Lawyer – Officer for Digital Privacy (80-100 %)

About the job

Lawyer – Officer for Digital Privacy (80-100 %)

Your tasks

• You advise and support internal and external stakeholders in implementing the legal foundations of data protection.
• You conduct data protection impact assessments and carry out legal clarifications and evaluations.
• You accompany digitalisation projects from defining data protection requirements to assessing and approving the results.
• You contribute to the development and implementation of guidelines and strategies for digital security and privacy.
• You handle incidents in the area of digital privacy and ensure that affected persons can exercise their control rights.
• You design and conduct internal training sessions and awareness campaigns.
• You carry out or coordinate controls and audits and order appropriate measures in case of deviations.
• You are the contact person for the cantonal data protection officer.

Your profile

• You have completed legal training as well as
• training or further education in business informatics and/or information security.
• You have a strong affinity for data protection issues in current technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation topics.
• You are familiar with technical and organisational questions of information security and cybersecurity as well as common security standards and communicate confidently with specialists and project managers from digitalisation and IT.
• You work responsibly, reliably, self-motivated, and goal-oriented and bring the willingness to actively shape topics.
• You find practical solutions rather than preventing projects.
• Ideally, you have several years of experience in similar tasks and know public administrations.

The Digital Security and Privacy Office is the competence centre for data protection and information security in the city administration. It ensures that the city of Lucerne processes data securely and in compliance with the law. The team consists of three people who ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical digital information across departments.

Over 2000 employees, 1200 teachers, and more than 60 apprentices in 12 professions: The city of Lucerne is one of the largest employers in the region – and at the same time approachable and likeable. Together we are committed to the city and its population. We offer plenty of scope for creativity and live a straightforward togetherness. We promote mobile working as well as internal and external training. And: the compatibility of family and career is a core concern for us.