Back to jobsConduct research and analysis on organisational security behaviour
Develop a proposal for enhancing organisational security culture
Support development of awareness and communication strategies
Assist with mapping sensitive‑information handling behaviours
Collaborate with Security Officers and internal stakeholders
Produce thesis‑related deliverables if applicable
Job Description
- Assess how SES personnel currently handle sensitive and classified information.
- Identify behavioural, cultural, or procedural gaps impacting compliance.
- Benchmark organisational practices against governmental and industry standards in classified‑information culture.
- Evaluate how and where security considerations are currently introduced too late.
- Create a comprehensive plan to improve behaviour, awareness, and compliance.
- Ensure recommendations are practical, sustainable, and reduce perceptions that security is a nuisance.
- Develop approaches for embedding security considerations proactively at the earliest stages of processes, projects, and decision‑making.
- Align all proposals with legal, regulatory, and internal SES security frameworks.
- Assist in creating communication materials and behaviour‑change content.
- Identify effective behavioural‑change techniques to support long‑term cultural adoption.
- Propose communication strategies that frame security as an enabler and integral part of early planning, not a last‑minute compliance step.
- Document information‑handling practices across departments.
- Identify behavioural risks related to the handling of classified material.
- Map how sensitive information flows across the organisation.
- Identify where in workflows security is currently introduced too late, and propose practical methods to bring it forward.
- Participate in interviews, surveys, and workshops under supervision.
- Coordinate findings with stakeholders across SES locations and departments.
- Present interim and final recommendations in a clear and structured manner.
- Prepare academic‑level research outputs if the internship is combined with a Master Thesis.
- Integrate academic insights with the operational goals of the Security Office.