Lead, Cyber Resilience

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.

The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

The Centre for Cybersecurity (C4C) was established by the World Economic Forum in 2018 with the aim of building a collective response to global cybersecurity challenges by leveraging the impartial, public-private platform of the World Economic Forum. The Centre for Cybersecurity is today working with over 150 organizations, from both public and private sectors, towards securing our digital future.

We are seeking a highly-driven Lead to support the various initiatives within the Cyber Resilience portfolio of activites. The ideal candidate will be technically astute and have a strong background in analysing and drafting on different aspects of cybersecurity policy and technology. In particular, the candidate would have deep knowledge and expertise on Critical Infrastructure Protection programs and their specific concerns, acquired through .

The candidate will work closely with colleagues in the Centre for Cybersecurity, other relevant platforms at the Forum; and externally with a broad range of stakeholders including business partners, research institutions, academia, and expert communities.

Breakdown of main responsibilities

• Scale the cyber resilience initiatives of the Centre, most notably in systemically important critical infrastructure sectors
• Drive alignment on cyber resilience best practices among senior cybersecurity executives within industry sectors and secure commitment from the c-suite towards adoption of the Cyber Resilience Pledge
• Develop thought leadership on the critical elements intrinsic to protection of systemically important critical infrastructure such as adhering to baseline criteria, cyber incident reporting, intelligence sharing and liability protection
• Establish best practices to assist countries seeking to build structured programs to safeguard their critical infrastructure
• Design and execute focused industry-specific information exchanges
• Work on shaping the design and content of sessions for the Centre and Forum events and produce relevant insight to be used in products for various audiences such as white papers, infographics and reports

Preferred requirements and experience

• Master's degree from a recognized university preferably in technology/ cybersecurity
• 5-8 years' work experience in a cybersecurity related field, either in the public or private sector
• Proven track record in delivering multi-stakeholder programs within Cyber Security
• Excellent verbal and written language skills in English; verbal proficiency in other languages would be an asset
• Strategic thinking with ability to identify trends and patterns of transformation
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate digital communities
• Strong interpersonal skills and contextual and emotional intelligence
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills

Why work at the Forum

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!