Choosing your career path might be a dreadful task. SO many possibilities out there, and so many questions!
But worry not — we come with answers.
To help you choose your digital career, we have developed 8 Digital Jobs Profiles that we found to be the most in demand across European employers. We hope this will give you an idea of what your professional future might look like.
In our Digital Job Profiles cycle, you will learn about the main goals, tasks and ICT skills required for each position. We will also explore what type of organisations look for employees with specific job profiles.
Ready to begin? Today we’re introducing: DATA PROTECTION SPECIALIST!
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Data Protection specialist ensures that an organisation processes the personal data of its staff, customers, providers or other individuals in compliance with the applicable data protection rules.
Their mission is to help their organisation to demonstrate compliance with GDPR legislation and inform on companies’ data protection obligations.
What does a Data Protection Specialist do?
- informing and advising the organisation and its employees about their obligations to comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws
- assisting in the development of the organisation’s data protection and privacy policies and other statements
- monitoring compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, and with the organisation’s own data protection policies (conducting internal audits)
- raising awareness of data protection issues
- training staff on data protection
- advising on and monitoring data protection impact assessments
- being the first point of contact and cooperation with the national data protection authority
- seeing up to date with the latest EU GDPR developments
Where can they work?
- as a member of staff / service provider for an organisation of any size
Which ICT skills do they need to have?
- working on a personal computer
- management of standard office software and applications
