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Girls For Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

Healthcare Insurance • Social Impact • Non-profit

Girls For Girls Africa Mental Health Foundation is an organization focused on improving mental health across Africa. Their work involves a global community of mental health innovators including researchers, practitioners, policy-makers, and advocates. Their mission includes promoting mental health, supporting mental health integration into general healthcare, and providing innovative resources and ideas to improve mental health services. They focus on addressing mental, neurological, and substance use disorders and provide platforms for sharing knowledge and innovations in mental health services across different parts of the world.

📋 Description

• Take complete ownership of protecting Tiko’s global digital assets. • Provide expert guidance to ensure employees, systems, and third-party partners protect sensitive data. • Design and enforce security frameworks (such as ISO 27001 and NIST) across all active and future markets. • Partner closely with IT, Engineering, and Privacy teams to embed a culture of security. • Lead comprehensive risk assessments, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and threat modelling. • Collaborate with the Privacy team to assess and mitigate security risks associated with emerging AI tools. • Design, implement, and maintain robust technical measures to safeguard network and servers. • Oversee information security due diligence for all external vendors before onboarding. • Continuously monitor network traffic and system health to detect, isolate, and respond to anomalies. • Lead the development and execution of incident response plans and manage regulatory reporting. • Develop and maintain internal security policies to ensure alignment with global cybersecurity frameworks. • Design and deliver engaging security awareness training to cultivate a proactive security-first mindset.

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial experience operating in a dedicated Information Security, Cyber Security, or Risk Management capacity, ideally within complex or multi-market digital ecosystems. • Deep, working knowledge of deploying and auditing leading cybersecurity frameworks (specifically ISO 27001 and NIST). • Practical understanding of network security design, firewalls, IDS/IPS configurations, data encryption standards, endpoint protection, and secure SDLC principles. • Familiarity with data protection compliance and emerging security risk models associated with enterprise AI tools. • Demonstrable experience creating incident response playbooks and leading root-cause investigations. • Fluent written and verbal English communication skills, with a talent for clear, direct documentation.

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits and allowances tailored to your location. • Flexible work arrangements, including remote or hybrid options. • A personal development budget of €500 per year to invest in your professional growth. • Unlimited holiday days to use as you see fit - just coordinate with your team and take the time you need to recharge. • The opportunity to shape a growing, impactful product and leave your mark on how we work. • A culture built on trust - we believe you’ll do your best without the need for unnecessary rules or micromanagement.