Specialist: Privacy Counsel

5 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Tower Group Full time

**Privacy Counsel Specialist **required in Midrand for a **6 month Contract** opportunity.

**You will be required to**:

- Conduct privacy impact assessments (Privacy by Design & Assurance) of new processes, products and systems
- Verify that privacy impact assessments have been conducted for all processing activities outlined in Statements of Works (SOW) and Data Processing Agreements
- Assist with the Privacy Supplier On-boarding Process and ensure that Supplier Inventories are created and relevant processing activities assessed
- Assist with ensuring that all third party’s processing Personal Information are identified and Data Processing Agreements are initiated and maintain an up to date Data Processing Agreement register
- Continuously monitor regulatory/legislative developments and trends/patterns and then assist with the updates to company policies, processes and procedures as required
- Build awareness of, and delivering training to, Vodacom business teams on personal information protection and privacy issues
- Assist with maintaining the regulatory interaction register and monitor closure of regulatory and customer complaints
- Supporting the privacy operations and front-line teams in responding to enquirers relating to the exercise of data protection individual rights

**Requirements**:

- A legal degree or NQF 7 equivalent
- Professional certification such as CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPT, or CIPM from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience essential
- Experience with Legal, Risk and compliance, Business process related work, Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of
a business, and experience of data protection impact assessments and contract negotiation


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