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Data Protection Officer

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    Kildare County Council
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    Ref: #JOB-2406639
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    Áras Chill Dara, John Devoy Rd, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 X77F
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    No of positions: 1
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    Paid Position
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    35 hours per week
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    60011.00 Euro Annually
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    Published On: 11 Aug 2025
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    Closing On: 28 Aug 2025

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The successful candidate will be required to manage and monitor standards, processes, communications, training and systems to ensure all information controlled by Kildare County Council is managed in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines (or directions of the Data Protection Commission) and relevant legislation, with particular regard to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 (as amended), the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 and any successor or newly enacted statutory instruments related to data protection.

The post holder will take the Strategic and operational lead for compliance with corporate governance standards within the organisation in the areas of:
•	Information Governance 
•	Data Protection
•	Records Management and Retention
•	Freedom of Information
•	Access to Information on the Environment.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:

a)	Hold a relevant 3rd level qualification in Data Protection, Information Compliance or Records Management,

And,

b)	Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the area of data protection, data management, audit risk management or compliance.
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  • Managerial

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