Practice Lead, GovLab & Digital Security at Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) Nigeria

Job Description

• The GovLab & Digital Security Lead will be CcHUB’s primary interface for government agencies, civil society and social innovators looking to improve the way citizens’ needs are met in Nigeria using technology.
• Specific areas of interest in the Governance space include public service delivery, open government, open data, extractive industries transparency & local government efficiency. As also with Digital Security, You will be responsible for the information security, cybersecurity awareness and training programs.
• This position requires a team player with leadership qualities, excellent communication & presentation skills, a professional and positive attitude, organization and dependability.

Responsibilities
Your responsibilities shall include the following:

• Identify critical governance priorities for the unit & initiate activities to stimulate solutions around the priority areas
• To plan, launch and manage innovation initiatives to deliver products to be utilised by government agencies, civil society & citizens to improve public service delivery & social accountability in Africa
• Research key governance issues to identify critical leverage areas around which GovLab should engage stakeholders and citizens
• Manage research & insights that drive solutions for the practice & its clients especially government agencies, civil society organisations & the general public
• Overall planning of activities, resources , budgets and operations of the practice
• Provide technical insights & networking support to governance ventures incubated at the CcHUB
• Develop a mentor network for the practice across the public sector & civil society and work with them to support incubated ventures
• Proactively identify engage & manage new partners with government, CSOs and donor agencies
• Lead in developing proposals for new governance projects to local and international funding organisations
• Work in coordination with senior management to set up a seed fund for governance ventures
• Prepare all required reports and maintain a comprehensive set of records on all activities

Digital Security:

• Ensure that our information security awareness program communicates effective security policies and requirements so that people know, understand, and can follow them.
• Promote awareness of information security policies through the creation and maintenance of an online presence that is intuitive to use, provides engaging activities to reinforce behaviors, and serves as a central repository for security guidance and references.
• Develop new or identify existing information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Develop and maintain an information security awareness program that effectively motivates desired behaviors so our community handle data and systems in a secure manner.
• Prepare and deliver information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing information security training, education, and awareness program/activities.
• Create a metrics framework that can effectively measure engagement, behaviors, and impact.
• Collaborate with information/Data security technical experts as needed to augment or further develop information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Build awareness by taking a holistic approach to the information security awareness program using electronic messages, newsletters, symposia, and printed materials that complement each other and build upon previously covered concepts.
• Work with external vendors and agency partners as needed to establish quotes, production schedules, delivery, and implementation of programs.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Masters’ Degree from an accredited university
• Experience in civil society, a start­up or other business environment
• A solid understanding of the Nigerian public sector with relationships to academia, government agencies, civil society, start-ups and the development partner community
• Applies a basic knowledge of information security and risk mitigation principles, theories, and techniques in daily work.
• Demonstrates understanding and use of basic project management methodologies, including the ability to plan, manage and maintain a complex, organization wide program over the longer term.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Independently writes well-‎structured and persuasive ‎end products/product description.‎
• Crafts messages/training manual to match capability of the audience. (Ability to contextualize technical content for campus audiences may be better.)
• Ability to communicate in a simple, clear and concise manner to the various communities within our organization.
• Practical knowledge of different message distribution techniques to ensure end user communities understand and continually apply the required behavior necessary to reduce the 'human factors' risk.
• Desire to learn and integrate new capabilities in digital technology, such as audio, video, social media, online communities, blogs, and other web-based technologies.
• Creative thinking and understanding of audience to produce engaging materials in a variety of formats and media, including storyboards, user guides, and gamification elements.
• Resilience and flexibility to explore different paths to achieve an outcome and adjust quickly and efficiently to new circumstances and measured results.
• Confidently develops and delivers ‎presentations and is able to respond ‎to questions.
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and manage concurrent deadlines.
• Ability to effectively contribute to and lead working groups.
• A high degree of independence, integrity and confidentiality.
• Flexible; able to move strategy forward in a rapidly changing environment.
• A robust analytical skill set
• Strong working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft applications
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• An entrepreneurial and innovative mind-set

What We Offer

• Paid time off
• Healthcare coverage
• A highly collaborative team environment that will support your professional and personal growth
• Work alongside great talent.
• A culture of learning and innovation. 
• Opportunities for career growth and training.
• Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking people. 
• A chance to make a social difference.
• Overall fun company.