Compliance Consultant

Futura Design; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is seeking a Compliance Consultant to join their team on a maternity cover contract, Inside IR35. Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour.

The role focuses on embedding GDPR-compliant processes for Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), PAPs and other information requests from third parties and employees, with a high priority to meet legal response deadlines. You will work with a team of 4, take ownership of tasks, and report to the Process Delivery Manager,

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights (Right to Access).
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of own work.
• Team-oriented approach with awareness of wider team needs.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed GDPR compliance for end-to-end DSAR and PAP processes.
• Handle information requests from third parties and employees with timely, risk-based decisions.

Skills

GDPR knowledge

DSAR processing

Excel proficiency

Independent worker

Team oriented

Strong communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

SuccessFactors

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for Compliance Consultant to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position until 12th February 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour.

Duties

• Compliance Consultant will work with an existing team of 4 members, reporting into the Process Delivery Manager.
• The purpose of this role is to embed compliance under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for delivering the end-to-end process of Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), Pre-Action Protocols (PAPs) requests and other Information requests from third parties (e.g. solicitors, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions) and employees. This is a high priority, as we are legally bound to respond.

Essential Skills Required

• Experience of working in a similar role or a sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights namely the "Right to Access".
• Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work, fully invested in achieving a successful result.
• You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Good influencing skills.
• Strong ability to organise and ensure prioritisation of personal workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent at critical thinking and confident in ability to make swift risk-based decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and highly competent in use of excel to enable and support analysis of employee master data and team activity reporting.
• Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under time constraints, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• You must be agile, work with integrity and have the ability to make a positive impact with your colleagues and the wider organisation.

Desirable Skills Requested

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred.
• HR shared service experience.
• Experience of working with People Data Systems i.e. SuccessFactors Plus.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office apps such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Experience in using a range of tools within Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate project management and problem-solving skills, namely technological challenges that may arise and could impact ability to meet statutory deadlines.

Education Required

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred