Data Protection Coordinator

greene king; Guildford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension contribution

Career development across brands

Employee discounts on brands (33%)

Discounts for loved ones (15%)

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Greene King is seeking a Data Protection Coordinator in Guildford to manage data subject access requests and protect the business from data protection risk. You will work with support centres, IT, and pub teams to retrieve data and ensure timely, compliant responses.

Key tasks include preparing data for sharing, maintaining RoPA records, and escalating complex cases. The role supports a culture of privacy, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.

Qualifications

• Experience with data subject rights requests and timely responses.
• Ability to liaise with data subjects by phone and email.
• Knowledge of UK GDPR and data breach handling.
• Experience coordinating data disclosure with third parties.

Responsibilities

• Respond to data subject access requests in a timely manner.
• Manage requests for disclosure of personal data to third parties.
• Coordinate with support centre, IT and other teams to retrieve data.
• Prepare personal data for sharing with data subjects and third parties.
• Maintain records of processing activities and data incidents.

Skills

Self-sufficiency

Diplomacy

Planning skills

Prioritisation

Risk assessment

Integrity

Persuasive

Influential

Education

Data protection law degree (useful)

IAPP CIPP/E

CIPM

FIP

Job description

As a Data Protection Coordinator, you will respond to data subject access requests &protect the business from data protection risk.

Company Description

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands– as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Qualifications

Your role as Data Protection Coordinator

• Ensuring that data subject’s rights-related requests are dealt with correctly and in a timely fashion within
• Corresponding with data subjects by telephone and email to acknowledge and respond to their data protection rights requests
• Managing requests for disclosure of personal data from third parties (police, insurers, licensing authorities, third party employers)
• Liaising with support centre to retrieve personal data and pub team leaders, IT and property support teams to retrieve CCTV recordings
• Preparing personal data for sharing with data subjects and third parties which involves the use of document redaction and video editing software
• Ensuring requests are processed quicky, efficiently and on time (as required by law), escalating complex cases to the DPO for assistance
• Keeping accurate records of the progress and outcome of each request
• Keeping records to evidence compliance with various of the statutory record keeping requirements set out in the UK GDPR e.g. records of processing activities (RoPA), records relating to data subject rights-related requests, records relating to data incidents and personal data breaches

What you’ll bring…

• Self-sufficiency, diplomacy, good planning skills, ability to prioritise own workload, ability to spot and assess risks, high level of personal integrity, persuasive, influential,

• Prior experience: No prior experience required but a genuine interest in data protection law

  Relevant Qualifications: Not required but the following might be useful data protection law degree; IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP

  Other relevant skills/experience: producing formal reports, applying a structured and methodical approach to problem‑solving.