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Data Protection Officer

Lifesearch
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role involves supporting the Data Protection Manager in maintaining GDPR compliance at LifeSearch by handling data protection queries and investigating data breaches.
  • Key responsibilities include managing data subject rights requests, reviewing data protection policies, and providing support to the Data Protection Officer (DPO).
  • Candidates should be able to work independently, prioritize workloads effectively, and ensure accurate record-keeping.
  • The position requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in data protection or a related field, with a salary of £28,375 and eligibility for a 5% bonus.
  • The role offers flexibility in location between Leeds or Milton Keynes, with options for full-time or part-time work, and includes various employee benefits.

Role Purpose 

You will support the Data Protection Manager on the completion of their activities and maintain GDPR compliance across LifeSearch. You will achieve this by supporting requests from customers on data protection queries, the investigation of data breaches, advising the DPO on trends and risks and regular policy and process reviews.

Responsibilities

  • Personal data breachesTo investigate and record data breaches, assess if they require reporting to the supervisory authority and escalate to the Data Protection Manager where appropriate. Identify trends and complete root cause analysis of breaches, reporting recommendations and outcomes to the Data Protection Manager
  • Data subject rights requestsResponsible for managing the Data Subject Right processes, including right to erasure and subject access requests; actioning requests to completion within regulatory timeframes. Monitor for any trends and report to the Data Protection Manager.
  • Policy reviewResponsible for the review and maintenance of data protection policies. This includes ensuring they remain up to date and in line with current regulation.
  • Support the DPOIncluding areas such as advice and guidance and training and awareness where required.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

You will be able to work independently to support in the assessments of personal data breaches, highlighting any risks or concerns to the Data Protection Manager within specified time frame. The ability to prioritise your workloads will be key, as you need to be able to manage urgent enquiries alongside the ongoing needs to support in rights requests, reviewing policies and supporting the business in training and awareness. You must be organised to ensure all records are accurate.

Additional Details

Location: Choose between our Leeds or Milton Keynes office - whichever location works best for you!

Full time or Part time: We are open to both full time and part time applicants. For part time roles, a minimum of 24 hours per week is required, spread over 5 days. The salary is £28,375, with eligibility for a 5% bonus, pro-rated for part time hours.

What We Offer:

  • ?? A collaborative, growth-focused environment with ambitious goals for protecting people and businesses
  • ?? Opportunities to make a real impact from day one and be a part of a growing Marketing function
  • ?? Career development and learning support through our specialist Learning & Development team as well as access to external providers
  • ?? Competitive salary including performance-based bonuses and long service benefits and bonus payments
  • ?? A huge range of flexible benefits from life insurance, health & dental plans, health assessments, critical illness cover and income protection, to name a few
  • �??Lifestyle benefits such as discounted gym memberships, tech loans, electric car leasing, shopping cashback offers, and more!
  • �? Opportunities for individual participation in community and charity work
  • ?? Hybrid working – 10 days per month in an office, where those important in-person collaboration and ideation sessions will happen!

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