Group Data Protection Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom M-KOPA Full time

**At M-KOPA, We Finance Progress.
The scale and impact of our work is massive. M-KOPA is a fast-growing FinTech company offering millions of underbanked customers across Africa access to life-enhancing products and services. From our roots as the pioneer in pay-as-you-go “PayGo’” solar energy for off-grid homes, we have grown into one of the most advanced connected asset financing platforms in the world, empowering a broad range of customers to achieve progress in their lives.

Want to know more about M-KOPA? Click this link: About M-KOPA

**About this role**

M-KOPA’s legal team treats its business partners like clients and routinely advise on range of corporate, commercial and compliance matters in a fast paced environment.

The Group Data Protection Officer will ensure we are compliant with relevant data protection legislation in the countries in which we operate (including Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa & UK).

It is a fully Remote role, within the following time zone (UTC -1 / UTC+3) and you will report to the Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance and Risk Officer.

**You’re excited about this opportunity because you will**:

- Own and manage the Company’s privacy program and framework throughout the entire organization.
- Act as the primary point of contact within the organization for members of staff, regulators, and any relevant public bodies on issues related to data privacy.
- Identify, analyze M-KOPA regulatory requirements to create policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that M-KOPA is fully compliant with our data privacy laws and requirements.
- Monitor performance, conduct data privacy audits and assessments to ensure compliance and provide advice on the impact of data protection efforts.
- Raise awareness, devise training plans and provide data privacy advice and support for members of staff, including through the implementation of privacy committees or working groups.
- Monitor industry best practice and trends for data privacy and ensure that changes are properly implemented in the organization
- Identify and leverage opportunities to continually improve privacy processes and generally promote a culture of data privacy compliance across all units of the organization.

**We’re excited about you because you have experience with**:

- You will be knowledgeable on Data Protection laws, regulations and best practices including General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and its progeny legislation, POPIA, together with international standards including NIST, ISO and Generally Accepted
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in data protection compliance or a related field
- History of implementing data privacy programs and embedding data privacy cultures within multinational organisations
- History of reporting into a Board of Directors
- Good understanding of data processing operations, including information systems, data security and data protection needs
- Experience in managing data incidents and breaches.
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage sensitive and confidential information
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail
- Great interpersonal skills and ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
- Strong change and project management skills, including the ability to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university is an advantage
- IAPP (or similar) certifications preferred but not required

**What’s in it for you**:

- Competitive Salary + Bonus
- Private health insurance (inpatient outpatient, maternity, eye care, and dental)
- Life insurance (2 x gross salary)
- Company pension
- Remote working
- 25 days leave per annum (excludes additional 8 public bank holidays)

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships.

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

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