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Data Compliance Advisor

Employer
Not For Profit People
Location
Principally from home, flexibility for occasional onsite attendance in Devon
Salary
£31519 Per Annum
Closing date
9 Jun 2022

Job Details

Data Compliance Advisor

We now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and qualified professional to join the Governance department as Data Compliance Adviser.

Position: Data Compliance Advisor

Location: Working principally from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite attendance in Devon

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week, however, applications for part-time hours will be considered

Salary: £ 31,519

Contract: 12-month maternity cover contract

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Thursday 9 June 2022. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to this date and therefore encourage early applications.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Friday 17, Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 June 2022

The Role

As Data Compliance Advisor, you will support the Data Compliance team in establishing, developing and coordinating effective governance of information across the charity to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You will also assist with the day to day operations of the charity’s insurance portfolio and policy library.

Within this multifunctional and vital role, your principal duties and responsibilities will include:

 

  • Providing advice and guidance to the charity on data protection issues, including subject access requests, incidents, complaints, queries and risks, etc.
  • Supporting the Data Compliance team in the continued development and implementation of processes and procedures that ensure continued compliance with GDPR, providing alignment across the charity and ensuring that the charity is legally compliant.
  • Responding to Subject Access Requests within the required legal framework.
  • Recording and prepare responses for all data related complaints from members of the public.
  • Developing and maintaining an awareness of the importance of data compliance through induction, training and internal communications with all employees.
  • Carrying out data protection audits for all departments in the charity and continually collaborate with them to identify areas of improvement and to ensure that the overall data integrity is maintained.
  • Supporting charity projects and initiatives that have data compliance implications, including conducting data protection impact assessments and providing recommendations accordingly to ensure legal compliance.
  • Assisting in the development of the Information Asset Register, Hardware Register, CCTV Register and PCI Register and be responsible for maintaining, updating, testing and validating these and any related processes.

 

About You

With successful previous experience of managing and maintaining data compliance controls and strong organisational and planning skills, you will have up-to-date knowledge of the Data Protection Act and GDPR, together with experience of collating information of a confidential nature across a wide group of internal stakeholders and of producing detailed, high quality reports for senior level interpretation.

You will have excellent communication skills, and the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and attention to detail whilst dealing with a number of conflicting and time-sensitive demands.

In return…

The charity offers a working environment second to none. Based in Sidmouth in East Devon – an area of outstanding natural beauty – the offices are located in a glorious setting overlooking the sea, there is a staff wellbeing programme and the organisations initiatives have received a royal seal of approval (recently highly commended in the 2021 Princess Anne Training Awards for the response to Covid-19), and the hundreds of resident donkeys – some literally a few yards from your office – will always be pleased to see you!

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

You may also have experience in areas such as GASQ, ISEB, BCS, GDPR, Data Compliance Manager, Data Compliance Officer, Data Compliance Assistant, Data and Compliance Officer, Data and Compliance Manager, Data and Compliance Assistant, Compliance Officer, Compliance Assistant, GDPR Manager, GDPR Officer, GDPR Lead, GDPR Compliance, GDPR Compliance Officer, GDPR Compliance Lead, GDPR Compliance Advisor, GDPR Compliance Assistant.

Company

We are Not-For-Profit People.

We recruit exclusively for organisations in the challenging Not-For-Profit sector. We’re fully behind the charities and bodies that aim to change the world – one project at a time. Whether you’re seeking exceptional leaders, committed staff or a combination of the two, you probably want to know exactly how we’re different and why it matters to you. We don’t do business as usual. We deliver a recruitment solution that replaces clunky, costly, contracted processes with a single, seamless solution.

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