Data Risk Administrator

Kennedys; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennedys, a global law firm, is seeking an experienced administrator to join its Data Risk Team. The role involves providing support in managing risks related to data, privacy, and compliance with regulatory standards. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong organizational skills, discretion, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications while contributing to dynamic internal processes.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Experience as an administrator in a professional services environment.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Data Risk team.
• Assist with internal queries related to Due Diligence work.
• Manage the application of Information Barriers across the global business.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Kennedys is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic administrator to join or Data Risk Team managing existing and emerging risks around our information and data, privacy and new technologies.

Team

Kennedys Risk & Compliance team handles a wide range of partnership and risk and compliance issues for the firm and acts as an in-house legal department assisting with regulatory and professional conduct enquiries. Within this the Data Risk Team specialises in risk to data, privacy and information as well as compliance with associated regulations and best practise globally. This includes keeping abreast of new and emerging risks associated with ever developing technology such as AI.

Key responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Data Risk team
• Assist with internal queries relating to Due Diligence work for both clients and suppliers, R&C policies and procedures, Information Security and Data Protection compliance, including processing Data breaches and Data Subject Rights requests
• Manage the application of Information Barriers across the global business
• Manage the administration of GRC tools for Data Privacy and Third Party Risk Management
• Ensure the safe handling/storage of all confidential documents sent to the department.

Required experience

• Previous experience as an administrator in a professional services environment
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven organisational skills with a proactive attitude
• Proven ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent attention to detail.

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 47 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.