Remote-Eligible Legal and Data Compliance Assistant

Brainkind; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free parking

Company Pension

Long Service Awards

Staff Awards

33 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Brainkind seeks a highly organised Legal Data Administrator to bolster the in-house legal and risk team. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will handle data and risk-related administrative tasks and support the governance framework within the charity sector.

No prior legal experience is required, but familiarity with SARs/RFIs and Datix will help. Hybrid role with office attendance in Burgess Hill and UK-wide service locations, with potential for remote work after 1 month review.

Qualifications

• Awareness of data requirements including GDPR and data protection functions.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the General Counsel and wider legal and risk team, including triaging emails, organising files and drafting correspondence.
• Monitor data requests received, and liaise with colleagues on Datix system requests for SARs and RFIs
• Maintain and update legal compliance, data protection, and relevant external registers.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of internal policies and procedures which relate to Datix system and data requests.
• Help prepare documentation for data audits, committees, board meetings, and regulatory submissions.
• Liaise with internal teams to gather information for data compliance matters.
• Manage document filing systems, ensuring confidentiality and compliance with applicable data protection laws.
• Assist with contract administration, including setting up of a system to reflect accurate logging, tracking, maintaining and filing of data assessments, DPIAs, external data scoping documents and data agreements.
• Monitor regulatory updates and flag relevant changes to the DPO and legal and risk team.
• Support ad hoc projects related to governance, risk management, and data compliance.
• Understand organisational policies and procedures to ensure appropriate decision-making protocols are followed by the relevant teams.

Skills

Data protection

Administrative

MS Office

Attention to detail

Communication

Team player

Datix system

Tools

Datix

Job description

Brainkind seeks a highly organised Legal Data Administrator to bolster the in-house legal and risk team. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will handle data and risk-related administrative tasks and support the governance framework within the charity sector.

No prior legal experience is required, but familiarity with SARs/RFIs and Datix will help. Hybrid role with office attendance in Burgess Hill and UK-wide service locations, with potential for remote work after 1 month review.