Regional Vacancy Announcement - Regional Cybersecurity Advisor
Supporting the ECOWAS Commission on Advancing Regional Cybersecurity
Regional Cybersecurity Advisor
The ECOWAS Cybersecurity Directive was adopted in 2021 as pan of the insitution's agenda to increase cyber resilience in the region
and support member states to protect their cyberspace and critical infrastructure. To coordinate its implementation, the ECOWAS
Commission launched a Joint Platform for Advancing Cyber Security with Germany's G7 presidency in 2022.
Under this umbrella, the project "Partnership for Strengthening Cybersecurity" contributes to the implementation of ECOWAS' regional measures to support inter alia developing cyber diplomacy mechanisms and skills and enhancing the protection of critical infrastructure through information
sharing and operational response capabilities across member states.
The Regional Cybersecurity Advisor (West Africa) will be embedded in the GIZ-ECOWAS office in Abuja, Nigeria, and closely coordinate
(virtually) with the global project team, based in Germany and across further project regions.