Data Protection Compliance Consultant
2026-10-16T20:37:27+00:00
A Private Company
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Professional Services
Legal,Social Services & Nonprofit,Business Operations
2026-10-25T17:00:00+00:00
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Purpose of the Consultancy
To assess Vi Agroforestry’s compliance with applicable data protection requirements, identify gaps and associated risks, and provide prioritised, practical recommendations to achieve and sustain compliance. This will consider:
- Compliance with EU GDPR
- Alignment with Sida requirements on data protection and safeguarding
- Compliance with national data protection laws in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- Practical usability by staff and implementing partners
Required Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Advanced degree in law, data protection, information security, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in GDPR and EU data protection frameworks
- Demonstrated expertise in data protection laws in East Africa, specifically Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Demonstrated expertise in developing compliance frameworks and tools
Preferred
- Experience working with international NGOs
- Experience with Sida-funded or EU-funded programmes
- Familiarity with multi-country implementation contexts
- Strong understanding of data in development programming, including PMERL and safeguarding
- Experience conducting audits or compliance assessments
Skills
- Strong legal drafting and analytical skills
- Ability to translate complex regulations into practical tools
- Assess Vi Agroforestry’s compliance with applicable data protection requirements
- Identify gaps and associated risks
- Provide prioritised, practical recommendations to achieve and sustain compliance
- Consider compliance with EU GDPR
- Consider alignment with Sida requirements on data protection and safeguarding
- Consider compliance with national data protection laws in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- Consider practical usability by staff and implementing partners
- Strong legal drafting and analytical skills
- Ability to translate complex regulations into practical tools
- Advanced degree in law, data protection, information security, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in GDPR and EU data protection frameworks
- Demonstrated expertise in data protection laws in East Africa, specifically Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Demonstrated expertise in developing compliance frameworks and tools
- Experience working with international NGOs
- Experience with Sida-funded or EU-funded programmes
- Familiarity with multi-country implementation contexts
- Strong understanding of data in development programming, including PMERL and safeguarding
- Experience conducting audits or compliance assessments
No Requirements
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Vacancy title:
Data Protection Compliance Consultant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Legal,Social Services & Nonprofit,Business Operations]
Jobs at:
A Private Company
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, October 25 2026
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 16 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Purpose of the Consultancy
To assess Vi Agroforestry’s compliance with applicable data protection requirements, identify gaps and associated risks, and provide prioritised, practical recommendations to achieve and sustain compliance. This will consider:
- Compliance with EU GDPR
- Alignment with Sida requirements on data protection and safeguarding
- Compliance with national data protection laws in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
- Practical usability by staff and implementing partners
Required Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Advanced degree in law, data protection, information security, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in GDPR and EU data protection frameworks
- Demonstrated expertise in data protection laws in East Africa, specifically Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Demonstrated expertise in developing compliance frameworks and tools
Preferred
- Experience working with international NGOs
- Experience with Sida-funded or EU-funded programmes
- Familiarity with multi-country implementation contexts
- Strong understanding of data in development programming, including PMERL and safeguarding
- Experience conducting audits or compliance assessments
Skills
- Strong legal drafting and analytical skills
- Ability to translate complex regulations into practical tools
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
Interested consultants should submit:
- Technical proposal (methodology & workplan)
- Financial proposal
- Relevant experience and references
- A sample of a comparable assignment previously completed.
Application Deadline: 25 October 2026, 5:00 PM (EAT)
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