Data Protection Officer

Sykes Cottages Limited; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Data Protection Officer to join their dynamic team in Chester. This role offers the opportunity to work within a vibrant, inclusive culture that values career progression and employee well-being. As a trusted advisor, you will ensure compliance with data protection laws, facilitate cross-departmental collaboration, and lead audits to maintain the highest standards of privacy. If you are passionate about data protection and privacy, this position is perfect for you to make a significant impact while enjoying impressive company benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in data protection compliance and privacy laws.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality management and auditing.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance review meetings and address data protection queries.
• Develop and monitor data protection policies and strategies.

Skills

Data Protection Compliance

Confidentiality Management

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Auditing Skills

Privacy Strategy Development

Education

Degree in Law or Related Field

Certifications in Data Protection

Tools

Compliance Management Software

Data Protection Auditing Tools

Job description

Role Profile

Do you want to join a vibrant, inclusive work culture with fantastic career progression opportunities and impressive company benefits?

Key Responsibilities

1. Discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive data, ensuring confidential material is secure and not leaked to unauthorized staff, customers, or external parties.
2. Support and facilitate cross-departmental collaboration to address data protection queries and ensure all processes are privacy-compliant.
3. Lead a monthly compliance review meeting with key stakeholders, discussing findings and assigning corrective actions where necessary.
4. Group compliance with data protection and privacy laws.
5. The Group and each division’s continuously documented data protection and privacy-related setup.
6. Data protection and privacy policies and processes, creation, roll-out, training, and monitoring.
7. Trusted advisor to Group on matters touching personal data, and creation of paperwork connected to this.
8. Data protection and privacy reporting and advice.
9. Regular data protection and privacy-related auditing.
10. Data protection and privacy strategy and horizon scanning.
11. Satisfaction of data subject requests.