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Compliance Lead - Data Protection

Job Title: Compliance Lead - Data Protection
Contract Type: Contract
Location: Reading
Industry:
Salary: Negotiable
Start Date: asap
Duration: 6 month
REF: PP/CK/Compliance_1645803830
Contact Name: Caroline Kennedy
Contact Email: caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com
Job Published: about 2 years ago

Job Description

Compliance Lead - Data Protection

6 month contract

Reading/Home

We have an exciting opportunity for a Compliance Lead - Data protection, to join our Team.

Reporting to the Data Protection Officer, the Compliance Lead - Data Protection will provide specialist, practical, regulatory guidance and support to ensure that we have the right policies, processes, procedures and controls in place to operate in line with its legal and regulatory obligations under UK data protection laws and regulations.

Responsibilities of the Compliance Lead - Data Protection include:

  • Work collaboratively with the data protection team, colleagues in Compliance, Legal and InfoSec as well as the wider business to ensure that legal and regulatory requirements / best practices relating to data protection laws and regulations are effectively identified and implemented
  • Review / provide guidance on the development of compliance related policies, procedures, processes and controls to facilitate compliance with applicable laws and regulations
  • Work closely with the wider Risk & Compliance team to provide holistic support to the business
  • Facilitate the identification, investigation management and resolution of compliance related issues
  • Prepare relevant compliance reporting to meet both internal and external regulatory requirements
  • Engage with 1st / front line operational business teams to inform and advise us and our employees about our obligations to comply with data protection laws and regulations
  • Monitor compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, and with our data protection policies, including managing internal data protection activities and conducting compliance reviews
  • Ensure that we remain properly registered under the law and maintains and active article 30 register of processing activities, driving audit and associated data management processes
  • Manage data privacy breaches or near misses, support the identification of the root cause, mitigations and monitor implementation to prevent recurrence
  • Work with the business to implement compliance with data protection laws and regulation into its transformation programme
  • Oversee the subject access request process and individual rights, identify and evaluate our data processing activities

The successful Compliance Lead - Data Protection, will have:

  • Excellent understanding and knowledge of UK data protection legislation & regulatory regime, with a proven history of working in the field of data protection (including e.g. ISEB/CIPPE qualification)
  • 3 + years of subject matter expertise in providing compliance support for data protection compliance including a proven track record in carrying out monitoring reviews
  • Previous experience in a B2C environment with large customer data sets, including marketing
  • Demonstrable experience in the application and implementation of Privacy by Design and Default, conducting Data Privacy Impact Assessments and independent assessment of data breaches
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential; a people person skilled at building and maintaining relationships both internally and externally as well as managing key stakeholders
  • Ability to work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to plan, organise and prioritise activities to efficiently meet business objectives
  • Work well under pressure, be flexible and comfortable with ambiguity and manage several tasks at the same time working to tight deadlines

To apply for the Compliance Lead - Data Protection, please send your CV to caroline.kennedy@projectpeople.com

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.