Graduate Apprentice - Cyber Security, 2 High Street, Perth - PKC12855
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,766.00 to £27,310.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2025 |
| Location: | Perth, PH1 5PH |
| Company: | Perth and Kinross Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PKC12855 |
Summary
Main Purpose of the Role
Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of something meaningful. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.
We currently have the following opportunity:
Graduate Apprentice, Cyber Security (Fixed Term until 31 July 2029) - PKC12804
£26,766 - £27,310
2 High Street, Perth
This graduate apprenticeship role is a great way to gain industry experience and knowledge while also studying an undergraduate degree in cyber security.
The successful candidate will join the Information Security and Records Management team within Legal and Governance.
Working alongside the Information Security Manager and the Records and Information Security Officer, this role will assist the team to develop, maintain and monitor compliance with the Council's Information Management System, assist in the provision of advice to the council, support colleagues through data gathering and reporting, and assist colleagues throughout the council through helpdesk enquiries.
The role is varied to provide a range of experience and contribute to a secure posture for the council. Your day might include:
* Working with IT engineers to improve the Council's security posture
* Assisting with audit and governance of policies, standards, processes and procedures
* Monitoring internal control systems and audit logs to ensure that appropriate information access levels are maintained
* Assisting the team in undertaking threat and risk assessments, security control reviews, security incident management and investigations
* Assisting in implementing measures to foster information security awareness within the Council and monitoring its effectiveness
* Undertaking team briefings and and presentations, providing written and oral progress and technical reports, and attend meetings as required.
The role will take into account the pressures of university study, and accommodate attendance at university on a regular basis and as required.
Skills & Experience Required
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a small team. Much of the work will be individual and self-driven, but supported by the rest of the team. You will need to be able to manage your time and priorities to balance your work and university study effectively.
You will have a significant amount of contact with a wide variety of people, including Council staff, elected members, and partners or suppliers.
You should have good communication and interpersonal skills and be able to relate to staff at all levels.
You must treat colleagues and those who require your advice in accordance with the Council's policies on equalities and dignity at work to provide a high level of customer service.
You will need to be able to work across multiple subject areas, liaising with teams throughout the council.
Given the nature of the job, you must be able to maintain the confidentiality of information and have a high degree of personal and professional integrity.
An interest in cybersecurity and/or information governance is essential.
A technical background would be helpful, but not required as this role will allow candidates with interest to train into cybersecurity and assumes no pre-requisite knowledge or experience.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!
Here's what we can offer you:
- A generous annual leave package
- 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
- Eligibility to join our pension scheme
- Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
- Flexi time
- Access to a range of benefits
We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
For purposes of connection and collaboration with colleagues and with the community we serve, our full-time employees work on site for a minimum of 2 days per week with the arrangements for part time employees being agreed on a basis which will ensure that they benefit to an equivalent degree.
Our FAQs on hybrid working can be found here Hybrid working FAQs
We are committed to being a more inclusive employer - to ensure we can consider any reasonable adjustments, please either contact the recruiting manager to discuss any individual circumstances, discuss at interview or, if you prefer, after any conditional offer is made.
Next Steps
We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Khopolo Jamangile on 01738 477316 find out more.
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External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One of these must be your current or most recent employer.
We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.
Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.
To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check.
If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.
A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.
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