Babban Gona, which means "Great Farm" in the Hausa language, is a social enterprise organization that provides support for smallholder farmers in Nigeria to become more profitable.
- As Security Lead, you are not just protecting systems—you’re enabling our growth, guarding our mission, and creating a safe digital farm for innovation to flourish. You matter because in a world of increasing threats and evolving risks, your work ensures we’re always one step ahead.
Why this role matters:
- We’re scaling rapidly across geographies and platforms. With this growth comes increased exposure to digital threats, regulatory scrutiny, and operational vulnerabilities. We need a leader who can architect our security program from the ground up while translating risk into strategy.
You will:
- Define and execute Babban Gona’s information security roadmap.
- Lead our ISO 27001 certification journey and embed compliance into culture.
- Roll out enterprise-wide security initiatives that empower, not paralyze.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on security risk, policy, and
- You’re not just building controls. You’re building confidence—across teams, tools, and trust.
Requirements
- You’re the kind of person who sees threats before they surface. You think in frameworks but act with urgency. You love systems but never lose sight of people.
You bring:
- 8–10+ years in information security with increasing levels of leadership.
- Hands on experience implementing Compliance standards (eg ISO 27001 ) from scratch successfully.
- A history of designing and launching key security programs like Vulnerability Management or Security Awareness.
- The ability to write policies that are both rigorous and readable.
- Clear, persuasive communication skills—especially when explaining complex topics to non-technical leaders.
- Bonus if you have:
- Certifications like CISSP, CISM, or ISO Lead Implementer.
- Experience securing cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- The grit and grace to build a security culture from a low baseline.
You’ll thrive if you’re:
- Strategic and hands-on—willing to both design and do.
- Calm in a crisis, clear in your thinking, and confident in your execution.
- Collaborative—able to embed security across teams and functions.
- Passionate about purposeful growth. You know that our impact depends on our integrity.
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