Chief Information Security Officer

Job Description

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO)

For a copy of the Position Description, click here .
 

Victoria University (VU) is seeking a visionary and inclusive leader who will be committed to promoting and positioning VU as a student-centric, service-led university.

• Exciting opportunity within our new Digital and Campus Services team
• Full-time, Leadership role
• Located at our Footscray Park campus

 

The Opportunity:

Working within a collaborative leadership team and reporting to the Chief Digital Officer and Executive Director Campus Services, this key leadership role within the Digital and Campus Services (DCS) portfolio will provide excellence in leadership and direction for the Office of the CISO within DCS. As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), you will play a critical role in developing and implementing a comprehensive converged security model inclusive physical and cybersecurity strategy to protect our University’s sensitive information, systems, and infrastructure. You will lead a team of talented professionals to proactively identify and mitigate security risks, ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements, and foster a culture of security awareness and best practices across the organization.

 

About Victoria University:

Victoria University has a bold and ambitious new vision and a seven-year strategic plan characterised by five strategic drivers. VU has innovated a new pedagogic and curriculum approach: the VU Block Model. This, along with the VU First Year College, have been among the most significant learning and teaching developments in the Australian tertiary education sector over the past decade.

VU TAFE is renowned for digital innovation in its delivery, evident through the Sunshine Skills Hub and is a highly valued industry collaborator.

Victoria University is one of the top ten sports science universities in the world with more recent, yet equally profound, achievements in health sciences, immunology, green engineering, the circular economy, and Indigenous history.

 

About You:
VU’s collaborative working environment will help you thrive and achieve the best outcomes for yourself, the solutions you lead and the diverse teams you inspire. You will have:

• Accountability for all functional areas of the Office of the CISO, focusing on strategic planning and actively contributing to the development and delivery of outcomes of the University’s Strategic Plan.
• Lead, motivate and develop staff within the Office of the CISO team/s, acting as the escalation point of contact for complex and sensitive issues.
• Develop, implement and maintain the University Information / Cyber Security Strategy and Business Resilience framework considering continuity planning for VU’s technology and physical environments, ensuring on-going monitoring of its comprehensive Information Security, Risk, and Compliance Management Framework as it relates to the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of university information.
• Provide outstanding professional advice, service and support that is both efficient and timely and  influence to establish practices, templates, policies, tools, and partnerships that expand and mature these capabilities for the organisation.
• Plan, recommend and actively monitor the annual operating budget and the longer-term capital spending budget related to the Security functions of the University
• Monitor performance, undertake external reviews, benchmarking and statistical analysis in order to continuously improve the provision of converged physical and information security services, parking services, and records management services while ensuring appropriate risk management and business continuity is forefront.

A full list of the responsibilities or duties can be found in the position description.

 

Conditions & Benefits:

This full-time position will be offered on a 3-year fixed term contract basis. A highly attractive remuneration package is on offer, including an employer superannuation contribution of up to 17%.

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff

 

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description, please click here .

In a SINGLE document , your application must include:

• A cover letter;
• Your resume; and
• Your responses to the key selection criteria listed in the position description.

NOTE: Applications which do not address the key selection criteria will NOT be considered

 

For specific queries related to the role, please contact Rebecca Xuereb, Senior Projects and Administration Officer by email [email protected]

Applications close at 5 pm Monday 11 March 2024

About Us
Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West .
For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.
We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.
Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.
The VU Values are that we are always:
• welcoming
• ethical
• shaping the future 
• together.
This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.
At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.
With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.