Information Technology Specialist

Job Description

Title: Information Technology Specialist

Company Name: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Statistics / Business Administration or any other relevant subject.
∎ Professional certificate on "Quality Management System" will be preferred.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ For the team of our "GIZ Office Dhaka", we seek applications for the position of "Information Technology Specialist" focuses the area of Information Security.
∎ Contract Duration: Initially for 1 year (possibility to extend further)
∎ Band: 4

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The position holder is responsible for:
∎ Managing an area of responsibility that forms part of the programme objectives, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior.
∎ Assisting project/programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad range of target groups.
∎ Advise supervisor on all task when implementing GIZ rules and regulation.
∎ Advise supervisor in the field of project's planning, steering and monitoring.
∎ Independently implement goals and requirements set by the line manager.
∎ Make decisions which have a short-term effect within a limited project area/ unit.
∎ Assist supervisor to identify day to day problem and suggest appropriate solution.
∎ In this context, the position holder fulfils the following tasks:
∎ B. Tasks (Specific for Job Role):
∎ The IT Specialist, as the focal point, must establish, implement, maintain, and continually improve the information security management system.
∎ The areas of action remain in the following domains: organizational, physical, people, technological. In this position, the IT Specialist must control the necessary measurements that are in place.
∎ The IT Specialist is a facilitator and advisor of the documented measures within the policies.
∎ Next to the above-mentioned specific job roles, the IT Specialist has the following core tasks:
∎ Development of an ISMS:
∎ Implementing, coordinating, and continuously improving local information security management system (ISMS) based on the ISMS country project plans.
∎ Coordinate, create and revise the security policies and related sub-concepts based on the context of the country or country region.
∎ Implementation of measures:
∎ Planning and coordinating the implementation of information security measures in close alignment with management level and key stakeholders such as e.g., HQ-ISMT, IT Department, central Data Protection Team, and Digitalization Partner local SRMO and projects.
∎ Support in the implementation and coordination of security-relevant processes.
∎ Establishment of a reporting process for security-relevant incidents and their investigation within the country office and with HQ/ISMT.
∎ Monitor the effectiveness of the information security program and make recommendations for improvements to the departments of the country office or comissioning manager.
∎ Support and maintain incident management
∎ Support establishing an incident management process
∎ Support in evaluating the incident and defining the next steps in the country office
∎ Involve all needed parties and communicate the incident to the CSA/ISM-T
∎ Securing evidence after security incident
∎ Advising and reporting to management:
∎ Reporting on the local information security management system (ISMS) performance to local management level and HQ/CSA.
∎ Reporting of security risks and issues to local management and HQ/CSA.
∎ Advising the local management and HQ/CSA how audit findings should be implemented.
∎ Internal audits and support on external audits:
∎ Develop an internal audit plan based on the audit program from HQ/ISMT
∎ Support and conduct internal audits for the implementation of applicable security control objectives.
∎ Prepare and support the continuous improvement through the certification and surveillance audit.
∎ Contact person for all internal and external non-conformities in audits.
∎ Awareness and central contact person:
∎ Provide guidance and support to employees on information security best practices.
∎ Initiation, alignment with IT Prof (IT Professional) and Digitalization Partner (DiPa), and implementation of awareness-raising measures for information security in consultation with various stakeholders (such as IT professionals and local digitization partners).
∎ Close interaction and communication to Headquarter ISM-Operations and relevant stakeholders.
∎ The IT Specialist should support in implementing and improving existing awareness measures and programs.
∎ Advisor/supporter for new and follow-up projects (InfoSec checklist)
∎ Interfaces to other Units:
∎ Information security should be integrated into all aspects of the local country office's operations, including projects (Finance Management, HR, Facility Management, Contract and Procurement, Logistics, SRMO, IT, Portfolio Management, Communications).

Additional Requirements:
∎ Professional experience:
∎ 5 years in relevant occupational experience.
∎ Experience in information security with methodological competences in SA/IEC 27001 and related standards, risk management, vulnerability management and audit should be given priority.
∎ Other knowledge, additional competences:
∎ Ability to work well under pressure and must be a strong team player.
∎ Fluency in English is essential.
∎ Knowledge of German Language is an asset.
∎ Ability to work in an intercultural environment.
∎ Basic knowledge of "IT Management Systems, IMS" will be helpful in fulfilling the role to the full extent and to provide better advice to responsible employees.
∎ As communication skills are a key factor in successfully cooperating within the organization, the IT Specialist must be able to handle objections and conflict objectively and effectively as well as persuade and manage people. Being able to communicate back and forth between country director and different departments while staying impartial is key for the IT Specialist role.
∎ The IT Specialist must also possess excellent social skills such as being pro-active, having a commitment to life-long learning and staying up to date with security and threat-related trends by attending necessary further training. He/She should also display the ability to suffer due to unwillingness and dissatisfaction from employees due to additional work or comply to additional regulatory frameworks.
∎ To fulfill his role and function to the full extent he must be able to network effectively with all levels of expertise, extending from projects to GIZ-HQ. That requires being pro-active in all social interactions, forming networks that support and the achievement of future projects.
∎ To ensure effective collaboration with colleagues the IT Specialist must adapt to changing frameworks, "think inside" organizational structures and processes and compile comprehensive reports.
∎ Since the IT Specialist plays a significant role in safeguarding assets and people, he/she must display independence, credibility, impartiality, and unconditional discretion as essential qualities in his character.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Aug 2023

Company Information:
∎ 31 Jul 2023
∎ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
∎ Business : As a service provider with worldwide operations in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH works together with its partners to develop effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. GIZ is a public-benefit federal enterprise and supports the German Government as well as many public and private sector clients in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security.

Category: NGO/Development

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