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Data Protection Officer
Moniepoint
Posted 4 months agoRemote, Nigeria
Location
Remote, Nigeria
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Legal & Compliance
Job Description
Moniepoint is Africa's all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, Moniepoint processed $182 billion and is Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, on a mission to create financial happiness for everyone, everywhere.
Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in Data Protection, IT GRC, Compliance, or Cybersecurity, preferably within financial services or regulated institutions
Sound knowledge of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA 2023), NDPC Regulations, CBN IT Standards, and global data protection frameworks such as GDPR
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Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Law, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
- Professional certification such as CIPP/E, CDPO, or CIPM from an accredited issuing body
- Excellent understanding of Data Privacy principles, risk management, and control frameworks
- Familiarity with data governance, data lifecycle management, and financial customer data handling
- Tech-savvy with familiarity of Data Governance software and tools
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- High ethical standards with strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams while taking initiative on assigned tasks
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and monitor adherence to Data Privacy policies, procedures, and controls including NDPA 2023, CBN regulations, and NDPC directives
- Ensure all obligations are met with respect to lawful processing, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and confidentiality
- Maintain and regularly update the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) and oversee the NDPC Data Protection Compliance Audit
- Coordinate and ensure timely, compliant responses to all Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and individual rights requests including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and portability
- Develop and enforce the Data Protection Policy, Privacy Notice, Cookie Policy, Retention Policy, and all supporting privacy documentation
- Conduct and review Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products, systems, and vendors; facilitate identification and mitigation of data protection risks in collaboration with IT and Risk teams
- Execute privacy awareness campaigns and training across departments; monitor and interpret changes in Nigerian and international data protection laws
- Oversee third-party data processor due diligence and ensure Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) are in place with all vendors and partners
- Manage data breaches, maintain incident registers, and handle regulatory reporting to NDPC within statutory timelines; provide data protection oversight for BCP and DR programmes
- Serve as representative in all regulatory engagements with NDPC, NITDA, NCC, and other data-related regulatory bodies; manage all associated registrations, filings, and renewals
