Airtel Data Protection Officer Jobs in Kenya
Airtel Data Protection Officer Jobs in Kenya
Airtel Kenya wishes to recruit a Data Protection Officer within Legal & Regulatory Department.
The main purpose of the role is to drive and monitor compliance requirements under the Data protection Act for all data practices within the business.
The role holder will serve as the primary contact for the regulator, management, and customers whose data is processed by the Business.
Reporting to the Legal & Regulatory Director, the incumbent’s role will include:
Act as the primary point of contact within Airtel Kenya for members of staff, regulators, and any relevant public bodies on issues related to data protection and promote a culture of data protection compliance across all units of the organization
Drive implementation of essential elements of the Data Protection Act, such as the principles of data processing, data subjects’ rights, data protection by design and by default, records of processing activities, security of processing, and notification and communication of data breaches
Maintain records of all data processing activities carried out by Airtel Kenya and provide employee training on the subject matter to raise employee awareness on data privacy and security issues
Review data breaches identified and/or reported, together with the business, and make follow up for adequate reporting with lessons learnt for all identified data breaches
Perform Data Protection Impact Assessments for projects and any new products and services where personal data will be processed
Ensure all queries from data subjects seeking to exercise their rights are responded to within required timeframes and required reports are timely filed with the regulator
Initiate, review and update Data Protection policies and procedures periodically and monitor compliance of the same within Airtel Kenya
Review vendor contracts to drive achievement of 100% inclusion of data protection clauses
in partnership with Supply Chain, Information Security and legal functions
Collaborate with the Information Security function(s) to maintain records of all data assets and exports, and maintain a data security incident management plan to ensure timely remediation of reported incidents
Implement measures and a privacy governance framework to manage data use in compliance with the Data Protection Act, including developing requisite templates for data collection, mapping, and vendor management reviews.
Qualifications, Competencies and Behavior Required:
Degree in Law, Business or IT security with experience working in a regulated industry
Holders of CIPP/ CIPM/ CIPT certifications will be an added advantage
3- 5 years’ work experience within a legal, audit and/or risk function department
Understanding of telco business processes, operations, information systems, data security and protection needs will be an added advantage
Strong project management skills with ability to build and maintain strong relationships and networks
High professional ethics and integrity with ability to maintain discretion at all times.
Proactive individual with communication skills.
Detail-oriented, resilient with good follow up skills
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply for the role by sending an application letter and resume to hr@ke.airtel.com. Staff referrals are also welcome. State the name of the vacancy as your subject. The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on 4th August 2022.
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