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This Working Group will focus on the NICE Strategic Plan goal to Modernize the Talent Management Process to Address Cybersecurity Skills Gaps. The group will conduct an ongoing environmental scan of programs, projects, and initiatives related to this strategic plan’s goals and objectives to assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts. The group will also identify gaps where more attention and effort is needed. The group will identify strategies and tactics to implement the corresponding objectives to this goal. The group will also develop corresponding metrics to measure progress and success. View the Modernize Talent Management Working Group Charter here.
This group will focus on the following NICE Strategic Plan goal and objectives:
Goal: Modernize the Talent Management Process to Address Cybersecurity Skills Gaps
Objectives:
Jo Justice
Business Information Security Office (BISO)
Leidos
Olesya Menon
Security Education Program Manager
Google
NICE Program Office staff liaison: Marian Merritt, NICE Deputy Director and Lead for Industry Engagement
Project Teams will execute upon items contained in the Implementation Plan for the NICE Strategic Plan. Project Teams are expected to have a 6 month duration.
Guidance on Writing Effective Job Descriptions Project Team
This guide is for those in human resources, talent acquisition, or anyone who hires for cybersecurity roles. The Modernize Talent Management working group project team, in collaboration with industry professionals, created this guide to writing improved job descriptions that reflect organizational goals, align to the NICE Framework, expand your candidate talent pool and should help you hire more quickly. Includes detailed guidance.
Project Lead: Dr Arianna Schuler Scott
View project charter
Project Deliverable: An Employer’s Guide to Writing Effective Cybersecurity Job Descriptions (September 2023)
Cybersecurity Career-Entry Guidance Teams
Two teams were formed to implement projects in support of NICE Strategic Plan Objective 3.3 to “align qualification requirements according to proficiency levels to reflect the competencies and capabilities required to perform tasks in the NICE Framework” and Objective 3.4 to “promote the establishment of more entry-level positions and opportunities that provide avenues for growth and advancement.” View the Cybersecurity Career-Entry Guidance Projects Charter.
Cybersecurity Career-Entry Guidance for Employers Project Team
Project Leads: Peter Meehan and Neferteri Strickland
Project Deliverable: Employer Perspective on Hiring (November 2022)
Cybersecurity Career-Entry Guidance for Job Seekers Project Team
Project Lead: Brian Ford
Project Deliverable: Job Seeker Guidance (November 2022)
Members of this Working Group are part of the broader NICE Community Coordinating Council and will be added to it automatically. Google Groups is used for this group as a resource for communication.
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View Mailing List GuidelinesThis group meets the third Thursday of every month at 1pm ET. All meetings are held via Microsoft Teams unless otherwise indicated.
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