Ref.
2025/KEOC/13770
Job offer type
Field staff jobs
Type of contract
CDDU
Activity sectors
Global threats and organized crime
Deadline date
2025/08/31 23:55
Contract
Employee
Duration
1 year
Key Expert on Cybersecurity (M/W)
Département Paix, stabilité, sécurité - P2S > Pôle Menaces globales et criminalité organisée
Published on : 2025/08/14
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
KENYA
NAIROBI
Mission description
Proposition of intervention strategy
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the expert will:
- Elaborate/Propose a project strategy;
- Develop the project logical framework;
- Ensure that indicators of performance set in the logical framework are monitored and updated;
- Propose the formulation of the work plan and ensure that the work plan developed is consistent with the project strategy;
- Design and develop activities under the technical perspective and ensure their quality
- Provide technical assistance, training and capacity building activity
- Network with relevant stakeholders in the country and maintain a closed working relationship with local administrations.
Participation of the project implementation
- Build up a database of short term experts and contacts in the region;
- Prepare annual narrative reports and provide final inputs for submission to the Project Manager;
- Ensure that the Project Manager is informed on any critical issue that may jeopardize the project.
Technical coordination and support to the implementation of activities to ensure the global coherence of the project
- Draft the concept note of the activities
- Ensure the Technical implementation of the different project outputs defining the activities to be done and the results to achieve
· Draft the Terms of Reference related to short term expertise needs, according to the timeline set in the planning of activities table and assist the Project Manager for their recruitment
· Ensure the good coordination between the short term experts and the quality of their deliverables
· Draft, in collaboration with other experts, mission reports, the annual progress report and the final report.
- Participate in closing event, steering and technical committees.
Any other task requested by Expertise France
Table of deliverables
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Periodic deliverables |
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Deliverables |
Delivery frenquency |
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Monthly report + timesheet |
End of each month + 7 days |
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Minutes of strategic meetings with stakeholders, technical and steering committees meetings |
End of meeting + 7 days |
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Mission report |
End of mission + 7 days |
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Develop annual detailed work plan |
T0 + 4 weeks |
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Mapping of partners working on the theme/area |
T0 + 4 months |
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Updated schedule of activities |
Every 3 months |
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Contribution to narrative reports for donor |
T0 + 12 months x 1 |
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Preparation and participation to CyberKenya weekly meetings |
Each week |
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Preparation and participation to technical committees |
TBC |
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Preparation and participation to steering committees |
Once a year |
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Final deliverable |
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Contribution to donor's final report |
End of project + 1 month |
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T0 = date of notification of this contract |
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Additional deliverables may be requested and will be specified in the order forms issued according to the specific needs of the project.
Validation of the deliverables presented by the designated expert will depend on their compliance with the requirements of the European Union and Expertise France.
Project or context description
The overall objective of the project is to support Kenya to strengthen the resilience of the cybersecurity ecosystem of Kenya to ensure that citizens enjoy an open, free, secure, gender responsive and peaceful cyberspace. This will enhance Kenya's overall defense mechanisms against cyber threats thus help mitigate the risks of cyberattacks targeting public and private sector entities and increase users trust.
The specific objectives of the project are:
- The national cybersecurity regulatory and legal frameworks are improved
- The cybersecurity incidents management capacities are strengthened
- Users cybersecurity culture and capacities are increased
To reach the objective, the project is expected to achieve 3 interlinked Outcomes:
- Adoption and implementation of a coherent, holistic, gender responsive, strategic and actionable national approach to cyber resilience is facilitated;
- National operational capacities to adequately prevent, respond to, and recover from cyber-attacks and/or accidental failures are improved;
- Trust of users, organisations and companies in the use of the cyberspace is enhanced (from a human rights and gender perspectives).
The project started in March 2025, with an inception phase to get an overview of the situation of the country, to identify the needs and to propose the adapted activities.
The core project team is composed of the following:
1. Project Manager
2. Expert in Cybersecurity
3. Logistic, financial and administrative Assistant
Short term experts will contribute to the project on a punctual basis, depending on needs expressed by the project partner and activities to be implemented.
Required profile
Place, Duration and details of contract delivery
Position based in Nairobi, full-time.
Type of contract: Fixed-term contract of employment with Expertise France or via a wage porting company
Period of the assignment: October 2025 for 29 months
Duration of the mission: One (1) year, renewable if performance is deemed satisfactory.
Place of performance: Nairobi, with field missions in Europe and in Africa depending on the project’s needs
Required profile
Professional experience (50/100):
- 8 years of Experience in cyber security (cyber security and anti-cybercrime according International and European conventions, directives and regulations), with broad political and intercultural competencies in international project implementation context;
- 5 years of Experience in cybersecurity research, practice or training;
- 5 years of Experience in cybersecurity information management and sharing and information technologies;
- 5 years of Experience in working with CERT/CSIRT (Computer Emergency Response Team or Computer Incident Response Team);
- 2 years of Experience in developing regulatory and public policies and implementing information security policies;
- Experience in assessment of national legislation and regulation and comparison with best practices and international rules in order to enhance it;
- Experience in enhancement of capacity building and administrative reforms in Africa would be an asset;
- Experience in technical project management with planning, implementation processes which require coordination with stakeholders and logistics.
Ability to work in a public international environment (35/100):
- Good understanding of the European Commission and EU policy;
- Demonstrated ability to exchange with all institutional levels/ high-ranking dialogue partners;
· Working experience in/with the partner countries (Kenya) would be an advantage;
- Fluent in spoken and written in English, strong reporting skills in the language;
- Knowledge of French would be an asset;
- Excellent communication skills, sense of diplomacy.
Good command of the organization of international activities (15/100):
- Capacity to organise successful activities in the framework of international cooperation projects;
- Computer proficiency including perfect command of office software;
- Organizational skills and thoroughness.
Additional specific requirements:
- Ability to work in a multicultural team;
- Experience in EU funded projects is mandatory;
- Capacity to work under pressure;
- Good knowledge of Kenya is a plus.
Additional information
Please send your CV and cover letter in English, under the reference « Expert Cybersecurity-Kenya » before 31.08.2025 through GEX platform.
NB: Candidates interested in this opportunity are invited to submit their application as soon as possible, with Expertise France reserving the possibility of pre-screening before that date.
Deadline for application : 2025/08/31 23:55
File(s) attached : Expert Cyber Kenya Position description_VF.pdf
Expertise France is the public agency for designing and implementing international technical cooperation projects. The agency operates around four key priorities :
- democratic, economic, and financial governance ;
- peace, stability, and security ;
- climate, agriculture, and sustainable development ;
- health and human development ;
In these areas, Expertise France conducts capacity-building initiatives and manages project implementation, leveraging technical expertise and acting as a project coordinator. This involves combining public sector expertise with private sector skills to drive impactful results.