Back National Expert on cyber-security

Background:

The increasing use of the Internet by children and youth is the biggest problem in terms of their safety in the online environment, not only in Albania. Although it may seem that malware attacks and cybercrime live in the adult world, cyber thieves regularly target children and teens where they’re most active – chat rooms, social media, video streaming sites and online video games. Children are good targets because they may have high levels of trust in people and low levels of knowledge in cyber security. Being proactive and staying educated on the current cyber security risks that kids and teens are facing in today’s digital world goes a long way to keeping them safer online.

According to the Albanian national authorities, the cyber-enabled threats for children and youth are significantly increased and became more severe during the pandemic, when the time spent online increased and the number of children’s online abuse cases reported by parents and civil society organizations has significantly raised, by more than 75%, compared to 2019.

A recent study conducted by officials from relevant state institutions has hence raised the demand that parents and other professionals dealing with children, such as teachers, school psychologists, and social workers need immediate capacity building and extended information on cyber-enabled threats.

To respond to the need for awareness-raising among communities on cyber-enabled threats, the OSCE Presence in Albania aims to increase information and awareness among children/youth, parents, and educational professionals on cyber security and cyber threats leading to more responsible engagement with online information, platforms and technology preventing especially young people from being exposed to risks, such as cyberbullying and harassment, data and identity theft, online-enabled trafficking, etc. These interventions will be in line with AKCESK’s (National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber ​​Security) objective to raise public awareness on cyber security and cyber threats, especially for children, as well as in line with the Goal 2 of the National Strategy on Cyber Security “Building a secure cyber environment, educating and raising public awareness, and building professional capacities in the field of information security”, and respective specific objective 3 “Raising public awareness on cyber security and cyber threats”.

Objective of Assignment:

In the framework of the project “Advancing partnerships between citizens and institutions to address safety and security, Phase III”, a national expert on cyber-security will be hired to develop a training package on cyber-enabled threads for groups at risk, such as children, youth, families, educational professionals, and wider communities. The training package will serve at a later stage to carry out information sessions in community level, in six Municipalities: Korçë, Pogradec, Malësi e Madhe, Shkodër, Lezhë, Laç, with the main purpose to inform, increase knowledge and raise awareness on the cyber-enabled threats, and their consequences among children, youth, parents, schools, and other groups of the society. The training package will cover topics such as cyber security, how to benefit from use of internet, data safety, cyber-bullying, online hate speech, online radicalization, online sexual exploitation, phishing, etc. The training package will contain three different training modules for: children, families, and school professionals.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

In close co-ordination with the Project team and AKCESK’s focal point, the expert will perform the following Tasks and Responsibilities:

The training package should cover the following topics:

The full training package should contain the following materials:

Draft and submit narrative reports for each info session and a final analytical report, including recommendations for further interventions on this field, especially in the community level.

Deliverables:

Necessary Qualifications:

Remuneration Package:

Remuneration will be based on the selected consultant's/expert's qualifications, experience, the tasks and deliverables for this position and in accordance with the OSCE established rates.

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