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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 190 member countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.
The IMF’s privacy program, currently housed in the Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), is seeking a Data Privacy Specialist to support the development and implementation of a personal data privacy framework across the Fund
The position is a one-year contractual appointment based in IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. Contractual appointments at the IMF are renewable for up to four years of cumulative contractual service, pending incumbent’s performance, budget availability and continuous business need.
Core Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Data Privacy Program Manager, the Data Privacy Specialist will be part of a three-person team and will be responsible for: Procedures and Implementing Rules
- Advising and providing thought leadership on the Fund’s compliance with its new Personal Data Privacy Policy
- Drafting guidance notes, tip sheets, and check lists to support compliance with the Fund’s new Privacy Policy;
- Tracking international best practices and providing briefings to the Data Privacy Program Manager and governance committees, e.g. on Privacy and AI.
- Developing content and designing training for Fund staff on the Fund’s privacy policy and procedures.
Governance
- Providing inputs and support to the Fund’s privacy governing committees (Working Group and Steering Committee).
- Supporting the development of a detailed 2-year implementation roadmap.
- Conducting periodic reviews of how the Fund obtains, uses, stores, shares and disseminates personal data.
Implementation
- Working across organizational boundaries to collaborate responses to various data privacy inquiries.
- Identifying and analyzing risks related to different processing activities.
- Partnering with Information Security and other stakeholders to implement data privacy processes and technical controls.
- Assessing and monitoring vendor related privacy risks in partnership with key stakeholders such as procurement and legal.
- Analyzing privacy risk assessments and providing advice and guidance to operational teams regarding risk mitigation in Fund projects and activities.
- Raising awareness on data privacy matters, training staff as appropriate, and encouraging a culture of data privacy within the Fund
- Identifying, interpreting, and tracking key performance and risk indicators for privacy reporting to Fund management
- Together with the Privacy Analyst, building and developing the Fund’s Privacy Champions network; leading bi-weekly office hours.
- Acting as a point of contact for data subjects and advising on data subject requests.
- Advising on data privacy aspects of personal data breaches;
- Carrying out other duties related to data privacy as assigned by the Privacy Program Manager.
Minimum Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring the following qualities and capabilities to this position:
- Must have a master’s degree with minimum of 4 years of experience working on data privacy matters in an international setting, preferably with a legal background.
- Must have in-depth knowledge and practical implementation experience of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Understanding of the EU Commission’s priorities and activities is a plus.
- Must have experience defining data privacy policies and procedures, and the ability to articulate them in ways that other stakeholders can understand.
- Should have working knowledge of other non-GDPR privacy laws, regulations and industry best practice and an understanding of the impact of privacy regulation on international organizations and their operations.
- At least one International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certification or equivalent.
- Solid professional judgement and ability to convey data privacy matters in simple and concise language so that other stakeholders can easily understand.
- Superior ability to structure and create presentations and synthesize complex issues in an attractive and impactful format.
- Ability to interface easily with internal staff at all levels, and actively engage with stakeholders to provide leadership, subject matter expertise and monitoring of the Fund’s data privacy program.
- Previous experience designing and delivering privacy training.
- Detail-oriented and organized, able to multi-task and interact with multidisciplinary teams at different levels of seniority.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, to learn quickly, and to work under tight deadlines, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Sound judgment, the ability to set priorities, work under pressure, and manage several tasks concurrently.
This is a one-year contractual appointment. Contractual appointments at the IMF are renewable for up to four years of cumulative contractual service, pending incumbent’s performance, budget availability and continuous business need.
Department:
ITDPVPM Information Technology Department Project and Vendor Management Project Portfolio Management Section
Hiring For:
A11, A12
The IMF is committed to achieving a diverse staff, including age, creed, culture, disability, educational background, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, nationality, race, religion and beliefs, and sexual orientation. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process.
