Information Security Specialist
Closing Date: 06 June 2024
Category: Policy, Governance, Monitoring & Evaluation
Change your scene and become a VSA Volunteer and share your experience, knowledge, and skills to transform the lives of many. Work with our partner organisation to create a fair future for all.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced Information Security Specialist, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is the region’s premier political and economic policy organisation. Founded in 1971, it comprises 18 members: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat operates by fostering cooperation between governments, collaborating with international agencies, and representing the interests of its members. The PIFS’s Pacific Vision envisions a region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, allowing all Pacific people to lead free, healthy, and productive lives.
The work of the Forum is guided by the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which was endorsed by Forum Leaders in 2019. Leaders highlighted their concerns for the region’s enduring challenges such as climate change-related impacts, coupled with the intensification of geostrategic competition, exacerbating the region’s existing vulnerabilities.
The Assignment
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).
In this assignment a VSA volunteer that is an experienced Information
Security Specialist is required to guide and support The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariats information security management improvement initiatives.
The VSA volunteer will collaborate with PIFS’s Information Services (IS) Team and Data Governance Specialist and consult with the leadership team to strengthen its information security management capacity and capabilities. The VSA volunteer will lead efforts to identify areas with gaps and collaborate with IS to develop new policies and procedures to address these gaps.
This involves working with staff and stakeholders to assess, align, and enhance the Forum’s current information security management systems and practices while ensuring that information security practices align with and support the 2050 business strategy.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
• Experience working in the Pacific and/or Pacific communities.
The Country
Fiji includes the other 3 cultural groups called Fijians -Rotuma, Rabi, and Kioa (Rabian and Kioans) were resettled in Fiji after being evacuated from Ocean islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati).
It is a destination attraction for its coral reefs, clear lagoons, and tropical landscapes. Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land). With the introduction of traditions such as Indian and Chinese and significant influences from Europe and Fiji's Pacific neighbours, particularly Tonga and Samoa, these various cultures have come together to create a multicultural national identity for Fiji.
Fiji has several development goals they are focusing on as a country such as lowering youth unemployment rates, reducing poverty, reducing child mortality and gender inequality, increasing environmental sustainability, and improving the health and education status of its citizens.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
VSA will organise and fund, flights, visas, insurance, accommodation, living allowance and utilities while on assignment.
Please note VSA Volunteers must be a NZ citizen or permanent resident.
Volunteering with VSA
Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is not your typical volunteering agency, we are committed to building sustainable communities across the Pacific. If you’re an experienced Information Security Specialist, looking for an extraordinary overseas experience in the Pacific to build into your field of expertise – working collaboratively with the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), then read on, as we have an exciting opportunity in store for you!
Our Partner Organisation - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is the region’s premier political and economic policy organisation. Founded in 1971, it comprises 18 members: Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat operates by fostering cooperation between governments, collaborating with international agencies, and representing the interests of its members. The PIFS’s Pacific Vision envisions a region of peace, harmony, security, social inclusion, and prosperity, allowing all Pacific people to lead free, healthy, and productive lives.
The work of the Forum is guided by the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which was endorsed by Forum Leaders in 2019. Leaders highlighted their concerns for the region’s enduring challenges such as climate change-related impacts, coupled with the intensification of geostrategic competition, exacerbating the region’s existing vulnerabilities.
The Assignment
This assignment is a partnership assignment between VSA and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).
In this assignment a VSA volunteer that is an experienced Information
Security Specialist is required to guide and support The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariats information security management improvement initiatives.
The VSA volunteer will collaborate with PIFS’s Information Services (IS) Team and Data Governance Specialist and consult with the leadership team to strengthen its information security management capacity and capabilities. The VSA volunteer will lead efforts to identify areas with gaps and collaborate with IS to develop new policies and procedures to address these gaps.
This involves working with staff and stakeholders to assess, align, and enhance the Forum’s current information security management systems and practices while ensuring that information security practices align with and support the 2050 business strategy.
The Volunteer
Are you someone who wants to make a difference, have a sense of adventure and like the challenge of being outside your comfort zone? VSA Volunteers are technical experts who impart their skills and knowledge to the local community. You will need to be flexible, adaptable, resourceful, resilient with a passion for Aotearoa and the wider Pacific community.
We're looking for a volunteer with the following:
- Ability to build and maintain trusted partnerships and understand connections with both internal and external initiatives and Programmes.
- Ability to think and act strategically.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve impactful results.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and complexity.
- Self-driven and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working in the Pacific and/or Pacific communities.
The Country
Fiji includes the other 3 cultural groups called Fijians -Rotuma, Rabi, and Kioa (Rabian and Kioans) were resettled in Fiji after being evacuated from Ocean islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati).
It is a destination attraction for its coral reefs, clear lagoons, and tropical landscapes. Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land). With the introduction of traditions such as Indian and Chinese and significant influences from Europe and Fiji's Pacific neighbours, particularly Tonga and Samoa, these various cultures have come together to create a multicultural national identity for Fiji.
Fiji has several development goals they are focusing on as a country such as lowering youth unemployment rates, reducing poverty, reducing child mortality and gender inequality, increasing environmental sustainability, and improving the health and education status of its citizens.
Apply Now!
Apply for this amazing opportunity through our website. For more information on this assignment, email volunteer@vsa.org.nz.
To review the full assignment description please copy and paste the below link into your browser:
If you are on the VSA website, please click on the download assignment description tab above.
We are looking for a volunteer with:
- 4-month full-time volunteer assignment based in Suva, Fiji
- Flights, accommodation and other expenses covered by VSA
- Share your skills and knowledge with others.
VSA covers flights, accommodation, insurance and some expenses. A living allowance is also provided.
Does volunteering with one of the largest and most experienced agency in international development interest you?