Médecins Sans Frontières Data Protection Officer Jobs in Kenya

Médecins Sans Frontières Data Protection Officer Jobs in Kenya; As the Data Protection Officer, your role involves ensuring that the organisation manages and processes data in a safe and responsible manner, adhering to applicable data protection rules and in alignment with MSF’s humanitarian mandate. You collaborate closely with other data protection stakeholders, including function line specialists, information security experts, the MSF international legal department, and the MSF international Privacy Coordination Office, to promote high-quality and consistent data protection practices.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic guidance and orchestrate data protection support to ensure OCB manages personal data in a coherent and responsible manner to protect individuals and MSF mandate in line with its humanitarian mission

Initiate and technically steward the development of policies, tools, guidelines, training, and awareness material to support the promotion and integration of good data protection practices within OCB functional lines

As need be, set up and animate working group(s) to support ad hoc projects and define priorities
Follow up and monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of data protection measures implemented with a view to improving them

Inform the Deputy Director General of any significant risk identified and periodically make formal reports on the overall evolution of data protection in OCB. Advise and support business lines’ managers to embed data protection in their strategic plans

Raise awareness, train, monitor/ audit and advise OCB departments regarding (i) data protection risks / harms and (ii) practices in relation to the organisation processing activities to allow OCB to make informed decisions and priorities, including:

Identify where the main potential risks are - considering MSF humanitarian mandate – thus allowing MSF to prioritize its data protection and digital risks efforts (in terms of awareness, prevention, policy, etc.) and/ or response (in terms of mitigation measures, such as encryption, access controls, and data breach response plans)

Advise on and support the implementation of the fundamental principles of personal data protection. In particular, the DPO shall enhance OCB staff’s understanding of their individual responsibilities, train staff on good practices and promote a culture of data protection across projects and the organisation

Provide expert advice and technically steward MSF on an ad hoc basis, in relation to managing data protection risks/harms/requirements and building solutions, including when mandated or in agreement with other MSF or DP stakeholders. Notably for:

OCB’s departments or countries of operations regarding data protection rules/ best practices or issues

Assessments/ advice on new technologies/ information systems, new partnerships, new processes, new medical programs, closing or handover of a project, shared assets

etc.

Support on data protection impact assessments

Incident & data breach management – Data requests/ complaints

In close collaboration with the department of information security/ technologies, ensure OCB is prepared for data breaches. This involves developing incident response plans, breach simulations, and maintaining up-to-date procedures to handle security incidents effectively from a data protection perspective

In case of an incident/ data breach (for data related matters):

Evaluate practical and legals impacts, including reporting obligations, propose mitigation measures and document lessons learnt

Contribute to the incident response, maintain a data protection log of the incident and its response.

Act as the focal point and cooperate with the Belgium Data Protection Authority (in case of an investigation and/ or reporting)

Consult with MSF international legal department, when relevant

Handle requests and/or complaints from individuals (data subjects) regarding their personal data


Liaison and Coordination

Coordinate with and/ or contribute to various OCB (business lines, IT, archiving) and MSF international departments (International Legal Department, International Privacy Coordination Office, working groups etc.)

Participate and provide high-level advice and insights to the development and revision of movement-wide data protection guidelines, templates, policies, and strategic projects (within or outside OCB)

Actively participate to IPCO (internal and intersectional) meetings and working groups (IDPG etc.)

Ensure that the work carried out by OCB is coherent and aligned with the strategic orientations and approaches defined for MSF movement

Serve as the main point of contact between OCB and the Belgian Autorité de protection des données (APD)

Education & Experiences

Master degree and/or more than 5 years' experience in technology, data protection (GDPR rules) and digital risks

Solid experience in data mapping, data-related risk assessment

Experience with MSF or other NGO is a plus

Ability to work autonomously, with a strong understanding and experience in project and change management

Capacity to animate data protection as a key component of humanitarian principles (e.g. “do no harm”) or employer responsibility (e.g. ‘duty of care”)


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Médecins Sans Frontières Data Protection Officer Jobs in Kenya

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