Data Protection Officer

Join us as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and become the driving force behind our data privacy journey! In this exciting role youll lead the charge in ensuring personal data is handled with care and compliance while championing collaboration and innovation across the organisation. Youll be the trusted bridge between our team external stakeholders and regulatory authorities building trust and enabling progress every step of the way. If youre ready to make an impact inspire change and shape the future of data protection we cant wait to hear from you apply now to become a vital part of our team!

Core Responsibilities (amongst others):   

• Lead engagement with group leadership on data protection laws regulations and stakeholder expectations via the Digital Solutions Governance Board.
• Highlight risks and issues in projects and operations and recommend controls mitigations and process improvements.
• Manage the companys data protection programme including:  
  • The Data Privacy Policy suite and related governance and management processes.
  • Annual mandatory training and teamspecific training for highrisk processing.
  • Supporting risk management processes.
  • The Register of Processing intercompany data processing agreements and other related matters.
• Provide recommendations to projects on Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ensuring Privacy by Design and escalating highrisk items to the Group CIO for approval.
• Act as the primary liaison with data protection authorities in host countries handling highrisk processing breach reporting and regulatory requirements
• Engage with data subjects (internal and external) managing subject access requests privacy notices breach notifications cookie compliance and other privacyrelated queries.
• Own and manage Data Privacy standard contractual clauses for supplier contracts and support negotiations through Supply Chain and Group Legal.

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Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline.
• Detailed knowledge and commercial application of Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation.
• Working understanding of IT governance and risk management techniques in large enterprises.
• Practitioner experience of key data privacy and security control frameworks (ISO27001 NIST). Uptodate knowledge of methodologies and trends in both business and IT.
• Detailed knowledge and commercial application of the following legislation South Africa POPIA Australia Privacy Act Canada PIPEDA China PIPL US CCPA Singapore PDPA
• Practitioner experience of managing enterprise document security controls.
• Experience of design and operations of processes for managing a data protection function including incident management risk and compliance management.
• Experience of managing the Data Privacy function in a large multinational company with operations in the scope of EU or UK GDPR.
• Experience of engaging with IT projects at a large scale in companies processing records of many thousands of data subjects including sensitive data classes (e.g. Health).

Additional Information :

Who we are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably using less water less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources diamonds (through De Beers) copper platinum and other precious metals iron ore and nickel our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively with the utmost consideration for local communities our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a days work. To make that happen we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that were also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of the process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime