Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer

Fred. Olsen; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Axa Health Private Medical

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay

Discounted Travel

Cruise Concessions

Boost Benefits scheme

Job summary

Fred. Olsen Ltd is recruiting an experienced Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer to provide strategic legal and privacy guidance across the business. The role combines regulatory compliance with data protection leadership to support governance and risk management.

You will partner with senior leadership to identify, mitigate risk, and ensure adherence to evolving UK and international laws, while mentoring the team and driving capability growth.

Qualifications

• Provide strategic legal, regulatory and data protection guidance across the business.
• Identify and manage legal and regulatory risk to support growth and compliance.
• Lead, mentor and develop team members within the function.

Responsibilities

• Act as data protection officer, overseeing governance and compliance with UK and international privacy laws.
• Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice on a wide range of legal matters to senior leadership.
• Support risk management and regulatory change programmes across departments.

Skills

Legal Counsel

Data Protection Officer

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Leadership

Job description

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Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer

Reference: OCT20262599

Expiry date: 08:57, Wed, 4th Nov 2026

Location: Ipswich

• Benefits: Axa Health Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, Discounted Travel, Cruise Concessions plus retail discounts and cash back incentives through our Boost Benefits scheme.
• Fred. Olsen Ltd offers a wide range of exciting employee benefits including but not limited to Axa Health Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, Discounted Travel, Cruise Concessions plus retail discounts and cash back incentives through our Boost Benefits scheme.

Established in 1963, Fred. Olsen Ltd focuses primarily on the Renewable Energy, Forest Management, Logistics and Travel Sectors. Established and based in the UK, but operating globally, we operate with innovation, service and dependability in mind, and supply a central service function in Finance, HR, IT and Facilities services to the UK companies under our umbrella which include:

• The Natural Power Consultants
• ZX Lidars
• ZX Measurement Services

As a company we have a family culture, our success is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we are proud to create opportunities for everyone to thrive and grow.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially focused Legal Counsel & Data Protection Officer to provide strategic legal, regulatory, data protection and compliance support across the business.

This is a broad and influential role, combining legal expertise with strong commercial awareness and a proactive approach to risk management. As the company’s designated Data Protection Officer (DPO), you will take ownership of the organisation’s data protection governance framework, ensuring we maintain high standards of compliance and best practice.

Working closely with senior leadership teams across the business, you will provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters. You will play a key role in identifying and managing risk, supporting business growth and ensuring the organisation remains compliant with evolving UK and international legislation.

The role also has a strong leadership and development focus, with responsibility for mentoring and supporting team members and helping to build capability across the function.

Attached to this advert you will find a detailed Job Profile for this position.

Fred. Olsen Ltd offers a wide range of exciting employee benefits including but not limited to Axa Health Private Medical, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, Discounted Travel, Cruise Concessions plus retail discounts and cash back incentives through our Boost Benefits scheme.

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.