IT Risk and Policy Analyst
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000.0 to £38,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £38,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leatherhead, Surrey, KT11 3QE |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4716050_1755851058 |
Summary
IT Risk and Policy Analyst
Permanent - Up to £38k + strong benefits
Location: Hybrid - Leatherhead
Your new company
A leading construction and development company in Surrey is currently looking for an IT Risk and Policy Analyst to come in and support the existing IT Risk & Policy Manager with the day-to-day tasks involved with managing the risks of the IT infrastructure for the organisation. The role is full-time, with a hybrid working pattern, usually around 2/3 days a week in the office.
Your new role
You will be supporting the IT Risk & Policy Manager across a broad variety of work, with the ability to gain a lot of different experience across multiple areas. The Analyst is responsible for managing IT risks, monitoring audit actions, maintaining IT policies and procedures, and supporting GDPR compliance. The role combines technical and governance aspects, with a focus on standards and regulations, whilst ensuring collaboration across the business to ensure strong IT practices are put in place.
- Ensuring that all IT risk and IT audit actions are highlighted, monitored, and escalated where appropriate.
- Maintaining the suite of IT policies and procedures.
- Providing support to the Privacy Team in ensuring GDPR compliance.
- Assisting in managing IT Risk Register inputs and outcomes, liaising with IT SLT & Group Assurance and external auditors as appropriate.
- Identifying policy/procedure gaps and working with SMEs to create the material.
- Managing review process for existing IT policies and procedures, updating, or archiving as required
- Building strong relationships in IT & across the business to facilitate the adoption of agreed IT policies and procedures.
What you'll need to succeed
- Technical skills and strong communication skills
- Willingness to get stuck in and converse with other business departments.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
- Ability to produce high-quality, detailed outputs.
- Good analytical skills
- Highly organised and able to implement and manage robust governance processes.
- To undergo a BPSS security check.
What you'll get in return
This role is available for hybrid working with a typical requirement to work 2 or 3 days per week in the Leatherhead office. Salary up to the £38k mark.
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- 8% pension employers' contribution
- Training budgets
- PMI
- Strong maternity and paternity benefits.
- And more!
What you need to do now
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