diff --git a/app/services/imports/user_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/user_import_service.rb
index 0c32b582f..2993f8504 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/user_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/user_import_service.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ module Imports
           phone: user_field_value(xml_document, "telephone-no"),
           old_user_id:,
           organisation:,
-          role: PROVIDER_TYPE[user_field_value(xml_document, "user-type")],
+          role: role(user_field_value(xml_document, "user-type")),
+          is_dpo: is_dpo?(user_field_value(xml_document, "user-type")),
+          is_key_contact: is_key_contact?(user_field_value(xml_document, "contact-priority-id")),
         )
       end
     end
@@ -32,5 +34,30 @@ module Imports
     def user_field_value(xml_document, field)
       field_value(xml_document, "user", field)
     end
+
+    def role(field_value)
+      return unless field_value
+
+      case field_value.downcase.strip
+      when "data provider"
+        "data_provider"
+      when "co-ordinator"
+        "data_coordinator"
+      when "private data downloader"
+        "data_accessor"
+      end
+    end
+
+    def is_dpo?(field_value)
+      return false unless field_value.present?
+
+      field_value.downcase.strip == "data protection officer"
+    end
+
+    def is_key_contact?(field_value)
+      return false unless field_value.present?
+
+      ["ecore contact", "key performance contact"].include?(field_value.downcase.strip)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c.xml b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77ac91600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<user:user xmlns:user="dclg:user">
+  <user:id>d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c</user:id>
+  <user:password>xxx</user:password>
+  <user:full-name>John Doe</user:full-name>
+  <user:user-name>john.doe@gov.uk</user:user-name>
+  <user:institution>7c5bd5fb549c09a2c55d7cb90d7ba84927e64618</user:institution>
+  <user:email>john.doe@gov.uk</user:email>
+  <user:user-type>Co-ordinator</user:user-type>
+  <user:active>true</user:active>
+  <user:deleted>false</user:deleted>
+  <user:contact-priority-id>Key Performance Contact</user:contact-priority-id>
+  <user:telephone-no>02012345678</user:telephone-no>
+</user:user>
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d6717836154cd9a58f9e2f1d3077e3ab81e07613.xml b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d6717836154cd9a58f9e2f1d3077e3ab81e07613.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b390fa29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/users/d6717836154cd9a58f9e2f1d3077e3ab81e07613.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<user:user xmlns:user="dclg:user">
+  <user:id>d6717836154cd9a58f9e2f1d3077e3ab81e07613</user:id>
+  <user:password>xxx</user:password>
+  <user:full-name>John Doe</user:full-name>
+  <user:user-name>john.doe@gov.uk</user:user-name>
+  <user:institution>7c5bd5fb549c09a2c55d7cb90d7ba84927e64618</user:institution>
+  <user:email>john.doe@gov.uk</user:email>
+  <user:user-type>Co-ordinator</user:user-type>
+  <user:active>true</user:active>
+  <user:deleted>false</user:deleted>
+  <user:contact-priority-id>eCORE Contact</user:contact-priority-id>
+  <user:telephone-no>02012345678</user:telephone-no>
+</user:user>
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/user_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/user_import_service_spec.rb
index 8401d7149..ffb91a6fe 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/user_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/user_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::UserImportService do
       expect(user.phone).to eq("02012345678")
       expect(user).to be_data_provider
       expect(user.organisation.old_org_id).to eq(old_org_id)
+      expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be false
     end
 
     it "refuses to create a user belonging to a non existing organisation" do
@@ -36,6 +37,40 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::UserImportService do
         .to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, /Organisation must exist/)
     end
 
+    context "when the user is a data coordinator" do
+      let(:old_user_id) { "d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c" }
+
+      it "sets their role correctly" do
+        FactoryBot.create(:organisation, old_org_id:)
+        import_service.create_users("user_directory")
+        expect(User.find_by(old_user_id:)).to be_data_coordinator
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the user was a 'Key Performance Contact' in the old system" do
+      let(:old_user_id) { "d4729b1a5dfb68bb1e01c08445830c0add40907c" }
+
+      it "marks them as a key contact" do
+        FactoryBot.create(:organisation, old_org_id:)
+        import_service.create_users("user_directory")
+
+        user = User.find_by(old_user_id:)
+        expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the user was a 'eCORE Contact' in the old system" do
+      let(:old_user_id) { "d6717836154cd9a58f9e2f1d3077e3ab81e07613" }
+
+      it "marks them as a key contact" do
+        FactoryBot.create(:organisation, old_org_id:)
+        import_service.create_users("user_directory")
+
+        user = User.find_by(old_user_id:)
+        expect(user.is_key_contact?).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when the user has already been imported previously" do
       before do
         org = FactoryBot.create(:organisation, old_org_id:)