Job Description
- Application Deadline: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT
- Position: Data Protection Officer
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 2 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field ICT / Computer 
- Inform and advise the organisation, management, employees and third parties' processors of their obligations under the NDPR
- Monitor compliance with the NDPR and with the organisation's own data protection objectives
- Assign responsibilities, raise awareness, and train members of staff involved in processing operations
- Advice on data protection impact assessment and monitor its performance
- Develop and implement data security policy
- Develop and manage both Business Continuity Plan and Data Recovery Plan
- Liaise with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Data Protection Compliance Organisation (DPCO) on data protection matters
Desired Qualifications / Preferred Competencies
- HND or BSc degree in computer science, information security or a related field.
- Relevant privacy certifications are important, in addition to experience working in information security and data protection.
- Experience in building a privacy framework from scratch
- Minimum 2 years of experience in and strong knowledge of privacy, data, operational risk management, information security, or related areas in IT
- Vast experience within a compliance, legal, audit and/or risk function, with recent experience in privacy compliance
- Thorough knowledge of data storage, computer systems and IT components
- Very good communication abilities