Roster - Cybersecurity Programme Consultant

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Vacancy notice no: 2363
Sector: BDT
Department: DNE
Country of contract: Remote
Duty station: Home Based

Position number: [[position

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Grade: [[Position Grade]]
Type of contract: Consultant
Duration of contract: various assignments
Recruitment open to: External
Final date to receive applications (Midnight Geneva Time): 31 December 2026

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT

The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is responsible for the organization and coordination of the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector of the Union. BDT deals mainly with development policies, strategies, programming, projects, as well as technical cooperation activities to enable and foster universal access to affordable, high-quality and secure telecommunications/ICTs and Foster equitable and inclusive use of telecommunications/ICTs to empower people and societies for sustainable development.

To effectively and efficiently serve the needs of Member States, BDT is organized into four functional areas:

• Operations Coordination Department (Office of the Deputy to the Director) (DDR)
• Projects, Partnerships & Digital Skills Department (PPS)
• Digital Knowledge Society Department (DKS)

The Digital Networks & Environment Department (DNE) is responsible to assist the Member States, especially the G77 countries, in a wide range of ICT development challenges, as basic connectivity, spectrum management, evolution of current to future broadband networks and technologies, enabling universal and affordable access, and strengthening the security through the cybersecurity support. In addition, the DNE Department provides expertise and needed support for emergency telecommunications and the increasingly important and urgent aspects related to the environment and climate change.

As part of the ITU-D Women in Cyber program portfolio, and in particular the “Her Cyber Tracks initiative”, a global cybersecurity capacity-building program designed to strengthen the policy and technical cybersecurity skills of women from more than 100 countries, this roster will support the effective scaling, implementation, and delivery of programme activities. The Cybersecurity Consultant will play a key role in coordinating and supporting the delivery of training and capacity-building activities, ensuring their quality, relevance, and effective implementation for beneficiaries across eligible countries and regions.

The consultant will contribute to stakeholder engagement, programme coordination, monitoring, and the achievement of the initiative's objectives to advance women's participation and leadership in cybersecurity.

Under the guidance of the Head of Division of the Cybersecurity Division (Resilience) (CYB), the Cybersecurity Project Officer and in close collaboration with the project partners, the consultant will provide technical, operational, research, training, and programme management support to the implementation of the “Her Cyber Tracks initiative” and other activities related to women's participation, leadership, and capacity development in cybersecurity and cyber resilience.

Depending on the expertise required and the assignment, the consultant may undertake one or more of the following activities:

• Her Cyber Tracks program support:
  Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Her Cyber Tracks programme, including participant engagement, mentorship activities, stakeholder coordination, event delivery, and reporting.
• Research, analysis, and knowledge development:
  Conduct research and analysis on topics related to women in cybersecurity, gender and cyber resilience, digital inclusion, cybersecurity workforce development.
• Training and capacity development: contribute to the design, development, review, and delivery of training materials, curricula, toolkits, and learning resources related to women in cybersecurity and cyber resilience initiatives, to include cybersecurity, cyber resilience, cyber hygiene, and digital safety.
• Communications: support the development of communication materials, success stories, promotional content, presentations and…