UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA – Advance Contract Award Notice # 2022071-ACAN - Cybersecurity Marketing Professional
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) is to post the University of Ottawa’s (uOttawa) intention to enter into contractual arrangements with Alan McCafferty as a leader to the Cyber and Information Security Portfolio at the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (uOttawa-PDI). This ACAN provides prospective service providers the opportunity to demonstrate that they are capable of satisfying all requirements set out in this Advance Contract Award Notice by way of submitting a Statement of Capabilities on or before the posting end date. SCOPE OF WORK FOR PROPOSED SERVICE PROVIDER The Director of the Universiy of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (uOttawa-PDI) requires the services of a Professional in cybersecurity and marketing to head the Cyber and Information Security Portfolio at the uOttawa-PDI. More specifically, the responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: • Continue to build on previous successes of the past two years to establish uOttawa PDI’s Cybersecurity Program as a sought-after provider of quality cybersecurity training for public and private sector professionals and managerial and/or technical positions. • Coordinate closely with the Faculty of Engineering’s School of Information Technology to integrate uOttawa-PDI’s offerings with those offered by the Faculty. • Engage on a regular basis with Professors to align PDI’s cybersecurity programming to the Faculty’s cyber programs and courses. • Supervise the recruitment of competent and experienced content experts to further develop the Program. • Conduct performance appraisals of existing instructors. • Engage with PDI’s marketing team to enhance the visibility of the Cyber and Information Security Program, and to monitor client needs and expectations. • Perform ongoing market analyses to identify and engage with potential client organizations. • Design new courses and programs adapted to specific industry needs and co-design programs for both public and private sector organizations. Advance Contract Award Notice 2022071-ACAN (Continued) Page 2 of 4 __________________________________________________________________________________________
REQUIREMENTS
The resource assigned to this mandate from the service provider requires at a minimum: • In-depth knowledge of higher education and proven experience in the Canadian university sector. • Minimum of 15 years of experience in cyber and information security. • Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of government (federal, provincial, municipal): priorities, practices, key government programs, key players and decision makers. • In-depth knowledge of the federal public sector learning needs, and knowledge of organizational performance and professional skills development. Previous experience in co-designing training programs for the Public Service Sector is essential. • Excellent knowledge of strategic marketing practices and methods demonstrated in the cybersecurity sector. • Demonstrated experience in directing institutional marketing planning related to cybersecurity areas, for both private and public sectors. • Experience in planning large-scale events for marketing and recruitment purposes in the area of cybersecurity. • Demonstrated ability to conduct financial viability assessments for programs related to the cybersecurity sector. PREFERENCES: • Demonstrated knowledge of the University of Ottawa’s strategic direction, culture, conventions, and practices.
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