Job Description
Make a difference with every line of defence you build
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a better quality of life. Technology plays a vital role in making that happen — and that’s where you come in.
We’ve already transformed our technology services, earning recognition through Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. Now we’re looking for a Cyber Specialist to take us further — strengthening our cyber resilience, protecting vital services, and enabling our colleagues to deliver life-changing support safely and securely.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be at the heart of protecting our digital environment — shaping how we manage risk, respond to threats and embed security across everything we do.
Some of the ways you’ll make an impact:
• Lead and continuously improve our cyber security posture
• Design and implement robust security controls, policies and frameworks
• Protect key platforms including Microsoft 365, Azure, SharePoint, and Intune
• Drive threat detection and response using tools such as Microsoft Sentinel, EDR/XDR
• Ensure compliance with standards like Cyber Essentials, NIST and regulatory requirements
• Oversee patch management, endpoint protection and identity/access controls (incl. MFA)
• Provide expert advice on cyber risk, infrastructure changes and new technology
• Use automation and innovation (PowerShell, Power Apps, AI/ML where appropriate)
• Monitor, report on and proactively mitigate risk across systems and data
• Collaborate with teams across Technology, Compliance and wider business areas
• Support projects and organisational change with a strong security-first mindset
What you’ll bring
You’re someone who combines strong technical expertise with a passion for making a real-world difference.
Essential experience & skills
• Expertise in Azure, Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Intune
• Strong knowledge of cyber tools and frameworks (SIEM, EDR, XDR, NIST, Cyber Essentials)
• Hands-on experience with PowerShell, Active Directory, networking and server management
• Ability to design and implement security controls and policies
• Experience managing incidents across the full lifecycle: identify, detect, protect, respond, recover
• Clear communication skills — able to translate complex technical risks for non-technical audiences
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset with the drive to improve and innovate
Nice to have
• Certifications in Azure or Cyber Security
• Experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies
Why join us?
• Work remotely with a supportive, purpose-led organisation
• Help protect services that make a real difference to people’s lives
• Be part of a forward-thinking technology transformation journey
• Use your expertise to shape the future of cyber security in a values-driven organisation
Ready to rethink your next move?
If you’re looking for a role where your cyber expertise directly supports meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:
• Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
• Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
• Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
• Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
• Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
• Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
• Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
