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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
UGX
MONTH
2026-10-25T17:00:00+00:00
8

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
postgraduate degree
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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Job Info
Job Category: Legal jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Sunday, October 25 2026
Duty Station: Kampala | Kampala
Posted: 16-10-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-10-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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