Data Protection Officer II -Regional Offices job at Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Vacancy title:
Data Protection Officer II -Regional Offices

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Data Science / Research ]

Jobs at:

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Deadline of this Job:
26 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 05, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Specification
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C+ (Plus) or its approved equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Law, information communication technology, computer science, informatics or an equivalent qualification from a recognized and accredited institution; and
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities will involve:

• Conduct inspections and periodical audits of the processes and systems of the data controllers and data processors;
• Prepare draft guidelines and carrying out data protection impact assessments;
• Prepare inspection and compliance reports;
• Review evidence submitted by data controllers and data processors relating to information; privacy and security safeguards for cross-border data transfers;
• Receive and process notifications of data breaches from Data Controllers and Data Processors;
• Receive complaints on infringement of the rights under the Data Protection Act;
• Conduct investigations on complaints made by data subjects or third party;
• Identify systemic issues and recommend remedial measures and proactive action;
• Receiving and reviewing applications for registration;
• Drafting registration and certification strategies, policies, processes and procedures;
• Updating of the register of Data Controllers and Data Processors;
• Drafting enforcement notices;
• Serving enforcement notices;
• Drafting requests for obtaining warrant from the court to enter and search premises;
• Drafting penalty notices;
• Establish and Maintain up to date complaints database;
• Prepare complaints investigation reports; and
• Performance any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Skills and Competence
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal
• Communication skills;
• Creativity and Innovativeness
• Problem solving skills;
• Risk management skills;
• Continuous learning skills.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Level of Education:
High School

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Job Info
Job Category: Data, Monitoring, and Research jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 26 October 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 05-10-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 05-10-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 05-10-2065
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