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Apprentice – Information Risk Management (IRM) (No Experience Fresh Graduate Jobs) Job at ABSA Bank Uganda
ABSA Bank Uganda
Job Description
The Information Risk Management (IRM) Apprentice will support the protection of Absa Bank Uganda’s information assets by assisting in the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of controls across Records Management, Data Privacy, and Logical Access Management. This role is designed for fresh graduates to build foundational expertise in managing information risk and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements within a banking environment.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Assist in the timely and accurate provisioning of system access based on approved requests.
- Support periodic user access reviews (UAR) across critical banking systems.
- Assist business owners in validating appropriate access rights.
- Track, document, and follow up on access review exceptions and remediation actions.
- Maintain evidence of completed recertification exercises for audit purposes.
- Assist in identifying and flagging potential segregation of duties conflicts
- Assist in monitoring and controlling privileged (high-risk) accounts.
- Ensure privileged access is granted only with appropriate approvals and justification.
- Support periodic review of administrator and super-user accounts
- Ensure access management activities comply with Absa Group policies and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in identifying control gaps and recommending improvements.
- Support initiatives to improve automation and efficiency in access management processes
- Contribute to enhancing control effectiveness and operational resilience.
- Assist in ensuring compliance with the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019, Bank of Uganda guidelines, and Absa Group policies.
- Support implementation of data privacy frameworks, standards, and controls across business units.
- Support implementation of data privacy principles and controls across business units.
- Assist in maintaining the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA).
- Participating in Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
- Support handling of data subject rights requests (access, correction, deletion).
- Assist in tracking and reporting data breaches and privacy incidents.
- Monitor compliance of third-party data processors with privacy requirements.
- Assist in implementing and maintaining compliance with records management policies, standards, and procedures.
- Maintain and update records inventories and classification registers.
- Support implementation of records retention and disposal schedules.
- Assist in ensuring secure storage, archival, retrieval, and destruction of records.
- Participate in records management audits and compliance reviews.
- Support awareness initiatives to promote proper records handling practices
- Actively develop knowledge in information security, data privacy, and risk management.
- Stay informed about emerging risks, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.
- Contribute to process improvements and efficiency initiatives within the IRM function.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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