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Role Profile: Data Protection Team DPIA Specialist
Main Purpose:Â To provide expert advice and guidance on privacy and data protection compliance, focusing on complex DPIAs and managing Data Protection projects. Support the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and team members as a subject matter expert.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead Data Protection DPIA projects, ensuring compliance and effective coordination.
- Manage team input for DPIAs, ensuring business understanding and implementation of mitigating actions.
- Create and maintain project records, assist with compliance programs, and produce reports and KPIs.
- Provide high-quality, consistent advice to colleagues and stakeholders, supporting training and development.
- Cover for Team Leaders as needed, including breach management.
- Raise team profile and ensure privacy practices are communicated and understood.
- Support the DPO in monitoring and delivering ongoing GDPR compliance, including data mapping, policy drafting, and audit programs.
- Ensure contracts and information sharing arrangements are GDPR compliant.
Experience and Qualifications:
- Experience managing data protection projects and compliance programs.
- Knowledge of data protection legislation and practical application.
- Skilled in creating documents, diagrams, and maintaining records.
- Understanding of the Affordable Housing Sector.
- Relevant professional data protection qualification.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to work to deadlines, prioritize tasks, and work both autonomously and in a team.
- Experienced presenter.
Desirable:
- Project management qualification/training.
- Experience managing or supervising a data protection team.
