Roster - Cybersecurity Programme Consultant

The Cybersecurity Programme Consultant will support the implementation and delivery of the Her CyberTracks initiative, a global cybersecurity capacity-building program aimed at strengthening the skills of women in cybersecurity from over 100 countries. The consultant will coordinate training and capacity-building activities, contribute to stakeholder engagement, programme coordination, and support the advancement of women's participation and leadership in cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Her CyberTracks programme, including participant engagement, mentorship activities, stakeholder coordination, event delivery, and reporting.
• Conduct research and analysis on topics related to women in cybersecurity, gender and cyber resilience, digital inclusion, cybersecurity workforce development.
• Contribute to the design, development, review, and delivery of training materials, curricula, toolkits, and learning resources related to women in cybersecurity and cyber resilience initiatives, including cybersecurity, cyber resilience, cyber hygiene, and digital safety.
• Support the development of communication materials, success stories, promotional content, presentations and knowledge-sharing products related to women in cybersecurity and cyber resilience initiatives.
• Plan, coordinate and organize Her CyberTracks activities.
• Develop, review, adapt, and/or maintain training materials, curricula, toolkits, learning resources, cyber hygiene awareness materials.
• Prepare research papers, policy briefs, analytical reports, case studies, surveys, assessments, data analysis outputs, and other knowledge products related to women in cybersecurity, cyber resilience, digital inclusion, and workforce development.
• Prepare project analysis, reports and meeting summaries.

Requirements

• University degree in international relations, international development, gender studies or a related field OR education from a reputed college of advanced education with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of a university degree in one of the fields above.
• At least one (1) year of experience in the field relevant to the Special Service Agreement (SSA). An advanced degree in a related field can be considered as a substitute for one year of working experience.
• Experience in project coordination: supporting the implementation of international development, capacity-building, education, or technology-related projects, including planning, coordination, tracking of activities, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience in collecting and analysing quantitative and qualitative data, conducting research and surveys and evaluations, preparing analytical reports, and developing recommendations to improve programme performance and impact.
• Experience in event and community engagement including organizing and supporting webinars, virtual workshops, and networking activities, including participant management, online facilitation, logistics coordination.
• Experience and/or knowledge in cybersecurity policy and governance, Cyber and emerging technologies (AI), ICT policy, digital skills development, gender and digital inclusion initiatives is desirable.
• Experience working with UN and government agencies, international organisations is desirable.
• Knowledge of English at advanced level. Knowledge of another official language of the Union (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) would be an advantage.

Skills

• Project Coordination
• International Development
• Capacity Building
• Data Collection
• Data Analysis
• Research Surveys
• Analytical Reporting
• Programme Performance Evaluation
• Event Management
• Community Engagement
• Virtual Meeting Facilitation
• Virtual Workshop Coordination
• Logistics Coordination
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Cybersecurity Policies
• Cyber Governance
• ICT Policies Development
• Digital Skills
• Gender and Digital Inclusion

Languages

English