Overview
The role is responsible for leading the Confidentiality Desk, supervising vetting procedures, due diligence of potential partners, and managing confidential information within the Organization. It also involves internal communication and awareness raising related to classified information.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure leadership of the Confidentiality Desk, including daily operations, functional, team, thought, and operational leadership.
- Define the Confidentiality Regime, including access rights and security vetting, acting as the internal point of contact for confidentiality issues.
- Oversee the implementation of the Confidentiality Regime, defining standard operating procedures and supervising vetting procedures.
- Ensure training and capacity building and communication on the Confidentiality Regime, acting as the centre of excellence for risk assessment and classification.
- Perform any other duties as required by the hierarchy.
Required Experience
- Minimum 8 years’ experience working in a security domain.
- 5-10 years management experience preferably in an international environment.
- Capable of leading a team of independent specialists from different professional backgrounds.
- Proven experience of managing and leading a strategic improvement related function, setting a Confidentiality Regime or similar function.
- Experience of developing and embedding organizational risks and assurance practices, classification regimes, due diligence procedures policies, data protection or similar activities.
- Previous exposure and experience of international bodies, government or police sectors is desirable.
- Previous experience/exposure of leading an oversight, risk or operational evaluation function would be highly desirable.
Qualifications
- University degree, or equivalent, preferably in a related discipline such as information security.
- Completed relevant professional qualifications or training in information management, Client Due Diligence (CDD), Know Your Customer (KYC) risk, security vetting, ethics, governance and oversight, or professional standards.
- Relevant accreditations – ACFE, CIA, QIAL, CRMA, CISA - are desirable.
