South Africa: Regional Data Protection Advisor

Job Summary

REQUIREMENTS Affirmative Action South African Citizen LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or equivalent Admitted Attorney in South Africa 3 years of post-admission experience ESSENTIAL SKILLS Working knowledge of privacy law CIPP/ E, CIPP/ US or similar (preferred) Experience drafting policies and procedures (preferred) Strong commercial understanding and excellent interpersonal skills Must be experienced in using SharePoint, and MS Office (Excel/ Word/ Powerpoint, etc.) Knowledge of cross-over between legal, IT and data security requirements RESPONSIBILITIES Collaborate with the business to navigate evolving privacy standards and support the Chief Data Protection Officer in implementing the Data Protection Compliance Management System in the group which includes South Africa and its African subsidiaries Contact point for and coordinate privacy leads in the group`s African entities regarding privacy implementation Be a privacy subject matter expert and advise the regional African entities on privacy and data protection matters for the day-to-day business including the development of new products, services and initiatives Attend to data requests by data subjects and third parties in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Prepare and deliver training to the group`s African entities about their obligations under the local regulatory requirements, the company policy OD 2 and any other applicable EU data protection laws which may have an impact on the group`s operational activities on the African continent Support contract negotiations and advise on data processing agreements and data privacy impact assessments Support data protection/ privacy office responsibilities for privacy by the design of business strategy as well as the implementation of necessary technical organizational measures (TOMs) Conduct gap analysis and develop solutions with the business to remediate any gaps Draft and advise on data protection-related documentation: privacy notices, policies and procedures and data subject access requests Exercise judgement and ability to manage competing deadlines Collaborate with Legal Services to identify privacy-related legal issues with potential cross-functional impact Ensure privacy by design processes are embedded into the business Liaise, partner and act as a contact point for data protection regulatory bodies on matters relating to the processing of personal data and other matters Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer and the business to investigate and manage potential breaches/ instances of non-compliance to support prompt and accurate reporting Keep abreast of respective (both local and international) regulatory legal developments, trends and guidelines in data and privacy risk Analyze proposed and (newly) enacted laws, and regulations and guide their impact on the company’s existing processes, as it relates to data and privacy risk Partner with Group Data Protection in the group, to enable a constant exchange of ideas, developments and trends in all matters regarding data protection and privacy compliance

Regional Data Protection Advisor position available in ZA, South Africa. This job position was posted by . The job has been posted on 2024-12-04 in the It Computing Software category

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