Open Roles at FSCA South Africa

Purpose of the Job:

• The Information Privacy Officer is responsible for assisting development, implementation, maintenance and adherence to the organisation’s privacy policies and procedures which cover the collection, use, disclosure and privacy of personal information including assisting with activities related to Data and Information Governance.  

Key Performance Areas:

•  Maintain, evolve and implement the FSCA's privacy policies and procedures in coordination with appropriate members of the organisation, especially legal    counsel, but also the ICT security team, risk management officer and the compliance officer. 
•  Ensure that business units, technology teams and third parties follow the FSCA's privacy program, meet privacy policy requirements and address privacy     concerns.
•  Monitor the status and effectiveness of privacy controls across service offerings, ensuring that privacy-related key risk indicators are effectively     monitored to prevent an unacceptable impact on business objectives and reputation.
•  Assist with evaluating data security practices — in particular, logging, monitoring and auditing practices — to ensure they are not in conflict with   privacy  requirements.
•  Work with applicable regulators during the investigation of a privacy complaint against the organisation and support the litigation group in privacy-  related  litigation.
•  Assist with managing public perception of privacy practices for the organisation.
•  Prepare privacy awareness training and orientation for all employees.
•  Identify trends in privacy and regulatory requirements and compliance enforcement, and plan for changes.
•  Assist with data and information governance related initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, law, finance, accounting, computer science or a related discipline, with at least 5 years’ experience in privacy, data governance, information management and security, risk management or compliance, preferably in financial services industry.
• One or more of the following certifications will be advantageous: Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), as well as knowledge of the POPIA and GDPR.

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Purpose of the Job:

To assist the department in the on-going market surveillance activities such as media scanning and on-going monitoring of new financial sector advertising and marketing approaches. The person will assist the department in conducting benchmarking and fieldwork research, analyze and draw relevant market conduct insights. The person appointed to this position will report to the Senior Manager: Disclosure, Advertising and Market Analysis.

Key Performance Areas:

•  Condut on-going scanning and analysis of media both social and on-line campaigns;
•  Assists in reviewing the advertising and disclosure materials by specific regulated entities;
•  Assist the department in conducting research work and drafting reports from the research findings;
•  Assist in providing support to the internal departments as may be required from time-to-time; and
•  Perform such other tasks necessary or desirable to enhance the performance of the department.

Other Key Competencies:

The candidate must demonstrate the following skills and attributes: A high level of judgement and a confident and decisive approach; problem analysis; information gathering; communication skills; good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; customer relations and persuasiveness skills. Willingness to learn from and transfer knowledge and skills to colleagues; and to work after hours when required.

Requirements

• A degree in Economics, Marketing, or related fields of study with at least 1 year working experience. The candidate must have a sound understanding of the financial sector and financial services regulations.