To provide privacy expertise and guidance to stakeholders on the protection of personal information to ensure compliance to relevant legislation and to mitigate risks.
Job Responsibilities
Provide oversight to the Nedbank Group on day to day privacy activities across all Clusters including international subsidiaries (where required)
Provide expert advice on all aspects of the protection of personal information. Set up frameworks, policy documents and practices for the protection of personal information across Nedbank and its subsidiaries in response to legislative requirements.
Ensure that Privacy risks and issues are identified, escalated and appropriately managed
Compile reports, for submission to all the respective committees and regulatory bodies I.e Executive Committees, Information Regulator, Banking Association of South Africa etc.
Draft standards, procedures and guidelines to assist Clusters to comply with the Group Privacy requirements
Direct Clusters on the requirements for responding to Access Requests and provide guidance to ensure they have compliant processes / procedures
Engage with external regulatory and industry bodies and provide input into the commentary and review of legislative requirements where required
Set regular meetings with the Cluster Privacy Representatives to review issues / concerns and provide updates on privacy developments
Create standardised training materials for use by the Clusters within their business units.
Job Responsibilities (continued)
Provide advice and guidance on complex and / or cross Cluster privacy issues
Overall management of the Privacy Incident management process and co-ordination with clusters to ensure privacy incidents are actioned and mitigated inlcuding regulatory notification and engagements
Review and update of Privacy tools including the development of mechanisms and other privacy enablers
PAIA administration(drafting of responses, management of deadlines etc), including co-ordinating with clusters to obtain information to respond to the PAIA request, collaboration with stakeholders to consider and assessing the PAIA applications and the impact thereof.
Provide guidance, advice and expertise on the protection of personal information and best practices to stakeholders.
Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders and cluster privacy representatives by influencing and providing expertise and advice into the development and implementation of Privacy strategies, programmes and deliverables, across Nedbank and its subsidiaries.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders through engagements and sharing of expertise to ensure understanding of, and alignment to regulatory requirements as set by relevant legislation.
Conduct research, document and share knowledge through identification of relevant learning opportunities on Privacy to increase knowledge across Nedbank Group.
Job Outputs
Privacy governance documents
Privacy frameworks and supporting tools
Providing training to Nedbank staff
Providing ongoing SME guidance to Clusters
Developing relationships with the Cluster Privacy Representatives and managing the business as usual forums
Drafting position papers and providing thought leadership on Privacy
Providing reports to relevant committees
Preferred Qualification
Degree in Law, specialising in Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data Privacy
Information System Examination Board (ISEB) and/or Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
Essential Certifications
Compliance Institute of South Africa preferred
Preferred Certifications
Admitted Attorney or Member of the Compliance Institute of South Africa
Type of Exposure
Developing ways to minimise risks
Drafting reports
Managing conflict situations
Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas
Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
Challenging the status quo with a view to improving the environment or peoples understanding
Communicating standards to others
Comparing two or more sets of information
Conducting a needs analysis
Writing business proposals
Managing legal risks
Interacting with regulatory and industry bodies
Managing a team of managers
Coaching and mentoring others
Building a community of leaders
Identifying/select talent
Developing a functional/divisional strategy
Developing a divisional strategy plan
Managing complex boardroom dynamics and exhibiting a strong boardroom presence
Analysing data flow processes that requires an in depth evaluation of privacy risks
Interpreting regulatory requirements
Analysing customer requests for personal information
Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
Interacting with diverse people
Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Interacting with various levels of management
Managing multiple projects
Communicating complex information orally
Communicating complex written information
Identifying trends
Checking accuracy of reports and records
Conducting gap analysis
Coordinating and securing buy-in from internal stakeholders
Preparing and delivering presentations
Providing professional advice/opinion
Using different approaches in new work situations
Representing the company in Industry related forums
Displaying high level of professionalism, ethics, integrity and confidentiality
Implementing actions to improve the organisational culture
Assuming a key leadership role
Coaching and mentoring others
Providing constructive feedback to employees
Conducting performance appraisal interviews
Communicating job requirements and performance standards to others
Checking performance data to measure employee performance
Minimum Experience Level
3-5 years' experience in intellectual property and/or information technology and/or data protection
Technical / Professional Knowledge
Relevant Governance controls and regulatory knowledge
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Compliance reporting
Archiving Documentation
Policy & Procedural Knowledge
Behavioural Competencies
360xc2xb0 Decision Making
Influencing
Building Trusting Relationships
Managing Work
Quality Orientation
Stress Tolerance
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
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