Digital Security Program Coordinator

A government organization is looking for an independent program coordinator for the next phase of the Digital Security Program. This program focuses on further professionalizing information security and implementing BIO2. The assignment involves program steering and control, with the substantive execution of projects resting with project leaders and the line organization.

The program coordinator identifies risks, compliance issues, and bottlenecks in a timely manner and translates these into effective program steering.

What you will do.

• Ensure effective program steering within the Digital Security Program.
• Monitor the coherence between projects, risks, dependencies, and BIO2 obligations.
• Support the CISO in prioritizing and decision-making.
• Independently determine the approach, working method, and setup of the assignment.
• Be responsible for achieving the agreed-upon results.
• Timely identify risks, compliance issues, and bottlenecks and translate them into effective program steering.

Deliverables.

• An integral phase plan for the current program phase, including planning, milestones, dependencies, risks, and decision points.
• A configured and up-to-date program dashboard for progress, risks, dependencies, and results.
• A configured reporting and accountability cycle for management, leadership, and clients.
• A configured governance, consultation, and decision-making structure.
• An interim evaluation of program control.
• An updated roadmap for the Digital Security Program.
• An evaluation of the effectiveness of the governance and program control structure.
• A closing dossier for the current program phase.
• An advisory document for the next phase of the Digital Security Program.

What they ask

• Completed education at a minimum of HBO bachelor level.
• Valid ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer certificate.
• Proven work experience with the implementation of BIO and/or BIO2 within a government or security organization.
• Proven work experience as a substantive advisor in information security towards CIO, CTO, and/or CISO.
• At least one comparable assignment completed in the past 3 years within the security domain (e.g., security region, emergency call center organization, police organization).
• At least 3 years of proven work experience in the past 5 years with program direction, program control, and/or program management within programs in the field of information security, digital security, or cyber resilience.
• Proven work experience with the Base27 Risk & Compliance Platform within an information security, compliance, or risk management environment.

Preferences.

• Proven work experience with program coordination, program direction, program control, and/or program management within programs in the field of information security, digital security, or cyber resilience.
• Proven work experience with assignments within a security region, emergency call center organization, police organization, or comparable organization within the OOV domain.
• Proven work experience with stakeholder management within programs in the field of digital security, information provision, and/or information security, involving various interests and administrative decision-making.
• Proven work experience with information security issues in the field of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), Data Security Governance, ISMS, risk management, and/or vulnerability management.
• Proven work experience with the implementation, programmatic steering, coordination, and/or safeguarding of BIO and/or BIO2 within a public organization.