yorkshire Police serve 2.2 million people as the fourth largest police force. Every day, we handle vast volumes of sensitive information—data that protects communities, supports investigations, and underpins operational policing. Your leadership will ensure that this information remains secure, accurate and available, enabling officers and staff to serve the public with confidence.
You’ll be the force’s subject matter expert, a trusted advisor to senior leaders, and a key figure in national policing networks. Your work will directly influence how we manage risk, respond to incidents, and maintain compliance with legislation and national standards.
What You’ll Do
•Lead and develop a high performing specialist Information Assurance & Security team, working closely with other Information and Data professionals and alongside Cyber and IT security teams, to protect critical assets and support the safe, lawful and ethical exploitation of data assets for public good,
•Drive force wide information security and risk management strategy,
•Build and maintain the organisational Information Assurance and Security frameworks, ensuring compliance with legislation, national standards and accreditation requirements,
•Advise senior leaders including Senior Information Risk Owner and Information Asset Owners,
•Oversee incident response and breach management, system and data processing risk assessment and mitigation, physical security, and third-party assurance, building in learning, improvement and resilience
•Represent WYP at regional and national forums, building strong networks and partnerships across policing and other agencies.
What You’ll Bring
•Expert knowledge of information security legislation, standards and best practice
•Degree/qualification in Information Assurance/Security or equivalent experience
•Proven experience in risk management, strategy and policy development and implementation, and senior level reporting
•Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
•Project management experience (desirable)
What we offer:
Professional Development & Career
•Relevant training and courses provided for the role - including leadership and management
•Access to continuous professional development seminars/courses
Compensation & Benefits
•Salary of £48459 to £52194
•Competitive/generous pension scheme
•29 days annual leave per annum – increasing to 34 days with 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
•Access to health and wellbeing support
•Access to salary sacrifice schemes such as Cycle2Work and discounted Metro Cards
Work Structure & Flexibility
•Flexible working between the hours of 7am and 7pm Mon-Fri
•Hybrid frequent working – work from the office and from home
•A great work/home life balance
Step forward. Make an impact. Protect the public. Shape the future.
To apply for this role please complete the relevant application and attach an anonymised comprehensive CV outlining your suitability for the role. You must remove all personal information from the CV, otherwise your application will be rejected. Please also do not use your personal details as the file name of the CV.
The vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on the 29th March 2026.
The post is suitable for job share.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.