DSARS Compliance Consultant

CS Technical Staffing Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

CS Technical Staffing Ltd are seeking a Compliance Consultant in Whitley, Coventry to join an existing team of four, reporting to the Process Delivery Manager.

The role focuses on embedding GDPR compliance for DSARs, PAPs, and information requests from third parties and employees. This is an initial 12-month contract with a standard 40-hour week.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role or sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of GDPR DSAR rights and data access.
• Able to work independently and own tasks to a successful result.
• Strong teamwork and ability to support wider organisational needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with all levels.
• Evidence of prioritising workload to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical thinking with Excel-based analysis capability.
• Positive, energetic and resilient under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Embed GDPR compliance in end-to-end DSAR processes.
• Support PAPs and other information requests from third parties.
• Collaborate with the Process Delivery Manager and team.
• Manage workload and deliver timely risk-based decisions.

Skills

DSAR awareness

Data protection knowledge

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Time management

Independence

Team player

Risk-based decisions

Problem solving

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SuccessFactors Plus

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Job Title: Compliance Consultant

Location: Whitley, Coventry

Rate: £28.43ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £21.25ph on a PAYE basis

Employment Type: Contract (12 months )

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J(phone number removed)

Job Specification

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:

• 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:

• 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.

**THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35