techUK Renews Support for National InfoSec Gender Diversity Initiative
Organised by the leadership development specialists at Empowering You and backed by CIISec, the Government Security Group in Cabinet Office, the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Scottish Government and Welsh Government, the “Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security” programs are a unique, cross-sector initiative, designed to address the challenge of gender diversity in the InfoSec professions and foster the creation of an empowered and empowering network of female cyber security leaders across the UK.
Participation in the programme is free of charge and accessible via an open application process, with the successful candidates being selected by a panel of leading InfoSec professionals from across government and industry. The selected applicants take part in a three-month immersive and intensive leadership development journey, including in-person group workshops, one-to-one coaching with a dedicated coach and "challenge" based group projects, culminating in presenting to an audience of industry and government cyber security leaders. The initiative is cross-sector, so applicants are welcomed from any sector or size of organisation, whether that be public sector, technology suppliers, financial services, manufacturing, FMCG, aerospace and defence, third sector, education and academia or health. Applicants are also encouraged to apply regardless of digital discipline or career stage and previous cohorts have included participants ranging from entry level Pen Testers and security analysts through to Heads of Information Assurance/Governance and CISOs.
Over the past three years, the “Empowering Women to Lead…” initiative has firmly established itself as a vital opportunity for female InfoSec professionals to develop their leadership capabilities, realise their potential and develop a powerful network of like-minded peers in their local region. Working with Partners in government and industry, Empowering You now run regional cohorts of the programme across the UK, with their Autumn 2024 schedule including regional programmes in London & Southern England, the Midlands, Northern England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Their continuing success has resulted in the creation of an alumni network of over 400 female digital professionals across the UK.
The closing date for applications to the Autumn 2024 programmes will fall in late August/early September, dependent on the region, and details for all programmes, including course content, methodology and timelines can be found at the links below:
London and Southern England – https://bit.ly/4akjbvB
Midlands - https://bit.ly/3R9mIX5
Northern England – https://bit.ly/4bFP3vY
Northern Ireland - https://bit.ly/4bEL1UA
Wales - https://bit.ly/4bEgYw5
If you have any questions regarding the programme or application process, please contact the organisers directly at [email protected], referencing “EWTL – Cyber Security” in the subject line.
Jill Broom
Jill leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.
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