Data Protection and Privacy Specialist (Country Support), (P-3), Fixed Term, Office of the Chie[...]

Data Protection and Privacy Specialist (Country Support), (P-3), Fixed Term, Office of the Chief Data Officer, DAPM, Florence, Italy, #128969

Unicef

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, protection

The Division is responsible for driving, shaping and guiding UNICEF’s evidence-informed analysis, strategic planning, programme monitoring and organizational performance management. As such, DAPM enables the organization to deliver results in a more coherent manner, based on agile and contextualized programming processes, on data, evidence, and analysis, as well as the application of human-rights based and results-based management approaches.

The Data Governance and Strategy unit in the Chief Data Office is hiring a Data Protection Specialist (Country Support), a pivotal role to enable safe digital and data transformation of UNICEF and its partners.

In 2020, UNICEF issued a Policy for Personal Data Protection (the “Policy”) which applies to any personal data processing by or on behalf of UNICEF. This involves the data of the children who UNICEF serves, its staff, its individual donors, and others. The goal of the policy is to ensure that UNICEF uses personal data in line with individuals’ rights and freedoms and without exposing them to inappropriate risks.

Purpose for the job:

To support offices and divisions with the implementation of the Policy, the Data Governance and Strategy unit is centrally developing a data protection programme, namely a normative framework, guidance, tools, central registries and training/awareness, to enable the organization to process personal data in compliance with the Policy and in respect of individuals’ rights to privacy. We are looking for a data protection and privacy expert to design and support the roll-out of the UNICEF data protection programme with strong experience in data protection matters that country offices engaged in development and humanitarian work encounter.

How can you make a difference?

The data protection specialist will have the following key functions, tasks and accountabilities:

1. Support the global mapping of personal data processing activities in the Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) with the goal to give COs and senior management an overview over data processing activities, incl. high-risk, improving Heads of Offices’ compliance, risk-management, and decision-making.
2. Develop capacity building initiatives, including training, awareness-raising and community building with the goal to ensure a cultural transformation in UNICEF on the handling of personal data and individuals’ privacy rights.
3. Support the development of procedures, guidance and tools by the CDO from a field perspective and support the roll-out to the field.
4. Integrate data protection into UNICEF’s regulatory framework and relevant guidance relating to children and other beneficiaries.
5. Support data protection risk-management in the field.
6. Coordinate the set-up and collaboration with the data protection network.
7. Provide technical support to offices and divisions, including through the Evidence Help Desk.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Master's degree in international relations and/or development, international law, data protection and privacy law, or other related field

• Data protection certifications are an asset

• At least 5 years of working experience in personal data protection and privacy with a strong expertise in data protection field matters, including in digitally enabled programmes, risk management, training and global data mapping / record of processing activities

• Prior experience working with a multilateral or UN organization, and in particular in/with country offices and beneficiaries

• Good understanding of national and international data protection laws, such as GDPR

• Good understanding of the privacy challenges of technologies, including novel technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and data protection and privacy and trends in reconciling them

• Good understanding of the data protection challenges of humanitarian and development operations

• Proficiency in developing practical and easily understandable and implementable advice on complex technical matters to field audiences.

• Competent in advanced Excel, Word, data analytics and data visualization, including digital data flow.

• Demonstrated strong writing and presentation skills, particularly for country office audiences.

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail.

• Advanced communication skills, including ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and translate complex concepts in a simple manner for a non-technical audience is highly desirable.

• Project management skills including task prioritization, workflow coordination, and results-driven strategies is desirable.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.

• Experience developing learning initiatives and guidance, managing and engaging communities/networks

• A strong team player with the ability to engage and motivate stakeholders.

• A good listener and excellent communicator, written and verbal communication, with a keen interest in bringing along others with diverse backgrounds and interests.

• Ability to connect with and mobilize support across levels, from leadership to specialists.

• Curiosity, resilience, and optimism

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.