Job Title: Information Security Officer
Job Category: Public Service/Information Technology/Management
Posted Date: 20.02.2015
Date of Expiry: 02.03.2015
Organization: The National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Reports to: Risk Manager
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda
About The National Social Security Fund (NSSF):
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is National Saving Scheme mandated by Government through the National Social Security Fund Act, Cap 222 (Laws of Uganda) to provide social security services to employees in Uganda.
It was established by an Act of Parliament (1985) to provide for its membership, payment of contributions to, and payment of benefits out of the Fund.
NSSF is a provident fund (pays out contributions in lump sum). It covers all employees in the private sector including Non Governmental Organizations, that are not covered by the Government’s pension scheme. It is a scheme instituted for the protection of employees against the uncertainties of social and economic life.
Responsibilities:
- Regularly review and assess inherent risks within new processes and systems.
- Actively monitor system security settings, identify and report breaches with recommendations
- Review system security control to identify security gaps and recommend appropriate improvements
- Actively coordinate IT Control Self-Assessment (CSA)
- Accept sensitization/training of staff on Information security risk
- Review the information security policies and procedures to ensure that they are relevant to the current development in information technology.
- Actively monitor compliance with information security policies and procedures.
- Responsible for monitoring developments in the environment and identify potential risk exposures to the Fund.
- Develop appropriate tools for monitoring information security exposures.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degrees in Information Technology/ Computer Science/Information Systems with a professional qualification like CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM
- Three years hands on technical experience in dealing with information security
- Excellent analytical skills and keenness to detail
- Knowledge of operational risk
- High degree of creativity and innovation
- Ability to provide appropriate advice to control risks
- Excellent interpersonal skills
To Apply:
Applicants should please send your application enclosing detailed curriculum vitae giving three professional referees and copies of academic and professional certificates/ testimonials, postal address and daytime telephone contact.
The complete applications should be addressed to:
The Managing Director
ABS Consulting Group
Workers House
Plot 1, Pilkington Road
9th Floor, Southern Wing
P.O. Box 29526
Kampala. Uganda.
Please indicate the position applied for on the envelope (“Application for the position of………”)
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