Data Protection Support - Washington, United States - Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps

Verified Company

Washington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Location:
United States, Remote

Position Status:
Full-time, Exempt, Regular

Salary Level:
US Starting Salary for this role will be USD $55,600 to $66,025 commensurate on experience.

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.***
About the Data Protection & Privacy Team
We are a proactive and forwardthinking unit who is taking humanitarian data protection and privacy to the next level of maturity and scalability. Data protection is people protection, and the mission of the Data Protection and Privacy team (DPP) is to build capacity for implementing responsible data practices throughout Mercy Corps in support of our commitments to safeguarding, protecting, and "doing no harm". We provide policies, tools, and training to Mercy Corps staff so that they can manage risks to data that the organization is entrusted with and build trust with program participants, the communities in which Mercy Corps works, partners, and donors.
Examples of our current projects include Mercy Corps' Responsible Data Toolkit and the Data Protection and Privacy Guides.

DPP Core Values

Commitment to safeguarding and the humanitarian principle of doing no harm.
Ethical use of personal data that is collected, managed, or shared in the course of our work.
Adaptability: we are committed to balancing the various needs of regional and country staff to improve data protection and privacy. We are committed to Mercy Corps' localization agenda and make every effort to create practical, accessible, material to support our goals.
Innovation and working with changemakers to test, cocreate, and scale more effective responsible data solutions in an era of exponentially growing technology.

The Position

The Data Protection Support will contribute to the operational success of the Global Data Protection and Privacy team of Mercy Corps and ensure that the team can support the responsible use of data in 40+ global locations.

Essential Responsibilities

This is an analytical role that will respond to requests from a range of global teams and analyze those requests to ensure compliance and continued improvement related to Mercy Corps' responsible data policy

This person will:

Independently manage and prioritize incoming requests for support with data protection and privacy issues.
Support innovative process improvements to streamline our work.
Lead or colead regional working group meetings, trainings, and other calls with Data Protection and Privacy team.
Create or cocreate responsible data program materials, documentation, and templates.
Create and/or assist with quarterly reports using Excel and/or Power BI.
Analyze Data Protection and Privacy needs of the organization, particularly at the regional level, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Collaborate on Data Protection and Privacy strategy and future planning efforts.
Regional support for incident/breach management with data protection or privacy implications.
Additional duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility
The Data Protection Support role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Accountability

Reports Directly To:
Global Privacy Program Manager

Works Directly With:

Global Data Protection and Privacy team including Europe DPO/ Head of Operations & Data Protection, Europe, plus team members and program stakeholders across the agency.

Priority stakeholders include, Legal, Compliance, and Programs (PaQ, MEL, RPT)

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work.

We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of experience working with data protection and privacy, compliance, or data management. This can be inclusive of Help Desk Management or a similar type of administrative support.
Proven experience using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and Google Suites.
Fluency in English is required.
Fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred, followed by Arabic or other languages spoken in countries where Mercy Corps operates.
Proven ability to initiate, maintain, and audi