Sustainet E.A. is a Non- governmental organization promoting sustainable agricultural practices in East and Horns of Africa. Our network includes 209 NGOs/CBOs from the region and a reach out of 1.5 million small-holder farmers. Sustainet E.A. Focuses on promotion of sustainable agricultural practices aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty through increas...

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Key Expert 1 – Data Governance

Job Type

Contract , Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

3 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Data, Business Analysis and AI , ICT / Computer

Qualifications

Education/training:

University degree in law, public policy, information governance, data protection/privacy, political science, digital governance, or related field.

Language:

C1-level language proficiency in English

General professional experience:

3 years in digital governance, data governance, policy design, digital public infrastructure

Specific professional experience:

3 years in designing or implementing participatory data governance, consent frameworks, data-sharing agreements, or digital ID/data-wallet initiatives

Regional experience:

3 years in Latin America or Africa or Asia

Development Cooperation (DC) experience:

3 years in DC-funded projects or technical assistance on governance, regulatory reform, or digital public goods.

Other:

3 years of experience with smallholders or agricultural MSMEs and specialist EUDR knowledge.

Key Roles

WP1:

Adapt participatory data governance framework to country/commodity context; map legal/regulatory requirements and advise on compliance risks; define data stewardship roles, accountability and grievance/redress mechanisms; draft consent models, data-sharing agreements and role-based access policies; define metadata, provenance and audit requirements; design governance KPIs; facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations and document outcomes.

WP2:

Translate consent and governance rules into application workflows; specify audit/ provenance logging and consent lifecycle requirements for the data wallet; review UI/UX flows for legal and policy compliance.

WP3:

Operationalize consent capture, data-sharing agreements and grievance procedures in the field; monitor governance KPIs and compliance during pilots; produce SOPs, policy briefs and governance documentation for pilot adoption.

WP4:

Deliver governance training and templates (consent forms, data-sharing agreements, SOPs); prepare policy briefs and guidance for scaling governance models.

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• Adapt participatory data governance framework to country/commodity context; map legal/regulatory requirements and advise on compliance risks; define data stewardship roles, accountability and grievance/redress mechanisms; draft consent models, data-sharing agreements and role-based access policies; define metadata, provenance and audit requirements; design governance KPIs; facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations and document outcomes.
• Translate consent and governance rules into application workflows; specify audit/ provenance logging and consent lifecycle requirements for the data wallet; review UI/UX flows for legal and policy compliance.
• Operationalize consent capture, data-sharing agreements and grievance procedures in the field; monitor governance KPIs and compliance during pilots; produce SOPs, policy briefs and governance documentation for pilot adoption.
• Deliver governance training and templates (consent forms, data-sharing agreements, SOPs); prepare policy briefs and guidance for scaling governance models.

• University degree in law, public policy, information governance, data protection/privacy, political science, digital governance, or related field.
• C1-level language proficiency in English