Embedded Security Education & Awareness Programme Consultant

We are seeking a consultant to manage and evolve our clients Security Education & Awareness programme. The programme protects their people, research, and intellectual property by driving security-conscious behaviour across the organisation through training, communications, and engagement. A critical success factor is understanding the clients unique research culture: their training and communications must be engaging, collaborative, and lead with "the why" — explaining the reasons behind our security controls without feeling bureaucratic, overly alarmist, or punitive. Requirements Core Responsibilities Mandatory Security Training. Own the annual training cycle end-to-end: coordinate with our e-learning production vendor to refresh video content and scenarios each year, manage rollout and completion tracking, build leadership dashboards, and escalate non-compliance. Conference & Travel Security. Produce location-specific security briefings and short-form audio content for major conferences, drawing on threat intelligence inputs and distributing through our events coordination channels. New Hire Security Onboarding. Deliver monthly live onboarding sessions, create interactive exercises and follow-up assessments, maintain on-demand recordings, and manage automated follow-up communications. Threat Briefings. Coordinate quarterly security briefings for high-profile researchers and secure recurring slots at leadership forums to deliver concise threat updates. Internal Security Portal. Maintain and expand the clients security resource hub with a library of bite-sized training content, threat updates, and best-practice guidance tailored to AI research workflows. Ongoing Communications & Engagement. Produce regular security awareness content across internal channels — newsletters, chat posts, short-form video — to keep security top-of-mind between formal training cycles. Essential: Proven track record managing security education and awareness programmes at scale in a technology or research organisation Strong content creation skills across formats: video, e-learning, written communications, infographics, and audio Broad corporate security expertise spanning insider risk, IP protection, travel and personal security, and event security — with the ability to distil complex threats into clear, actionable guidance for non-security audiences Credibility and gravitas to present confidently at all levels of the organisation, from new joiners to senior leadership and high-profile researchers Comfortable operating as the sole owner of the programme — driving strategy, planning, and delivery autonomously while collaborating with the wider security team for subject-matter input and stakeholder support Comfort working with senior leadership, legal, communications, and people teams as key stakeholders An automation mindset - experience building workflows, dashboards, and pipelines to reduce manual overhead Willingness and ability to build an appreciation for the clients unique research culture — tailoring training and communications to lead with "the why". Desirable: Experience in AI, machine learning, or frontier technology environments Background in threat intelligence, travel security, or nation-state threat awareness Experience building security champion or ambassador programmes Relevant professional certifications (SSAP, CISSP, or equivalent)