JOB:  CYBERSECURITY TUTOR (8)

LOCATION: HYBRID (ONLINE & ONSITE)

DEADLINE: INTERVIEWS ON ROLLING BASIS

COMPESATION: Compensation is per hour.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

Milima Cyber Academy is Uganda’s top-tier cybersecurity and digital forensics academy supporting young professionals to gain practical and hands-on skills.

According to the 2018 Africa Cyber-security Report (Ugandan Edition), launched by Serianu, Uganda is reported to have approximately 400 information security experts in the country. Based on this, the academy embarked on a mission to build a community of dependable, practical, and ethical information security experts for Uganda and Africa. The Academy was launched on 11th February 2019.

We have successfully developed a functional curriculum with three things in mind;

1. Bridging the cybersecurity skills gap.

2. Supporting more women’s participation in the information security domain.

3. Bridging the academia-industry knowledge gap.

JOB DESCRIPTION

    • Design courses to meet MCA learning outcomes and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.

    • Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity, helping them solve problems using discipline-specific thinking strategies.

    • Employ a variety of informative and comprehensive assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning, and the attainment of student learning outcomes for the course.

    • Help students reach their academic, and personal career goals to foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people & ideas by modelling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.

    • Contribute to and provide leadership & guidance to the participants/students.

    • Moderating discussion forums/channels for advising, mentoring and coaching students.

JOB SPECIFICATION
All suitable applicants are expected to have the following;

    • A degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field.

    • Certification in Cybersecurity or Digital Forensics.
    • Knowledge in systems administration in cybersecurity.

    • A postgraduate award is also desired but not a must.

    • Applicants should have demonstrated working or training experience of a minimum of 2 years in a reputable cybersecurity environment.

    • Important to note that this is a part-time job and we would prefer practising professionals who just want to supplement their income.

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, send your cover letter and resume to snamiiro@milimatechnologies.com.