Legal Officer: Privacy Protection (R853B) at The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)

Responsibilities:

• Implement the SAMRC compliance framework to ensure and ensure it is monitored and maintained over time
• Conduct a PIIA to ensure that adequate measures and standards exist to comply with the conditions for the lawful processing of personal information (as defined in Chapter 3 of POPIA)
• Ensure that the SAMRC’s POPIA Manual is monitored, maintained and made available as prescribed PAIA
• Implement and maintain measures and adequate systems to process requests for information or access to information

Conduct internal awareness sessions regarding:

• the provisions of the POPI Act,
• the regulations made in terms of the Act,
• codes of conduct, or
• information obtained from the Regulator

Requirements: 

• LLB or similar relevant qualification or higher
• 2 years post University experience in the application of the law.
• Legal research, legal reasoning on POPIA
• Understanding and experience of the litigation process
• Professional and well disciplined, attention to detail, confident, shows initiative, is approachable, and works well in a team.

Advantageous:

• Experience in the translation of written laws into policies; legal compliance in line with the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa’s approach.