DFF - Associate Manager Cyber Security

Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) was established in 2016 to institutionalize future-shaping for Dubai and strengthen the city’s position as a leading global city of the future. The Foundation works in partnership with government and private‑sector entities to imagine, design and accelerate Dubai’s future. Its work spans five strategic areas: future foresight, knowledge dissemination, capacity building, future design and future acceleration. At the heart of DFF’s mandate is turning future‑focused ideas and opportunities into tangible outcomes.

The Foundation embraces risk‑taking, agility and foresight as key attributes in navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. DFF is guided by a core belief that leading in the present is not enough; the future must be actively imagined, designed and executed.

Launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Future Foundation was established in 2016 to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Dubai, as well as to collectively imagine, inspire and design Dubai’s future in collaboration with government and private entities across various sectors.

Mandated with positioning Dubai as a hub for innovation and a leading city of the future, the Foundation’s strategic business units comprise Imagining and Understanding the Future, Disseminating Future Knowledge, Capacity Building, Designing and Accelerating the Future, and Seeing and Experiencing the Future.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum once said, “The future is not built on possibilities and numbers but on clarity of vision, planning, action and implementation.” With that in mind, this outlined a far‑sighted approach for the Foundation that placed future readiness at the very core of its operations.

The Associate Manager – Cyber Security falls under the Enterprise Risk Management function.

The Associate Manager – Cyber Security is crucial in ensuring that the organisation’s information security management system is robust, compliant and aligned with the Foundation’s overall strategic objectives.

As an Associate Manager – Cyber Security for the Dubai Future Foundation, you will play a critical role in ensuring that the Dubai Future Foundation’s information security posture aligns with strategic objectives, legal and regulatory requirements, and is appropriate to the level of risk.

This role will involve facilitating and maintaining a robust Information Security Management System to manage information security risks, legal and compliance obligations, and governance requirements effectively, enabling the organisation to maintain resilience against cyber threats while meeting regulatory and industry standards.

• Plan, implement and maintain DFF’s Information Security Management System.
• Coordinate with DFF teams on the identification, development, secure handling and management of DFF-wide information assets.
• Conduct comprehensive information security, third‑party security and operational risk assessments.
• Delegate and assign tasks to the team to ensure the delivery of project deadlines.
• Communicate openly with team members to ensure that all projects are progressing smoothly and provide regular feedback to the line manager.

• Work closely with project partners throughout the process and ensure regular communication, procurement and logistics are in place.
• Work closely with Corporate Affairs and other internal teams to ensure procurement, invoices, production and any additional requirements are met.
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