Privacy Analyst (Contract)

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Oil and Energy sector seeks a Privacy Analyst/Data Privacy Paralegal for a 6-month contract based in Canary Wharf. The successful candidate will assist in maintaining and supporting compliance with a best practice privacy framework, engaging with various departments and ensuring effective privacy management across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a data privacy compliance program.
• Familiarity with Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI for reporting.
• Ability to create effective training materials.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage privacy-related requests.
• Coordinate training and awareness activities.
• Maintain privacy compliance records and processing activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Education

Relevant paralegal and/or privacy certifications

Job description

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Job Title: Privacy analyst / Data Privacy Paralegal

Job Location: Canary Wharf (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)

Contract Length: Up to 6 months

Industry: Oil and Energy, Data Privacy

Role Overview:

Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. As part of our strategy, bp will leverage digital innovations and put customers at the heart of what we do whilst managing our data privacy and other technology-related risks.

A full-time paralegal is needed within bp’s Central Data Privacy Office (CDPO), which sits within the legal department, to assist bp in delivering its strategy by maintaining a best practice privacy compliance program.

CDPT maintains bp’s global privacy compliance framework. In doing so, CDPT advises on a range of data privacy matters, manages the company’s records of processing activities and privacy assessments, maintains a centralized library of policies, procedures, and guidance materials, leads central training and awareness programs, and supports a network of local privacy managers/coordinators across the organisation.

We are excited to add a new teammate to help us achieve our goals.

What you will do:

• Monitor and triage dedicated intake channels for privacy related requests.
• Maintain privacy intranet, SharePoint and related sites.
• Coordinate training, communication and awareness activities.
• Coordinate with IT department and key stakeholders to maintain applications used in support of bp’s privacy compliance program.
• Support the maintenance of records of processing activities and privacy impact assessments at the outset of new projects, products and initiatives.
• Support other members of the CDPO as required.
• Monitor and triage privacy regulatory updates for review by privacy attorneys.
• Actively identify and support harmonization opportunities for privacy related processes and procedures globally.

What you will have:

• Previous experience supporting a data privacy compliance program.
• Knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and ability to create effective reporting, training and awareness materials.
• Quick learner and ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. This role requires engagement with businesses and support functions across bp.
• Work well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility to support others in the team at times of high-volume workload to achieve the best results. Foster a one team environment.
• Relevant paralegal and/or privacy certifications.
• Experience supporting multi-national organizations.
• Experience working in a large corporate environment.
• Prior experience implementing and maintaining data privacy related tools and sufficient associated technical capabilities.
• Attention to detail and enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Interest in learning new concepts.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.