CISO Advisor

The IT department has an opening for a:
CISO Advisor (0.9 FTE)

Who are you?
You are someone with a strong team spirit who knows how to seize opportunities and act with sensitivity when necessary. When we speak with you, you will convince us with examples from your practical experience as a CISO (Chief Information Security Officer), demonstrating your ability to provide sound advice and your skill in interpreting and analyzing policy developments. In addition, you can draft policy memos and reports regarding information security policy, assess regulations and procedures, and translate your findings into recommendations for improvements.

What do you bring to the table?
You have a degree in information management or a related field, preferably at the associate’s degree level or higher. In addition, you have at least two years of demonstrable work experience as a CISO or in a similar role, excellent communication skills, and the ability to connect with all stakeholders. Furthermore, you possess analytical and entrepreneurial skills to bring your recommendations to fruition in a creative and innovative way. You also have a healthy sense of humor, are approachable, and visible.

What will you be doing?
As CISO, you will present your advice and guidance with decisiveness and conviction. You will do this by approaching your advice in a creative and innovative way. In your discussions with “the business,” you’ll be attentive to the questions and needs of these internal partners and work with them to find solutions and contributions that better safeguard information security within the organization. You’ll also seek solutions that fit within and contribute to the overall information infrastructure. In an educational context, political and administrative sensitivity and action are indispensable.

Who are we?
The Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) comprises the Breitner Academy, the Academy of Architecture, the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Netherlands Film Academy, the Reinwardt Academy, and the Academy of Theater and Dance. Through numerous specialized higher professional education programs at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, the AHK trains students for careers in the national and international fields of art, culture, and heritage. Within the AHK, support services are centrally housed in the Service Bureau, consisting of the departments of Corporate Control, Central Administration and Procurement, IT, Information Management, Facilities and Management, HR, and Education, Research, and Communication.

The IM/ICT Department consists of approximately thirty employees, divided into technical and functional IT professionals. The team is close-knit, open, informal, and dedicated. We help each other out when needed, and there is plenty of freedom to organize your own work. We work together (within projects) on large (complex) enterprise solutions.

What do we offer?
You will work in an inspiring and informal work environment in the heart of Amsterdam, initially on a one-year contract. The gross monthly salary is up to €5,831.60 gross per month based on full-time employment (generic job description for staff member Advisory-D, scale 12). The AHK offers attractive terms of employment in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), such as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, generous vacation time, a good travel allowance, and opportunities for study and professional development.

Inquiries and Applications
Applications, including a cover letter and resume, may be submitted by email no later than June 1 to Bryan Marshall, Acting Head of the ICT Team, at vacature-sb@ahk.nl. Further information about this position can be obtained from Bryan Marshall via bryan.marshall@ahk.nl or vacature-sb@ahk.nl. If you become our new colleague, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon starting employment.

We prefer to assemble our own team; we do not engage in recruitment.