Job Opportunity at IREX in the US: Information Security Specialist/Manager

IREX is seeking an Information Security Specialist/Manager to work with its team in the United States. IREX is implementing a global initiative to support civil society organizations and their organizational security approach. The program is seeking information security experts who will be engaged as full-time consultants. Information Security Specialist/Manager will assess and help build the information security capacity of organizations as assigned by IREX. IREX will prioritize candidates based on beneficiary geolocations.

Background & Skills:

Required:

• Strong working knowledge of diverse IT systems and information security fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, vulnerability, and industry security technologies such as endpoint protection and network/device monitoring.
• At least 3 years’ experience in information security, digital security principles, and safe computing practices.
• Very strong verbal, written, and listening communications skills (in English).
• Ability to work independently on assigned efforts.
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as experience developing solid professional relationships.
• Broad training experience working with staff with limited technical knowledge.
• Ability to travel (pending global COVID-10 pandemic development)
• Familiar with both commercial and open-source digital security tools.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple activities.

Preferred:

• Existing, trust-based relationships with a wide array of stakeholders working for civil society organizations, human rights organizations, and independent media or any relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information or Computing sciences.
• Familiarity with at least one industry-recognized security framework like NIST, ISO27000, CIS, and/or CSO community-driven SAFETAG framework.
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Russian and/or Arabic and/or French.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage and conduct an organizational assessment, provide guidance, training, mentoring, and support on information security issues and topics to project beneficiaries. 
• Draft Organizational Security and Risk Needs Assessment (OSRNA) report geared towards a non-technical audience in mind.
• In collaboration with the Senior Technical Advisor/Project Director and/or Deputy Project Director, develop an organizational action plan steamed from OSRNA findings and in consultation with beneficiary organization leadership, to help improve beneficiary security posture per organizational assessment findings. 
• Lead building efforts with assigned beneficiaries of the security awareness program, ensuring that beneficiaries learn, internalize, use, and propagate appropriate information security practices. 
• Draft and update documentation, including policies, procedures, baselines, guidelines, etc. 
• Write technical and programmatic reports on the activities and the program implementation.
• Participate in conferences, training, and other events as needed. 
• With supervision, provide input to internal/external reports, presentations, and other products.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation activities including data management and analysis if assigned.
• Draft correspondence with stakeholders. Guidance and/or approval before engaging stakeholders may be required.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

About IREX:

IREX is an international, nonprofit organization that specializes in global education and development. They focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. They support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create person-to-person bridges between nations. IREX works in more than 100 countries on issues such as education, leadership, information, and youth.

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