POPIA Consultant - 6 month Contract

Recruiter:

Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

PTA000624/EV

Date posted:

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

Salary:

Market related

SUMMARY:

A multinational agricultural company is seeking a temporary POPIA Consultant to ensure the company is compliant with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPI”), by supporting all departments in the implementation of strict data processing standards to ensure data privacy management and the protection of personal information throughout the organization and formulate a practical guideline for the enforcement of the POPI Act regulations.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Minimum requirements for the role:

Must be a POPI Act compliance expert with regulatory experience and knowledge
A Good understanding of business processes and how they relate to each other
Must have strong project management, leadership and team working skills
A demonstrated track record in providing POPI implementation solutions to organisations will be required
Sound knowledge of key Financial, Human Resource Management and Marketing concepts and principles is important
Sound business acumen and negotiation ability are required

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Creating awareness and achieving the buy-in from senior management down to the rest of the organisation.
Ensuring employees understand what data privacy legislation entails and the regulations set out which they need to adhere to.
Performing personal information impact assessments and audits throughout the organisation, within each department with a clear understanding of how data is being collected, stored, processed, and ultimately disposed of.
Identifying gaps and producing a clear gap analysis and risk assessment report.
Developing a compliance framework, which can include the creation and setup of the correct policies and procedures to ensure the correct processing of personal information and alignment with the requirements of the POPI act.
Performing updates to supplier agreements and changes to marketing practices (opt-in and opt-out best practice).
Implementing policies such as data protection policy, personal information sharing policy, security compromises policy, subject access request policy, Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 ("PAIA") manual etc.
Implementing the compliance framework and ensuring the proper implementation of new policies and procedures and that the required documentation is in place so that Data Privacy Management and POPI Act compliance is effectively embedded across the business.
Drafting and ensuring approval and implementation of requirement policies.
Conducting ongoing monitoring and reviewing of the compliance framework.
Reviewing the business’ processes after implementation to ensure that adequate measures and standards are in place.
Designing a POPI audit questionnaire which can easily be used by departments to effectively conduct self-audits in ensuring that compliance with the Act is continuously monitored and maintained.

Salary package, including benefits, are highly negotiable depending on experience gained

Please note that subsequent to the screening and shortlisting process, all further communication will be entered into, only with the shortlisted candidates

NB! This job is now closed. You can apply for other jobs by uploading your CV.

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