Medior/Senior Privacy & Data Governance Consultant

Your role

We are looking for a Privacy & Data Governance Consultant to integrate our Privacy & Data Governance BU.

The current business dynamics are unprecedented for this department, which is multiplying ambitious projects all over Belgium. In other words, Approach is a major player in Data Protection and Data Governance and is quickly evolving.

We are therefore actively looking for people who have the ambition to participate in the development of the data protection department at Approach, while advising clients from various sizes and sectors, helping them improve their privacy and risk management maturity, providing top-notch legal expertise as well as governance recommendations.

You will have the opportunity to grow your expertise by getting acquainted and/or certified in recognized industry and privacy standards (ISO 27001, ISO 31700, Europrivacy certifications, etc. ) with our experts, and advise clients on the latest legislative frameworks.

You will join a small team with all levels of seniority. You will integrate your field of action within a more global cybersecurity approach. Therefore, you could rely on the knowledge of your expert colleagues with both technical and legal backgrounds.

You could:

Provide high value services to customers in the light of Approach's data protection offering/business:

Bring your knowledge and energy on different steps of data protection projects, autonomously or within the team.

Advise on all aspects of data privacy.

Participate in the development of Data Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA) and supervise their implementation.

Monitor compliance with the international and local data protection legislations (e. g. , GDPR , HIPAA, e-privacy directive, Data Governance Act, . )

Drive privacy compliance audits.

Train employees involved in data processing activities.

Liaise with national Supervisory Authorities (SA's)

Use your energy, your proactivity, and your smile to develop our Privacy & Data Protection business unit by (for example):

Actively contributing to the development of tools and methodologies used by your team.

Sharing your knowledge about sector news to your team.

Contributing to develop a business/commercial approach towards potential customers.

Following and coaching junior colleagues on your specific expertise.

Your profile

Recognized Data Privacy Officer certification

OR Master of Laws or Bachelor with a legal orientation

OR any other training, certifications, Executive Master, . in the frame of data protection.

Good understanding of Information Risk Management and methodologies

Interest in Data Protection technologies and how they link to Data Privacy

English, French and/or Dutch is a must have. Bilingual (FR/NL) is a plus.

Considered as a plus:

Every first experience in a similar function (DPO, Assistant DPO, Privacy officer, legal counsel, . )

Ability to understand senior management considerations (strategic level) and ability to help them in their decision.

Good understanding of ISO27000 standards

Experience in risk assessments as assessor or contributor

Exposure to security audit, as Auditor, auditee, remediation owner

Exposure to (security) incident response and crisis management

Mindset:

Willingness to provide high quality deliverables and to go the extra mile.

True communicator with Business level communication skills:

To make complex legal or data protection concepts easy to understand by a business or a technical audience.

To interact with C-level, to work with legal, GRC and IT departments, to challenge technical implementations and to understand business needs.

Project oriented by being dedicated to the client's objectives and give advice.

Teamplayer

Manage diverse workloads and prioritize accordingly.

Our offer

Join a dynamic and fast-growing company in a booming sector

Participate in the development of the company as a co-creator of innovative solutions

Drive ambitious projects from the business needs up to the projects results, leading concrete initiatives while maintaining a holistic view of the project and direct contact with the C-level client sponsor

Develop your career path and add top-level trainings and certifications to your CV

Benefit from an attractive salary package, including a full range of benefits :

Company car and fuel card

Competitive group insurance including pension fund, death, and disability coverage,

Attractive complementary insurances for non-work-related accident and loss of salary in case of sickness, company fully supported contribution

32 days holiday/year (on a fulltime equivalent basis)

Flexible home working policy

Other fringe benefits (meal vouchers, eco vouchers, . )

Fun company events, exclusive team experiences

Contribute to a safer, fairer world for data subjects and citizens, ensure the serenity of great businesses and essential public institutions.

Live your values daily in a dynamic, fun and multicultural working environment.

Interested?

Don't wait and send us your CV. Join us in our commitment to deliver cyber serenity and contribute to a safer digital world.