Legal Compliance Officer

4Recruitment Services; Essex; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Legal Compliance Officer to assist in ensuring compliance with data protection laws in Harlow. The role involves managing FOIA and SARs, coordinating data sharing requests, and maintaining LEXCEL accreditation. This hybrid full-time position offers a pay rate of £33.00 per hour and requires relevant experience in legal compliance and data protection.

Qualifications

• Experience with Freedom of Information Act and related requests.
• Knowledge of Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
• Understanding of LEXCEL accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage FOIA and EIR requests for the Council.
• Handle SARs under the Data Protection Act.
• Coordinate personal data sharing requests.

Job description

Overview

Legal Compliance Officer (Data Protection) - Harlow

£33.00 ph

Hybrid 40% home working 60% office based

Full time

Job Purpose

To assist the Legal Services department in ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and internal policies by delivering a range of general and specialist functions across all areas of the Service.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests, and respond to all hybrid FOIA enquiries on behalf of the Council. Complex cases should be referred to the Legal Services Manager for guidance.
• Handle Subject Access Requests (SARs) under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, escalating complex issues to the Legal Services Manager when necessary.
• Lead the coordination and response to both internal and external personal data sharing requests in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, with support from the Legal Services Manager for complex matters.
• Oversee the processes required for maintaining compliance with the Legal Service s LEXCEL accreditation, including managing reaccreditation activities.

To find out more information please contact Abbie at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.