Ranjith Devakumar Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

- Managing data security investigations in line with ISO/IEC 27001 principles, developing an incident response plan and implementing strategies with business areas as part of the lessons learned to minimise data protection risks and improve processes- Managing a team of contractors during a long term project and delegating tasks to achieve project goal. - Working with key stakeholders within the organisation to identify data protection and privacy risks in a project by carrying out a… Show more - Managing data security investigations in line with ISO/IEC 27001 principles, developing an incident response plan and implementing strategies with business areas as part of the lessons learned to minimise data protection risks and improve processes- Managing a team of contractors during a long term project and delegating tasks to achieve project goal. - Working with key stakeholders within the organisation to identify data protection and privacy risks in a project by carrying out a Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)- Delivering data protection seminars and sharing DPIA strategies to privacy professionals across the Red Cross Movement (Danish Red Cross, Eswatini Red Cross, IFRC etc.)- Worked with all areas of the business to implement the data mapping and RoPA process- Managing and processing subject access requests within a timely manner to ensure compliance with data protection legislation.- Reviewing draft data processing/sharing agreements arranged with third party organisations and suppliers.- Supporting the Directorates and Service Areas in the use of the data mapping tool, actively involved in the data mapping exercise throughout the year and carrying out follow-up reviews to mitigate any identified risks.- Managing a network of 40+ Privacy Champions and training them to be data protection advocates within their department.- Leading and managing DSP toolkit for organisation (Standards Met 2021/2022 and 2022/2023)- Core member of the organisation’s strategic Information Governance Steering Group- Training new members of the Information Governance team and providing mentorship- Leading contract negotiations with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and third party vendors to ensure data handling and expectations meet the British Red Cross standards. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Maintaining effective information handling procedures, including taking responsibility for those procedures required to manage subject access requests- Dealing with the Council’s backlog of subject access requests with the highest attention to detail to avoid errors and ensuring compliance within a timely manner- Identifying and communicating opportunities for improved use and management of information in support of organisational priorities- Working collaboratively with the… Show more - Maintaining effective information handling procedures, including taking responsibility for those procedures required to manage subject access requests- Dealing with the Council’s backlog of subject access requests with the highest attention to detail to avoid errors and ensuring compliance within a timely manner- Identifying and communicating opportunities for improved use and management of information in support of organisational priorities- Working collaboratively with the Council’s services and external partners to investigate and establish a solution to resolve complex issues using various methodical techniques, as well as applying Data Protection 2018 and the GDPR when necessary- Conducting internal reviews regarding subject access requests- Logging and assigning Freedom of Information requests to the appropriate service/department and their dedicated FOI Champion across the Council Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Successfully led a data migration project involving transfer of datasets from an existing records management system into a new system. - Collaborated with key stakeholders to define project objectives and milestones in alignment with governance standards to ensure effective decision making, transparency, and adherence to organisational compliance requirements.- Conducted lessons learned sessions at project completion, utilising ISO/IEC 27001 principles, to identify areas for… Show more - Successfully led a data migration project involving transfer of datasets from an existing records management system into a new system. - Collaborated with key stakeholders to define project objectives and milestones in alignment with governance standards to ensure effective decision making, transparency, and adherence to organisational compliance requirements.- Conducted lessons learned sessions at project completion, utilising ISO/IEC 27001 principles, to identify areas for improvement in governance, risk management, and compliance processes.Retrieving information from various internal/external stakeholders to review and analyse documents- Identifying and assessing information relevant to the requests received by the Bank- Drafting responses and ensuring cases are completed within statutory deadlines- Analysing and judging where data protection exemptions may be applicable when assessing information retrieved for a subject access request- Regularly meeting with various business areas and senior management around the Bank to seek views on individual cases and to ensure the Bank is compliant in processing subject access request in line with the GDPR- Liaising with the Bank’s Corporate Legal, Employee Relations, Archive teams and the Bank’s Data Protection Officer for expert guidance- Applying knowledge of Data Protection Act 1998/2018 and GDPR legislations on a case by case basis Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Undertaking day to day processing of subject access requests and information requests for confidential patient information and health records under the Data Protection Act 1998- Handling and completing over 700 cases within the 40 days’ statutory time frame within a twelve months’ period, where the average number of cases completed would be 400 cases- Communicating with internal and external stakeholders such as health professionals, the Police, solicitors and social workers to ensure… Show more - Undertaking day to day processing of subject access requests and information requests for confidential patient information and health records under the Data Protection Act 1998- Handling and completing over 700 cases within the 40 days’ statutory time frame within a twelve months’ period, where the average number of cases completed would be 400 cases- Communicating with internal and external stakeholders such as health professionals, the Police, solicitors and social workers to ensure that a subject access request is completed within statutory deadlines- Ensuring patient information is communicated, scanned and released in a timely manner to the requestor, services or agencies entitled or authorised to access the information- Providing information and support to staff to comply with the clinical records policy- Supporting staff to enable the Trust to achieve local and national record keeping standards- Digitising paper records and assisting staff with the move to electronic record keeping- Retrieving records outside of the core systems (e.g. microfiche and Archive) Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Identifying and finding a solution as a Superuser in relation to technically specialist software and other hardware issues through Windows OS and the scanning machines- Digitising images and conducting spatial analysis of images for validation purposes- Setting up new complaints, preparing and sending response letters through our central print operation- Dealing with sensitive customer information by complying with statutory requirements under the Data Protection Act… Show more - Identifying and finding a solution as a Superuser in relation to technically specialist software and other hardware issues through Windows OS and the scanning machines- Digitising images and conducting spatial analysis of images for validation purposes- Setting up new complaints, preparing and sending response letters through our central print operation- Dealing with sensitive customer information by complying with statutory requirements under the Data Protection Act 1998- Working co-operatively with colleagues in the Operational Support team- Managing the Archive database and being the single point of contact in the department for quality control issues- Locating and retrieving documents from the Archive database that have been poorly scanned, ensuring the documents are rescanned and quality checked before they are uploaded directly into the consumer’s case record Show less

Bolivia

I volunteered in Bolivia, Sucre for three months in partnership with PATSIDA, a local NPO who aimed provide HIV/Aids and sexual abuse awareness in the local city. I participated in organising and delivering workshops given to children starting from the age of 6 to 15 years old and educated them in with creative activities and methods to keep them engaged. Additionally, I learnt basic communicational Spanish during my three months in Bolivia.

Bachelor’S Degree, Law, 2:2

Activities and Societies: - Law Society - Tamil Society

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