RUVIMBO MICHELLE MURAU
Centurion,GP
Summary
I am a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. I offer a distinctive combination of skills, developed through years of legal practice in a dynamic law firm setting, where I progressed from support roles to junior associate, and further enhanced by years of consulting experience in my current role as a Privacy Consultant within Deloitte's Cyber Risk Services. I am part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals with either a legal or a technical background that provides solution-driven advice to organizations on how to navigate the privacy landscape and achieve their business vision and goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Privacy Consultant
Deloitte
10.2022 - Current
- Collaborating with clients to understand their privacy needs and challenges
- Advising clients on legal, organizational and technical challenges related to privacy
- Conducting privacy assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks
- Designing and implementing policies and procedures for clients to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (GDPR, POPIA and other Data Protection Regulations)
- Conducting privacy gap assessments, developing, and implementing remediation strategies
- Conducting data mapping exercises, classifying and categorizing data based on regulatory requirements
- Developing RACI matrices and records of processing activities
- Assessing the privacy practices of third-party vendors and service providers to identify and mitigate potential contractual, operational, legal and reputational risks
- Preparing guidance documents, standard templates and checklists for use by clients on various privacy topics
- Advising clients on the creation of privacy roles and assignment of responsibilities
- Creating tailored privacy communication and reporting guidelines
- Preparing questions and checklists for privacy Due Diligence in joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
- Creating training material on different privacy topics
Junior Associate
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Consulting with clients
- Drafting and reviewing contracts for clients' employees, contractors, business clients, service providers and suppliers
- Drafting and reviewing of legal terms and conditions, privacy, cookies and related data protection policies and notices for clients' website users
- Drafting and reviewing of company policies to ensure client entities comply with data protection laws and regulations
- Conducting Gap Analysis and compiling Gap Analysis Reports on internal workplace policies and procedures for client entities
- Conducting legal research and drafting legal opinions
Candidate Attorney
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
01.2020 - 04.2022
Legal Secretary / Personal Assistant
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
11.2016 - 12.2019
- Attending company secretarial services
- Capturing fees and disbursements for services rendered
- Sending out invoices and following up on payment from clients
- Scheduling meetings and booking of boardrooms
- Maintained director's diary and followed up on targets and deadlines set
- Opening of new files for clients and ensuring FICA compliance
Legal and Solutions Consultant
Summit Financial Partners (Pty) Ltd
04.2015 - 10.2016
- Creating debt management plans or budgets to assist clients to meet financial goals
- Drafting Form 16 documents for clients going under debt review
- Explaining the legal aspects of the debt review process
- Drafting of consent orders and debt review applications for submission to the National Consumer Tribunal and relevant magistrate courts
- Loan contract and reckless lending audits
- Emoluments attachment audits
Office Assistant
Africom Holdings t/a Guroo (Pty) Ltd
04.2014 - 08.2014
- Managing directors' diaries and scheduling meetings
- Booking accommodation and making travel arrangements for directors and consultants
- Performing routine clerical tasks
- Operating the telephone and switchboard service
- Maintaining inventory of office supplies
Education
PG Dip: Compliance Management - Board Governance, Compliance Management, Anti-money laundering, Basic Interpretation Theory
University of Johannesburg
01.2023
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) -
University of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2019
Skills
- Privacy and Data Protection Compliance
- Risk Assessment
- Audit and Compliance Monitoring
- Contract and Vendor Management
- Breach & Incident response management
- Policy Development
- Privacy training
- Commercial Drafting & Review
- Legal Research
- Proactive, target and success-driven
- Thorough and detail-minded
- Ethical and principled
- An active collaborator
- An excellent communicator
- Can work independently and use own initiative
- Can build and maintain business relationships and trust
- Have strong organisational skills
- Have a respect for client confidentiality
Affiliations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) South Africa
- Legal Practice Council (South Africa)
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Shona
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tsonga
Beginner (A1)
Certification
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- OneTrust Privacy Professional
References
To be provided on request.
Timeline
Privacy Consultant
Deloitte
10.2022 - Current
Junior Associate
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
05.2022 - 09.2022
Candidate Attorney
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
01.2020 - 04.2022
Legal Secretary / Personal Assistant
Barnard Incorporated Attorneys
11.2016 - 12.2019
Legal and Solutions Consultant
Summit Financial Partners (Pty) Ltd
04.2015 - 10.2016
Office Assistant
Africom Holdings t/a Guroo (Pty) Ltd
04.2014 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) -
University of South Africa (UNISA)
PG Dip: Compliance Management - Board Governance, Compliance Management, Anti-money laundering, Basic Interpretation Theory
University of Johannesburg
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