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Hanne-Marit Berge to ProactimaHanne-Marit Berge started in Proactima on August 1st. She returned to Proactima after working three years with business management in Statnett.
Previously, Hanne-Marit has worked with establishing and continuous improvement of management system for various companies, both in the oil and gas industry, the power industry as well as in construction. Among other things, she has worked with streamlining methods such as LEAN and digitization and automation of work processes.
Hanne-Marit holds a Master in Disaster Management from the University of Copenhagen.
New employee in ProactimaKjetil Birkeland Daatland started in Proactima on August 1st.
Kjetil has experience both from the Ministry of Defense, the National Security Authority, the EU security forums and from the defense. The last few years he has worked for BDO. He has, among other things, carried out risk assessments, strategic analyzes / threat assessments and internal audits.
Kjetil holds a Master degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from the University of London, as well as education from the defense.
You will find Kjetil in Proactima`s office in Bergen.
Vacant position as senior adviser, emergency preparednessAt our Stavanger office we have a vacancy for a senior adviser, emergency preparedness. Among the most important tasks are: Risk and emergency management, emergency planning for both public and private sectors, planning of major exercises and developing and implementing decision-making tools.
You have solid professional expertise, relevant knowledge from various sectors and you manage to include and interact in a positive way.
At Proactima, we are open and honest with great commitment and a positive working environment. We live out our values; competence, integrity and balance. Knowledge, professional development, sharing and digitization are among our important keywords. We offer exciting work assignments and competitive salary and pension terms.
You are welcome to contact Rune Sjursen, manager of the Stavanger office (mobile: 926 14085).
You will find the announcement here. At Finn you will also find electronic application forms.
Application deadline: Soon and no later than 12 August.
Proactima in international expert groupJonas Eriksen from Proactima is appointed Norwegian expert in an international group which will prepare a new ISO standard for social security. The new standard will apply to cities where large events will take place. A real feather in the hat for both Jonas and Proactima!
Jonas works at Proactima’s office in Bergen and through the job as social security coordinator he was strongly engaged in the Road World Championship in Bergen in 2017. The experiences are that the events are usually much more expensive than budgeted and that the risk in the urban community increases considerable. The financial calculations also cracked in Bergen, but the additional risk for the Bergen region was largely neutralized through systematic and thorough cooperation and risk-reducing measures.
Price for preventive work
And it is precisely this preventive work that has aroused national and international attention – and which led to the initiative to develop a separate ISO standard in the field of social security for cities that are planning and carrying out large events. The new ISO standard in the field of social security has been named “ISO / TC292 WG7 Guideline for Events”.
The expert group will be headed by the Emergency response manager in Bergen municipality, Ivar Konrad Lunde, on behalf of Standard Norge. The City of Bergen also received the Social Security Prize for 2017 for the preventive work in connection with the Bicycle World Championship. The prize was awarded by the Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB).
ISO is the abbreviation for the International Organization for Standardization. ISO comes from the Greek word “equal” and publishes standards in various areas.
The work starts in Bangkok in September and will last for a period of three years.
The Election Act Commission publishes the reportYesterday, the Proactima report on “Security in democratic processes in Norway” was published. The Election Act Commission has not yet decided on the content of the report.
A significant part of the work was to identify the most relevant threats and assessing how these could damage the democratic processes.
Proactima believes that there is a low risk of manipulating the voting numbers and election results in Norway today. This is mainly because many manual processes for registration, counting of votes and control are being used in Norway.
However, the report points out that there is more reason to worry about the influence of candidates and voters. Such influences are directly related to democracy’s important principles of free and enlightened elections. This phenomenon is constantly discussed in media reports about false news and influence campaigns.
Proactima emphasizes that increased digitization of elections will lead to the need for significant security measures to the identity of the voters and ensure that the count is not manipulated. The company also points out that there is a general need to increase the knowledge in the population about threats, influences and digital media to reduce the vulnerability. Read the entire report here: https://www.valglovutvalget.no/files/2019/07/Utredning_av_sikkerheten_i_demokratiske_prosesser_i_Norge.pdf
Frame agreement with Innovation NorwayProactima has entered into a frame agreement with Innovation Norway together with Aeger Group.
The frame agreement includes various services related to security and emergency preparedness, both strategic and operational nature. Among other things, the following services are included in the agreement: Threat assessments, Security risk analyzes, Business management system, Emergency preparedness exercises and Media handling.
The agreement lasts for a period of two years, with options for one year plus one year.
Secure democratic processesAnne-Kari Valdal and Hermann Steen Wiencke from Proactima recently presented the contents of the report “Security in democratic processes in Norway”.
The report was ordered by the secretariat of the Election Act Commission (Ministry of Local Government and Modernization) and is part of the work regarding a new electoral law in Norway; an initiative under the auspices of the Government’s law committee. The report was presented to the Election Act Commission, which is chaired by the High Court Judge Ørnulf Røhnebæk.
“For us, it is inspiring to deliver such a comprehensive, well-worked-out and highly topical report. Secure elections are important for our democracy and we at Proactima are proud to contribute to the work of further developing security and maintaining trust in the election processes,” says CEO at Proactima, Trond Winther.
Extensive work
With increasing power, the theme is put on the public agenda, not least through news reports about influence of other states and the use of fake news. In the report, Proactima highlights various aspects of security in and around the election process, both through events and by illuminating various phenomena.
Not least, threats related to impact campaigns, digitization and cyber security are topical issues in the report. Furthermore, the report gives recommendations for topics to be looked closer into by the Election Act Commission.
Interdisciplinary team
An important part of the work has been to limit the scope and circle in and shed light on the most relevant topics. Proactima has used an interdisciplinary and highly competent team, which consists of four employees in Proactima as well as three external persons. The team has cutting-edge expertise in both cyber security, risk management, social security, politics and social understanding, intelligence and influence.
The team consists of: Anne-Kari Valdal (project manager, Proactima), Bjørg Sandal (Proactima), Chris Dale (NetSecurity), Hermann Steen Wiencke (Proactima), Svein Erik Tuastad (University of Stavanger), Trine Holo (Aeger) and Willy Røed (Proactima).
The assignment was awarded on October 26, 2018 and the report was handed over May 24 this year. The report is now presented to the Election Act Commission.
The Election Act Commission
The Election Act Commission will propose a new electoral law and consider changes to the electoral system. The Commission has a broad mandate and consists of several researchers and professionals in various fields as well as politicians. High Court Judge Ørnulf Røhnebæk heads the commission, which consists of 18 members. The electoral law shall ensure a democratic, secure and legitimate electoral system.
The commission will deliver their conclusions to the Ministry of Local Government and Modernization by the end of May 2020. If the commission proposes changes to the parts of the electoral system that are anchored in the Constitution, the amendments may enter into force from the parliamentary election in 2025.
Collaborates with AvantGarde SearchProactima is now entering into an agreement with the recruitment company AvantGarde Search to assist in finding more skilled employees.
“We need external power and support in the recruitment work and have put in place a flexible and favorable agreement with AvantGarde Search. AvantGarde Search is a dynamic and innovative recruitment company, which will be a good partner in our further recruitment work,” says Trond Winther, CEO at Proactima.
The recruitment company will help find the right people in Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo.
VacancyProactima has an open position as advisor / consultant within technical security. Key tasks include risk and emergency preparedness studies, advice on barrier management methodology, technical safety and risk management.
We are looking for a person who has at least 10 years of experience from operating companies or from oil service companies. The position is located at the head office in Stavanger.
Feel free to contact the head of the Stavanger office Rune Sjursen (mobile: 92 61 40 85) for a non-binding chat.