Role: Cyber Cluster Coordinator
- Fixed contract to December 2024 (with potential for extension)
- Hybrid role, based at The Login Lounge
- Salary: £21,000 – £27,000 (depending on experience)
About Surrey Cyber Security Cluster
Cyber Security is one of the key strengths of Surrey’s economy. Two of the UK’s five Gold Standard Cyber Security Universities (Royal Holloway, University of London, and University of Surrey) are in Surrey. Surrey also hosts major industry names in cyber security: BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Cap Gemini, F5, CGI, Cisco, and VMWare and has a strong base of small and medium sized businesses.
In recognition of cyber security being a sector of national strength, the Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) working through UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UKC3) partners with regional cyber security clusters with the aim of supporting economic growth and skills development of the UK cyber security industry.
The Surrey Cyber Security Cluster aims to be an enabler organisation that creates the ideal conditions for the growth of cyber technology and innovation in the Surrey by facilitating connection, capacity building and collaboration. The cluster will provide expertise, an active network, and a thriving environment that will contribute to the sector’s growth. It will promote Surrey as a premier location for cyber security businesses looking to expand and/or set up in the UK. The outcomes of the Surrey Cyber Security cluster will be an active cyber security ecosystem supporting inward investment, business growth, partnership and knowledge exchange, and skills development. The priorities of the cluster are:
- Strategic Priority 1: Ecosystem Development – Grow the Surrey Cyber Cluster’s membership and develop links with the wider Surrey business base
- Strategic Priority 2: Innovation and Growth – Drive inward investment, business growth and innovation across the Surrey cyber ecosystem
- Strategic Priority 3: Cyber Skills and Diversity & Inclusion – Position Surrey to be an attractive region to cyber professionals and students and promote diversity and inclusion in the sector.
Role profile
The Surrey Cyber Security Cluster is looking for a proactive Cluster Coordinator with experience of building and maintaining relationships who will drive the development of the local ecosystem. This role is suited to an all-rounder with experience in business and partnership engagement, marketing & communications, and event planning. The position will cover everything from social media and website content development, through to project management and office coordination. This position provides an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking for a role where they can take ownership of a project and demonstrate delivery capability and impact.
The post holder will have autonomy to oversee the cluster’s activities in collaboration with the Directors of the cluster company (a not-for-profit organisation) and officers from Surrey County Council. You will need to attend some in-person events in and around Surrey, so travel needs to be a consideration.
While some knowledge of cyber security is desirable, it is not essential for the role. You will be given full training and induction on the Surrey cyber security landscape if successful.
Responsibilities
- Growing the Surrey cluster ecosystem:
- Working with the cluster Directors and Surrey County Council to put in place the key building blocks to creating a thriving local ecosystem.
- Developing a pipeline of potential businesses, the Surrey cluster is looking to bring into the ecosystem and building as well as managing relationships with existing cluster members
- Promotion of the cluster’s activity and offer to prospective members (individuals and companies)
- Developing and maintaining a map of the local ecosystem as it evolves over time
- Implementing and managing the cluster’s customer relationship management (CRM) system
- Organising and delivery of Surrey Cluster’s events in line with agreed plans including:
- Organising and scheduling speakers
- Arranging venues
- Organising and overseeing the delivery of broadcast or live streaming elements
- Driving event registrations
- Gathering event feedback and using this to continually improve event delivery
- Marketing and Promotion
- Delivery of marketing and promotion activities, working with UKC3 marketing partner (PRPR) and Surrey County Council’s Economy & Growth Team’s Marketing and PR/comms consultants (MH&A)
- Delivery of comms (newsletter etc.) to ecosystem members to keep them abreast of regional and national developments in the cyber and tech sector
- Managing the cluster’s website and developing and managing its social media channels
- Operations
- Managing the Cluster’s day-to-day activities and being the clusters main/first point of contact for enquiries etc.
- Representing the cluster at monthly UKC3 cluster meetings
- Completing monthly reporting to UKC3
- Day to day finance and book-keeping including paying bills and working with directors and company’s accountants to complete monthly bank reconciliations
- Providing secretariat support to the Cluster’s governance bodies as they develop; for example, preparing agendas, recording actions etc.
Direct budget responsibilities: None
Location: Based at The Login Lounge, Camberley with hybrid working offer.
Contract period: Fixed term to December 2024 (with potential for extension subject to funding and success of the cluster’s commercial activities).
Renumeration: £21,000 – £27,000 depending on experience. The contract is offered on a self-employment basis and on part-time hours (estimated at 10 – 15 hours per week) with the potential that there will be more work in the initial months to get the cluster’s activities established.
How to apply
If you are interested in supporting the growth of a key sector in the Surrey economy, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining why you would be the right candidate for this post to the SCC Economy and Growth Team, economy.growth@surreycc.gov.uk, with the subject line ‘SCSC Cluster Coordinator Application’.
Deadline for application submission is 18th September 2024.
Interviews will likely take place online during week commencing 23rd September 2024. Please be advised that your application will be shared with different organisations involved in the recruitment process.
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with economy.growth@surreycc.gov.uk. Deadline for submitting enquiries is 12th September 2024.