Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood, our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults, we offer a range of services covering personal development.
Description
Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly motivated Data Protection & Compliance Officer to join our team.
Contract Type: Specified Purpose Contract. (Minimum Contract term – one year).
Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €51,589 – €63,501 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).
Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum.
Overview of the Post: The Data Protection & Compliance Officer post has a primary function within Enable Ireland’s Governance and Compliance Framework, which is to lead, manage and audit Enable Ireland’s Information Governance and Data Protection Programmes.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Lead and oversee our data protection framework, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other relevant legislation.
2. Primary contact for internal and external queries related to data protection, Freedom of Information (FOI), and Access to Information on the Environment (AIE).
3. Managing responses to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and data subjects on issues, complaints, and breaches.
4. Providing strategic advice to senior management on data protection legislation and best practices.
5. Overseeing Subject Access Requests (SARs), FOI requests, and related processes.
6. Developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and audit systems for compliance.
7. Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and reviewing third-party contracts for GDPR compliance.
8. Delivering training on data protection and FOI to staff.
9. Promoting a culture of compliance across the organisation.
10. Leading policy development, compliance projects, and IT initiatives related to data protection.
11. Monitoring and reporting on key metrics such as breaches, SARs, and FOI activity.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in GDPR, strong communication skills, and experience in managing compliance frameworks. The successful candidate will have:
1. A minimum of 3 years’ work experience within any of the following compliance management processes: data protection (e.g. areas of data processing/data access request management/processing, breach response/processing etc) /regulatory compliance /risk / quality assurance/other areas relevant may be considered.
2. A relevant 3rd level qualification in law /commerce /health/ social care / business /compliance administration or other areas relevant to the role.
3. A professional qualification in regulatory compliance/ quality assurance/risk management systems.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
* Excellent internal and external training opportunities.
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Thursday, 6th March 2025 at 5pm.
Interview Date: Friday, 14th March 2025.
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at Privacy Policy | Enable Ireland for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:
1. Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
2. the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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