Data Protection and Compliance Officer

Ivy Rock Partners Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity seeks a Data Protection & Compliance Officer to enhance compliance within the organisation. This integral role involves data incident management, training, and supporting various compliance needs. A dynamic work environment promotes personal growth and makes a significant difference in the lives of disadvantaged children.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for progression

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Graduate level or commensurate experience required.
• Practical implementation knowledge of GDPR needed.
• Experience in educational management or compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage data incidents, conduct impact assessments and training.
• Support SLT with FOI requests and information collation.
• Maintain the Policy Register and ensure compliance updates.

Skills

GDPR

Compliance management

Engagement skills

Data protection

Training

Audit

Education

Graduate level or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Data Protection & Compliance Officer

Croydon (Hybrid 3 days per week in office, 2 days from home)

Working for a leading educational charity, this is an integral part of the compliance team focused on Data Protection across the organisation. As such excellent engagement skills will be required to champion compliance, at all levels across the organisation.

Reporting to the Compliance and Data Protection Manager the remit of the role includes:

• Data Protection - Data incident management, impact assessments, Training, audits, compliance and support to Data Champions.
• FOI Requests - supporting SLT and collating information.
• Policy register - working with the SLT to ensure Policy Register (SharePoint), training and register are up to date and relevant.
• Website Compliance - keep up-to-date with DfE updates on Web content and provide termly updates and training where required.

Experience required

• Graduate level or with commensurate experience
• GDPR, working knowledge and practical implementation
• Experience in Educational Management, compliance and/or data protection
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365

This is a fantastic organisation, making a difference to the outcomes for disadvantaged children across London. An excellent and flexible environment with a fantastic team, opportunities for progression and great benefits.

For further information and a full job specification, please send your CV in application.