director of compliance and information securitytodata protection officer
A director of compliance and information security already meets 21% of what the data protection officer role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 82.8 of 100 · career change
1 Share of the data protection officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the director of compliance and information security profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A data protection officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a director of compliance and information security background worth leading with.
- already held ICT security standards information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held information security strategy information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held keep up-to-date with regulations information skills
- already held cyber security services
- already held ICT security legislation business, administration and law
- already held implement ICT security policies working with computers
All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the data protection officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 41 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply information security policies required
- required, not held develop information security strategy required
- required, not held ensure information privacy required
- required, not held respect data protection principles required
- required, not held protect personal data and privacy required
- required, not held respond to enquiries required
- optional, not held apply system organisational policies optional
- required, not held GDPR required
- required, not held internal risk management policy required
- required, not held internal auditing required
- required, not held legal research required
- required, not held legal terminology required
- optional, not held legal case management optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- required, not held advise on government policy compliance required
- required, not held provide legal advice required
- required, not held train employees required
- required, not held use consulting techniques required
- optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
- optional, not held assist with litigation matters optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held support managers optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held manage data for legal matters required
- required, not held identify legal requirements required
- required, not held monitor legislation developments required
- optional, not held address identified risks optional
- optional, not held estimate impact of risks optional
- optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional
- optional, not held document project progress optional
- required, not held develop training programmes required
- required, not held define organisational standards required
- required, not held develop organisational policies required
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- required, not held data protection required
- required, not held information confidentiality required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a data protection officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 information governance compliance knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 GDPR knowledge · sector specific
- 03 apply information security policies skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held ICT security legislation knowledge
- already held ICT security standards knowledge
- already held cooperate with colleagues skill
- already held cyber security knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held information security strategy knowledge
- already held keep up-to-date with regulations skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held data ethics required
- required, not held information governance compliance required
- optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
- optional, not held perform data cleansing optional
- optional, not held manage digital identity optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address identified risks optional
- optional, not held estimate impact of risks optional
- optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
- optional, not held analyse legal enforceability optional
- optional, not held apply system organisational policies optional
- optional, not held assist with litigation matters optional
- optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional
- optional, not held document project progress optional
- optional, not held legal case management optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held manage digital identity optional
- optional, not held perform data cleansing optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
- optional, not held support managers optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
4 held skills the data protection officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
- not needed by the target role lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held information governance compliance required
- required, not held GDPR required
- required, not held data protection required
- required, not held information confidentiality required
- required, not held internal risk management policy required
- required, not held data ethics required
- required, not held internal auditing required
- required, not held legal research required
- required, not held legal terminology required
- optional, not held legal case management optional
- optional, not held risk management optional
Other moves recorded from director of compliance and information security
- director of compliance and information security in gambling 21% covered · substantial
- ICT auditor manager 19% covered · career change
Full index of moves from director of compliance and information security
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.