Data Protection Officer

Published on November 30, 2021

Data Protection Officer – DPO This will be a 3 Year Part-Time Fixed Term Contract (16 hours). The purpose of this role is to assist the three Dioceses of Ferns, Kildare & Leighlin and Ossory and their constituent parishes and agencies to ensure continued compliance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Catholic Church recognises that good pastoral care and respect for the dignity of every person requires that personal data should be sourced, stored, processed, and eventually disposed of in an appropriate manner and welcomes the essential principles underlying the GDPR. Further information and application procedure available at ferns.ie and kandle.ie or ossory.ie Closing date for applications by post on or before 10th December 2021.

Reflection

Following one’s vocation is a response from within to the needs outside us. A vocation meets the human needs of the world but with a motivation from within. We care for our children and grandchildren not just because they are sick or insecure, but because we love them. this love will move us out to help them in various situations. We find a call to be ‘people for others’ because our heart teaches us that with Jesus we are all brothers and sisters, and that God wants to save the world, and needs our help to do so. This is the Sunday we all pray that our particular vocation in life may become clear and may become stronger. God calls each of us to love God and love our neighbour. This is the first Christian calling at our Baptism; we then find the best way for each of us with our own particular set of gifts, talents and even weaknesses to live out that call to love. We think especially today of religious life and priesthood. There are needs for priests, sisters and brothers in most parts of the world. as a community in families and parishes we thank those who have given their lives in these vocations and pray they may increase.