Information Security Awareness Specialist - UNRWA
CONSULTANCY - TERMS OF REFERENCE
UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
Consultant – Information Security Expert, HQ Gaza (Area)
BACKGROUND
UNRWA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations International Computing Center (UNICC) that aims to enhance livelihood and human development opportunities for Palestine refugees in Gaza. By this new collaboration, UNRWA becomes a provider of Information Management, Technology services, and capacity augmentation to the UNICC technical team, on a cost-recovery basis through IMTD/IT Service Center (ITSC) in HQ-Gaza.
UNRWA Information Management and Technology Department (IMTD) is seeking an Information Security Awareness Specialist who will assist and support the senior security team in providing training, security materials, videos, broadcasts, and guides for the teams at UNRWA and will provide services to client organizations independently or under light supervision.
The consultant will report administratively to the Head Information Technology Service Centre at Headquarter Gaza and technically to the Senior Information Security Officer at Headquarter Amman.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops, maintains, and publishes up-to-date information security policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Helps raise cyber security and risk management awareness for all employees, contractors, and approved system users.
- Provides support for the senior security team and provide all the needed materials.
- Creates awareness across users and technical teams on security by preparing security awareness materials, training materials, recording videos in Arabic and English, broadcasts, and guides to increase security awareness.
- Follows up with the team on vulnerabilities.
- Follows up with users whose emails might be compromised
- Performs technical security assessments and develop strategies for remediating vulnerabilities and risks identified.
- Provides first-level technical support for relevant staff on issues related to cybersecurity.
- Performs other duties as may be required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- A university degree from an accredited educational institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related disciplines.
- Three years of experience in information security, risk management, or IT.
- Experience in developing information security policies and procedures, as well as successfully executing programs in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent knowledge of information security technologies.
- Strong documentation skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge in preparing training material including videos, infographics, guidelines.
- Strong communication skills in Arabic and English
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
- The duration of the consultancy is 6 to 11 months, extendable according to performance and availability of funds.
- Remuneration for this consultancy will be equivalent to grade 13; 1,410.70 USD and will depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate.
- The incumbent will be based in Gaza.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV or UN Personal History Form demonstrating clearly the knowledge and experience required to meet the consultancy requirements via
consultancy@unrwa.org
indicating the title of this consultancy “Information Security Awareness Specialist” in the subject line of the message. The deadline for the submission of applications is 25 November 2021.