Outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO-as-a-Service)
Under the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), data controllers of major importance are required to designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO) with appropriate expertise in data protection law and practice. The DPO may be an employee or engaged under a service contract, allowing organisations to establish the function through an outsourced arrangement.
Amstel Consulting provides a practical alternative to building and maintaining an in-house DPO function, giving your organisation access to a multidisciplinary team of privacy, compliance, legal and cybersecurity professionals.
Section 1: Day-to-Day Compliance Support
As your Outsourced DPO, we work alongside your organisation to support the ongoing management of its data protection obligations. Our services include maintaining data processing records, advising on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), reviewing policies and procedures, supporting privacy training, and providing ongoing guidance on data protection requirements.
As an external DPO, we provide an independent perspective on privacy governance while helping your organisation establish appropriate reporting structures and manage potential conflicts of interest within the DPO function.
Section 2: Responsive Compliance Support
When a data breach, complex data subject request or privacy issue arises, timely and informed support matters. Our team works with management, legal, compliance and IT teams to support breach assessment and response, vendor and processor reviews, data subject requests and other time-sensitive privacy matters.
This ongoing support helps your organisation address privacy risks effectively while maintaining a data protection framework that can evolve alongside its operations.
Section 3: Strengthen Client and Partner Confidence
A structured DPO function demonstrates that your organisation takes privacy governance seriously. For businesses working with financial institutions, multinational organisations, public-sector bodies and enterprise customers, an established data protection framework can also support vendor due diligence, procurement assessments and contractual compliance requirements.
Ready to appoint your outsourced Data Protection Officer?
Strengthen your organisation’s privacy and compliance framework with dedicated expert support. Provide your details and a senior data privacy consultant from our team will contact you to discuss your requirements and develop a tailored, fixed-fee DPO solution for your organisation. We aim to respond within 4 business hours.