Program Background
The Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience (CIDR) Project is a five-year regional program implemented by DAI for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia. CIDR assists partner governments and in-country organizations to work with key stakeholders and experts to assess cybersecurity gaps and priorities, make recommendations, and map courses of action to improve the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure and key institutions.
CIDR operates in the Western Balkans, Black Sea Region, and South Caucasus, where countries in recent years have come under more diverse and complex cyberattacks. CIDR is currently working in Albania, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The program aims to accelerate cybersecurity workforce development, to empower organizations to identify and address cybersecurity threats, to strengthen cybersecurity governance and to facilitate the sharing of threat information.
Position Overview
The Program Assistant will work closely with the CIDR/NM team on the management and implementation of work plan activities to achieve the project’s objectives. He/she will track project progress, help in general program and office management, assist in event management, monitor work plan execution, assist in budget preparation, write project-related reports and other documentation, coordinate and schedule project meetings.
Responsibilities
Reporting
The Program Assistant will report to the CIDR North Macedonia Country Director.
Qualifications
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