Port Elizabeth: Regional Data Protection Advisor posted by Profile Personnel
Posted on 2025-05-18 00:00:00
| Employer | Profile Personnel |
|---|---|
| Category | Other Motoring |
| Location | Eastern Cape / Port Elizabeth |
Job Summary
Brief Role Description
The Specialist: Regional Data Protection Advisor, collaborates with the business to navigate evolving privacy standards and supports the Chief Data Protection Officer in implementing the Data Protection Compliance Management System in the business which includes South Africa and its African Subsidiaries
Possible Tasks within this Role
- Contact point for and coordinate Privacy Leads in the business entities regarding Privacy implementation.
- Be a privacy subject matter expert and advise the Region Africa 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 companies 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 Volkswagen 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 Design of business strategy as well as 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 potentional 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, regulations and provide guidance for their impact on the companys existing processes, as it relates to data and privacy risk
- Partner with Group Data Protection of the business in order to enable a constant exchange of ideas, developments and trends of all matters regarding data protection and privacy compliance
Qualification requirements
- LLB (Bachelor of Laws) or equivalent
- Admitted attorney in South Africa
Experience needed
3+ years post admission experience
Essentials
- 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 use of SharePoint, MS Office (Excel/Word/Powerpoint etc).
- Understanding of cross over between legal, IT and data security requirements
Should you wish to apply please email your CV through to Marlene Williams at *****@*****.co.za. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
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Please send a copy of your ID and qualification when making your application.
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