Data Protection Specialist
John Sisk & Son LtdIreland3 days ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology
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Overview
John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.
Sisk are growing their legal team with the addition of a Data Protection Specialist to join our team and assist the Data Protection Manager in ensuring our organisation's compliance with data protection laws and regulations. Candidate to play a crucial role in safeguarding personal data and maintaining the trust of our clients and employees.
Responsibilities
Professio nal certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT are highly desirable.
Additional Information
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.
At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.
John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.
Sisk are growing their legal team with the addition of a Data Protection Specialist to join our team and assist the Data Protection Manager in ensuring our organisation's compliance with data protection laws and regulations. Candidate to play a crucial role in safeguarding personal data and maintaining the trust of our clients and employees.
Responsibilities
- Policy and Procedure Implementation: Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining data protection policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with regulations like GDPR and the AI Act.
- Data Subject Rights: Handle and respond to data subject access requests (DSARs), requests for rectification, erasure, and other data subject rights inquiries.
- Risk Assessments: Conduct and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) for new projects and initiatives.
- Data Inventory and Mapping: Support the maintenance of our data inventory and data flow maps, ensuring an accurate record of personal data processing activities (ROPA).
- Training and Awareness: Help develop and deliver data protection training and awareness programs to employees across the organization.
- Incident Response: Support the Data Protection Manager in managing and responding to data breaches and other security incidents, including documentation and reporting to relevant authorities if required.
- Proven experience (2+ years) in a data protection, privacy, or g overnance or compliance role with potential on the job learning .
- Strong understanding of global data protection laws and frameworks, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) .
- You will have familiarity with technology and IT Security.
- Strong research and analytical skills, to analyse evolving regulatory development across the various jurisdictions Sisk operates in.
- You should have strong organisational, and communication skills.
- You should be detail-oriented and able to work independently as well as collaboratively.
- Demonstrated ability to provide pragmatic and actionable advice to business in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
- Experience advising on multiple complex projects in parallel, including prioritizing and working alongside cross-functional teams where you have considered multiple, occasionally differing, commercial requirement.
Professio nal certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT are highly desirable.
Additional Information
- Competitive Salary with yearly increase
- 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
- Employer pension
- Travel expenses
- Flexible and remote working
- Enhanced parental leave
- Professional and Educational development
Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.
At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.
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