IT Project Manager

Contract

This is a DRC - Expatriate contract. More about DRC - Expatriate contracts.

“We assist refugees and the displaced, protect their rights and empower them towards a better future”. Our mission statement. Can you see the digital element and would you like to use your IT skills to make a difference for displaced people? Be part of the journey. Help us build and maintain adequate IT, cyber, data, and information security posture for the challenging environments, we operate in globally. Join IT for a leading humanitarian organisation with a strategy of Going Digital!

Who are we?

The Danish Refugee Council is working in 40 countries and keeps expanding its global reach. In that tremendous growth, the need for a global, robust IT organisation has become more and more important to ensure we continue to provide efficient security and protection to the people we serve. We balance development of new innovative projects and programs with maintenance and expansion of our ERP platform in Microsoft Dynamics. In all activities, we have security and data protection in sight and have the ambition to keep strengthening that area.

About the job

The primary focus is to drive and deliver on all elements of the security and continued global GDPR compliance implementation:

• Continuously update and adjust our IT Security strategy and approach.
• Establish and anchor IT security processes from definition through maintenance across the areas Identify, Protect, Detect to Respond and Recover.
• Drive global GDPR implementation.
• Drive standardisation of Identity and Access Management, access review and other core IT security tools and controls.
• Drive business case/rationale for investment priorities across security and data processes and tools.
• Engage in dialogue with external partners to gain funding and support for secure IT and digitalisation platforms as critical foundation for our assistance to displaced populations over the course of our Strategy 2025.
• Engage with IT and business stakeholder to evaluate and introduce tools, controls, processes, and measures which keep us on top of cyber security threats and landscape.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have at least 5 years documented project management experience, and experience within the IT security area. You know how to leverage key IT methodologies and demonstrate the ability to turn challenge into opportunity - with colleagues within and outside the IT organisation. You are pragmatic and focused on delivering solid solutions within DRC strategy and mission.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Hold an academic master's degree
• Have strong analytical and reporting skills
• Track record of successful project delivery
• Knowledge of key IT methodologies (PMI, Agile, ITIL).
• Knowledge of IT Security
• Execute against set plans and drive focus on goals and outcomes
• Be persistent, resilient and structured
• Show strong and inclusive interpersonal skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable

• NGO-experience
• Experience working in global and cross functional teams
• Knowledge of French and Danish is desirable

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: Permanent

Work place: Borgergade 10, Copenhagen, Denmark

Start date: When the right candidate is identified

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and AC. This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo.

Closing date for applications: 15 June 2022. Due to the urgency in filling this role, we will conduct interviews on a running basis.

Further information

For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Steffen Kølbek, CIO and Global Head of IT, at steffen.koelbek@drc.ngo.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.