đź’ĽSenior Cybersecurity Officer – to be Seconded to the African Union Commission
👉 Open to all nationals of AU member states.
About GIZ
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. As a public-benefit federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government – in particular the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – and many public and private sector clients in achieving their objectives in international cooperation in around 120 countries.
Since 2004, GIZ has been a reliable and trusted partner of the African Union (AU) to enhance inclusive growth and sustainable development on the African continent in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. With around 250 staff, GIZ African Union cooperates with the AU Commission, as well as the AU’s specialised institutions and agencies, such as the Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD, at continental, regional and national level in more than 40 member states. Key areas of engagement include Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention, Governance, Sustainable Economic Growth, Health and Social Development, as well as Just Transition.
The Global Project “Partnership for Strengthening Cybersecurity” has been commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office in 2023. Its main goal is the reinforcement of selected bilateral and regional partners’ capabilities to prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber security threats. Its regional components focus on the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as well as the Western Balkan and Eastern European countries. The project is implemented by GIZ in close cooperation with regional political partners, and cofunded by the European Commission since 2024.
Based on a joint partnership between the AU Commission and the German Federal Foreign Office, the project aims to contribute to the AUC’s strategic and operational cybersecurity capacity and to developing and operationalising cybersecurity norms and policy frameworks at continental and member state level.
Core Tasks
As part of the joint partnership, GIZ is seeking a highly qualified Senior Cybersecurity Officer to be seconded to the AUC’s Defense and Security Governance Division (DSG), within the Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department.
At various occasions over the past years, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) expressed concern over the growing threat to peace, security, and stability on the Continent due to increasing cyber threats and reiterated the importance of cyber security in security governance. It requested the AU Commission to establish a Unit within the Political Affairs Peace and Security (PAPS) Department, which will work together with all other stakeholders in monitoring and reporting on cyber-security issues within the Continent.
In line with AU core values and as part of the Defense and Security Governance Division, the Senior Officer will provide technical support in the development of AU cybersecurity programmes in the area of political affairs, peace and security, to operationalize relevant cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) norms and policy frameworks at AU and Member States level, in line with PSC decisions and the implementation of the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal data protection.
The Senior Officer will provide the strategic and operational expertise for the implementation of tasks and activities related to advancing the AU’s cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) profile in the area of political affairs, peace and security, in close collaboration with other relevant AUC units, both through AU bodies and with member states.
🗓️ Application deadline: 30 March 2025
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