Privacy Specialist

Job Description

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities

Role purpose:

Privacy Specialist is responsible for providing day to day effective implementation of Privacy Policy Controls in the company and its subsidiaries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure completion of Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) across all products, services, and operations development processes across the business before launch.
• Assessments & re-assessments of existing high, medium & low risk products and processes from time to time
• Implementation of Security and Privacy by Design and Assurance (SPDA)
• Prepare and submit cross-border data transfer permit applications to the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), including all required documentation.
• Maintain a tracker for PIAs, DPIAs, and transfer applications, including completion status and risk assessments.
• Keep track, ensure, and maintain the status of implementation of all privacy controls required under the Privacy Management Policy.
• Ensure all ad-hoc data for analytics and testing requests from the business are channelled to Privacy team for assessments (PIA) and approval.
• Ensure Implementation of Personal Data Processing Register (PDPR)
• Ensure timely response to operational privacy related queries and communications received across the business both internal and external.
• Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned by the Company.

Qualification, Core competencies, Knowledge and Working experience.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Telecommunications, Information/Cyber Security/ Information technology /Computer Science.
• Degree or Diploma in law will be added advantage.
• Outstanding ability to apply knowledge of Information Technology
• High level of computer literacy exceptionally conversant with Word and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer and business-oriented approach
• Strong communication skills, fluency in English and Kiswahili and ability to interact with other team members.
• Knowledge of common technology management / compliance frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, SOX, ITIL, COBIT, King IV and NIST.
• Experience in working on complex technical projects will an added advantage.
• A reputation for self-motivation, integrity, cultural sensitivity, and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical business units.