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Senior Cybersecurity Governance Consultant - 2-Year Engagement

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Strong experience developing and improving cybersecurity governance frameworks, strategies, and roadmaps.
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and managing approval cycles for cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a cybersecurity control library aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
  • Familiarity with Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS).

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate policy exception management processes and ensure documentation is managed according to governance requirements.
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the organization's cybersecurity governance framework, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Prepare governance reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive briefings for senior management.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cybersecurity governance effectiveness.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Governance
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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MENA CONSULTANCY

Business Consulting & Services

MENA Consultancy is a multi-jurisdictional corporate services firm headquartered in Dubai, UAE, with offices in Doha, Qatar and Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 2011 and with over 2,000 corporate and private client structures to our name, we advise entrepreneurs, family offices and corporations at every stage of their business lifecycle, from company formation and initial market entry through to ongoing operations and compliance. Our experienced team guides clients through every requirement their jurisdiction demands: incorporation, licensing, immigration, local labour law, accounting and tax filing. Our core services include: Bespoke Entity Formation, Licensing & Structuring - SPVs, holding companies, trusts, foundations and operational entities, across mainland, free zone, financial free zone and offshore jurisdictions; Regulatory, Compliance & Governance - corporate secretarial services, statutory filings, beneficial ownership registration, economic substance compliance, policy frameworks and corporate records maintenance; Corporate Legal Advisory - legal counsel supporting business operations and corporate matters; Residency & Visa Solutions - immigration and labour services support and residency planning for individuals and corporate personnel; Business Support Services - HR administration, payroll processing, corporate tax registration and filing, VAT registration and compliance, bookkeeping and accounting support; Company Liquidation - end-to-end support for the voluntary liquidation and dissolution of entities, managing the full process from regulatory notifications through to the cancellation of licences and final deregistration; Twice recognised at the MEA Markets UAE Business Awards 2025 - Most Client-Focused Business Set-Up Consultancy and Client Service Excellence Award, we combine regional insight with international standards to deliver results that are cost-effective, practical, compliant and built for long-term success.

Company details

Company typeTPE
IndustryBusiness Consulting & Services
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

Location: remote.
Years of Experience: 8-10 years.
Project Duration: 2 years.
Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic & English (written and spoken).

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Governance Consultant to develop and improve the organization’s cybersecurity governance framework, strategy, roadmap, policies, and standards. The role will manage the cybersecurity control library and Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS), coordinate policy approvals and exception processes, and maintain documentation for audits and regulatory reviews. The consultant will work across business and technical teams and provide governance reporting and insights to senior management.

 

Key Requirements

  • Strong experience developing and improving cybersecurity governance frameworks, strategies, and roadmaps.
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and managing approval cycles for cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a cybersecurity control library aligned with regulatory and business requirements.
  • Familiarity with Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS), including reviewing and updating baseline requirements and templates.
  • Experience managing policy exceptions, waivers, and risk acceptance processes, including documentation and periodic review.
  • Ability to maintain governance records and supporting evidence for audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews.
  • Experience developing governance KPIs, KRIs, dashboards, and executive reports.
  • Experience coordinating governance work with infrastructure, legal, quality, and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Facilitate policy exception management processes and ensure approved exceptions, waivers, and risk acceptance requests are documented, monitored, reviewed, and managed in accordance with governance requirements.
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the organization's cybersecurity governance framework, strategy, roadmap, and related initiatives.
  • Develop, review, update, and manage approval cycles for cybersecurity policies, standards, frameworks, procedures, guidelines, and governance artifacts.
  • Develop, maintain, and manage the Cybersecurity Control Library to ensure alignment with governance, regulatory, and business requirements.
  • Review and manage updates to Minimum Baseline Security Standards (MBSS), including template development and continuous enhancement.
  • Ensure cybersecurity governance documentation, deliverables, records, and supporting artifacts are maintained and readily available for audits, assessments, and regulatory reviews.
  • Prepare governance reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive briefings for senior management, governance committees, and key stakeholders.
  • Develop, monitor, report, and improve cybersecurity governance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
  • Facilitate engagement and coordination with Infrastructure, Quality, Legal, Business Units, and other stakeholders during the development, review, and approval of governance artifacts.
  • Manage governance-related communications, consultations, clarifications, and coordination activities across internal stakeholders.
  • Support awareness and communication initiatives related to cybersecurity governance, policies, standards, controls, and organizational responsibilities.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cybersecurity governance eUectiveness, compliance posture, and organizational maturity.

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