Assistant Data Protection Officer

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Purchase of annual leave

Flexible working pattern

Salary sacrifice green car scheme

White goods salary sacrifice scheme

Enhanced public pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking an Assistant Data Protection Officer to support the Deputy DPO in advising on UK GDPR, handling data protection matters and improving information governance across the Council.

The role is full-time and fixed-term with hybrid working; you will investigate data protection issues, provide guidance, and promote compliance across services while building strong stakeholder relations.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance on data protection matters in a complex organisation.
• Experience of investigating data protection complaints and/or personal data breaches.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and use initiative when dealing with a wide range of data protection matters.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the Deputy Data Protection Officer in providing advice, guidance and assurance on all aspects of data protection legislation.
• Investigate data protection complaints and personal data breaches, support DPIAs, and assist with policy development.
• Provide practical advice to services across the Council and promote good information governance practices.
• Contribute to training and awareness activities and maintain high standards of data protection across the organisation.

Skills

UK GDPR

Data Protection Act 2018

Data protection guidance

Independence

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Information Rights Team within Audit, Risk and Assurance as an Assistant Data Protection Officer. This is a full-time, fixed-term position working on a hybrid basis, with the current expectation of attending the office at least one day per week.

This role is central to supporting the Council's commitment to protecting personal information, maintaining public trust and ensuring compliance with data protection legislation.

If you have experience of working with data protection legislation and can work independently, manage competing priorities and use your initiative when dealing with a wide range of data protection matters, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

As Assistant Data Protection Officer, you will support the Deputy Data Protection Officer in providing advice, guidance and assurance on all aspects of data protection legislation. You will investigate data protection complaints and personal data breaches, support the review of Data Protection Impact Assessments, assist with policy development and provide practical advice and guidance to services across the Council.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels to promote good information governance practices, support compliance, contribute to training and awareness activities, and help maintain high standards of data protection across the organisation.

The successful candidate will have:

• Sound knowledge of UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance on data protection matters in a complex organisation.
• Experience of investigating data protection complaints and/or personal data breaches.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and use initiative when dealing with a wide range of data protection matters.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Enthusiasm, self-motivation and a commitment to continuous improvement.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role, please view the attached job description and person specification.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave - Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There's no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life's challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

For any technical enquiries please email [e-mail]

For an informal discussion please contact Bev Murphy, Deputy Data Protection Officer at [e-mail] .