Data Protection Advisor

Overview

Data Protection Advisor – Milton Keynes;
Hybrid available;
Permanent;
Full time, 35 hours per week; £45,000.

Join our team

ICAEW is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Data Protection Advisor to join our team. As a Data Protection Advisor, you will be an integral part of our data protection team, providing expert guidance and support across various aspects of data protection.

• To support with all areas of data protection advice, process and compliance
• Support with delivery of programmes of work and projects relating to data protection
• Support departmental data protection leads with data protection advice and activities
• To assist with Data Subject Access Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation

• Support internal stakeholders where required with the development of Data Protection Impact Assessments, Legitimate Interest Assessments and due diligence reviews
• Address data protection queries with sound, reliable advice and guidance on data protection
• To assist with data breach incidents, complaints and other data protection enquiries
• Support with data protection awareness, education and compliance internally
• Assist with the updating of policies, processes, procedures and Privacy Notices
• To support with responding to Data Subject Rights including subject access requests and rights to erasure within statutory deadlines

• Experienced paralegal or data protection professional
• Paralegal / relevant legal or data protection qualification or proven working experience of data protection law working in house within a data protection function
• Good understanding of data protection legislation, PECR and the GDPR
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Powerpoint and Microsoft Teams

For the full role profile please click the document attached.

We want you to enjoy your work and flourish in your role. Our working environment is friendly and supportive, and we encourage everyone to understand personal differences and treat each other with respect. We are a diverse organisation, employing skilled and motivated people from all backgrounds and helping them to reach their full potential, through training and development. Sustainability is important to us, and we work hard to reduce our carbon footprint, whether that’s in our buildings through lighting and heating, or encouraging staff to recycle and reduce paper consumption.

Our employee benefits include:

• A substantial suite of training and development
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous benefits package which includes gym discounts, pension plan, season ticket travel loans and health and dental plans

We are a disability confident employer.