Junior Project Officer– Cybersecurity At Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, respect for human rights, and gender equality. Since its founding in 2000, DCAF has contributed to making peace and development more sustainable by assisting partner states, and international actors supporting these states, to improve the governance of their security sector through inclusive and participatory reforms. It creates innovative knowledge products, promotes norms and good practices, provides legal and policy advice and supports capacity‐building of both state and non‐state security sector stakeholders.

DCAF’s Foundation Council members represent over 50 countries and the Canton of Geneva. Active in over 70 countries, DCAF is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading centres of excellence for security sector governance (SSG) and security sector reform (SSR). DCAF is guided by the principles of neutrality, impartiality, local ownership, inclusive participation, and gender equality. For more information visit www.dcaf.ch and follow us on Twitter @DCAF_Geneva.

DCAF’s Cybersecurity programme, implemented by the Europe and Central Asia Division, aims to support good governance in cybersecurity. The programme contributes to making cybersecurity responsive and effective by working with cybersecurity actors from the public and private sector on improving law and policies, stakeholder cooperation and the effective provision and oversight of cybersecurity. To this end, the programme provides advice and research, organises technical trainings and workshops and organises stakeholder exchanges.

The Cybersecurity programme is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual for its Belgrade Office Team to be our next:

Junior Project Officer– Cybersecurity Belgrade Office (100 %)

• Location: Belgrade, Serbia
• Starting date: as soon as possible
• Duration: 12 month fixed-term contract, with possibility of extension

The role

The incumbent will work with the DCAF project team in the DCAF Belgrade Office and report directly to the head of the DCAF Belgrade Office.

Key areas of operation:

• Contributes to the logistical organization of seminars and conferences;
• Provides organizational and administrative support related to the engagement of external expert advisers;
• Provides support in liaison with project beneficiaries and partners;
• Drafts a variety of project related documents (activity evaluations, activity concepts, fact sheets, etc.).
• Conducts research on project-related topics.

Your experience

• Recent graduate of a relevant field, such as law, international relations, security, peace studies, or political science;
• Excellent proficiency in English and one of the following languages: Bosnian/Montenegrin/Serbian, both written and spoken;
• Prior experience in assisting project management including financial aspects, and the organisation of conferences, workshops and training activities, is an asset;
• Prior experience in working on cybersecurity capacity building or researching cybersecurity or related subjects is an asset;
• Serbian citizenship or a valid work permit for Serbia at the time of application is a pre-requisite.

We offer

• a rewarding, dynamic and challenging work experience
• the chance to be part of a multicultural team of supportive, hardworking and values-driven people
• the chance to contribute to improving security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights