Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 130 years.

Avant now represents 82,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.

About the role:

This is a newly created role in our Doctors’ Health Fund division. Reporting to the Avant CISO, the Information Security Manager role will be responsible for the development and implementation of cyber security strategy, frameworks, policies and guidelines ensuring that our Doctors’ Health Fund division successfully manages its compliance, legal and regulatory obligations.

This key role is serves as the primary point of contact between the cyber security team and the business.

The key responsibilities include:

• Operate the cyber security governance framework and management system across for Doctors Health Fund
• Lead and support the improvement and management of cyber security capabilities
• Provide oversight of cyber security controls as applied across the cyber value chain (from concept to delivery to service operations and support)
• Act as a subject matter expert between cyber security and Doctors’ Health Fund in the development of appropriate policies, standards, and frameworks
• Develop an understanding of business goals and reframe security risk discussions in business terms, constructively engaging business partners regarding cyber security issues
• Establish security risk ownership and accountability within the business

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in a business or technology related field
• CISSP, CISM CRISC or other equivalent cyber security qualification
• 8+ years of experience working in security risk management, governance and regulatory requirements related to cyber security with a specific focus on business outcomes and service delivery
• Experience in financial services or another regulated sector
• Strong evidence of professional commitment to maintain currency of Cyber Security qualifications, knowledge and skills

For further information, please contact Sue Allen, Talent Acquisition Business Partner on 0429 404 856.

Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.