Information Security Officer

6 days ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Central Services

**Function**:Information Security

**Date**:7 Apr 2025
- Discovery - Information Governance and Security
- Information Security Officer

**About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

**About Information Governance and Security (IGS)**
- The Information Governance and Security function within the Discovery Group aims to provide assurance that the organisation’s information assets are adequately protected against threats on a continual basis. This is achieved by finding the right balance of information security and business freedom.

**Key Purpose**

The Information Security Officer (ISO) ensures that the security vision, privacy objectives and strategy is followed by leading the implementation of the Group Wide Security Programme. The ISO works directly with the business senior management team and CIO to facilitate Information Governance and Security, provides guidance and advice on security direction and creates mechanisms to facilitate the management of security risk through appropriate policies, standards and guidelines.

**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited**
- Provide input into the Group Information Security Strategy with associated programs and leading these within the respective business unit.
- Engage directly with the CIO and other influential parties to execute the Group and Business Unit Information Security Strategy.
- Regular engagement with the Business stakeholders ensuring that the Information Security Program and Strategy is aligned to business and systems developments.
- Assist in the development of appropriate Information Security Policies, Standards and guidelines that are aligned to business outcomes and needs.
- Identification and assessment of Information Security related risks, identification of controls implemented within the business and co-ordination and reporting of management actions to address shortcomings.
- Assist with appropriate training and awareness programs or initiatives for all staff to inform them of their information security obligations.
- Providing ongoing direction, guidance and support to the business on all information security related matters.
- Regular reporting to and active participation on relevant forums and committees

**Personal Attributes and Skills**
- Strong negotiation and mature communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of technology environments
- The ability to articulate security in non-technical business impact terms
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills, ability to lead discussions and present complex ideas to all levels within the organization
- Business Writing Skills, Presentation and Facilitation Skills
- Customer Service Orientation, Result Orientation, Negotiation skills
- Personal organisation and time management skills
- Time and Task Delivery Management
- Professional Communication (written, verbal/presenting and listening)
- Interpersonal skills - Ability to build relationships with people from all different backgrounds and at different job levels

**Qualifications & Experience**
- Essential
- Related Degree / Diploma
- 5 years experience in the Information Security field across two or more domains
- Exposure to Risk and Compliance management
- Working knowledge of and experience with Risk and Compliance.
- Working security experience within in large complex corporate environments.
- Working knowledge of applicable industry standards, legislations, etc
- Advantageous
- Information Security Qualifications such as S+, CISSP
- Security Experience within in large complex corporate environments
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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