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Overview
Data protection officers help organisations handle personal data correctly by shaping data protection policy, impact assessments, internal audits, complaints and breach investigations.
In job descriptions, look for GDPR, privacy requests, data protection impact assessments, information security policy, regulatory contact, training programmes, internal auditing and personal-data processing advice.
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Data protection officers work between legal, security, operations and management. They review personal-data processing, handle privacy requests, advise on policy and lead investigations when breaches are suspected.
Skills and specialization
Useful depth includes GDPR, data protection impact assessments, information governance, internal auditing, data ethics, information security policy, training programmes and practical advice on legal requirements.
Salary context
Salary context depends on organisational risk, independence of the role, volume of personal-data processing, audit responsibility, breach investigation work and contact with regulatory agencies.
Career paths
Career paths often build from legal, compliance, information security, audit or privacy advisory work into senior data protection, governance, risk management or information security strategy roles.
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Check whether adverts describe the reporting line, processing records, impact assessments, complaint handling, training duties and breach procedure. Independence and access to decision makers matter.
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Occupation group
Legal professionals not elsewhere classified (2619)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1619d7f3-7d95-407c-a20e-47745bfcde73 |
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| ESCO code | 2619.4 |
| ISCO group | 2619 |
| Concept type | Occupation |