Senior Data Protection Advisor

Government Recruitment Service; City of Edinburgh; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 53 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) appointment of a Senior Data Protection Advisor is based in Edinburgh with a permanent, full-time role. You will lead DPIA reviews, work across Digital, Knowledge and Information Management, and collaborate with the CISO/DPO to safeguard data while enabling innovation and digital services.

You will draft privacy notices, data sharing agreements and Article 28 clauses, coordinate ICO consultations and manage the Data Protection

Qualifications

• Lead complex, high-risk DPIA reviews from triage to sign-off.
• Draft and assure privacy notices and data sharing agreements.
• Coordinate with CISO/DPO and senior governance forums.

Responsabilités

• Lead DPIA reviews and provide risk mitigation for key processing activities.
• Identify and mitigate data protection risks with teams and suppliers.
• Ensure RoPA accuracy and documentation of processing activities.
• Liaise with CISO and DPO on medium/high risks.
• Coordinate with Cyber, Commercial and Technology SMEs on Article 28 clauses.
• Support ICO consultations and produce decision-ready risk products.
• Administrate the Data Protection Assurance platform and drive improvements.
• Line-manage junior analysts within the Data Protection Team.

Connaissances

DPIA leadership

Risk assurance

Privacy notices

Data sharing agreements

Article 28 clauses

ICO consultation

Leadership

Description du poste

The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) helps businesses invest, innovate, export and grow across the UK. The Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) directorate helps to deliver this by designing, building and running the services, platforms and technology that businesses and colleagues rely on every day.

Our teams work on a wide range of services and technologies, including:

• digital services that help businesses access government support, guidance and opportunities
• data and AI products that support decision making and enable innovation
• internal tools and services that help colleagues work more effectively
• secure technology and platforms that support critical government services
• cyber security services that protect systems, data and users

By joining DDaT, you'll work on services used by businesses, colleagues and citizens across the UK. You'll be part of multidisciplinary teams focused on improving services, solving complex problems and delivering better outcomes for users.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. In recognition of this, we were named Best Public Sector Employer at the Women in Tech Employer Awards 2025!

As a Senior Data Protection Advisor, you will support the department's operational data protection risk assurancefunction, ensuring personal data is handled lawfully,securelyand responsibly while enabling the effective delivery of departmental priorities.

You will work in a small specialist team, provide expert advice on complex and high-risk Data Protection Impact Assessments, and work closely with stakeholders across Digital,Knowledge and InformationManagement, Legal and business areas to enable innovation, digital transformation and the responsible use of data, including emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

Main responsibilities

You will:

• Lead complex, high-profile and high-risk Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) reviews from triage to sign-off, providing authoritative risk assurance and practical mitigation for the Department’s most challenging processing activities
• Work with teams and suppliers to identify and mitigate data protection risks, making sure actions are taken and tracked using the right tools.
• Ensure DPIA recommendations and risks are clearly documented and the Record of Processing Activity (RoPA) for the processing is accurate.
• Liaise with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) when medium/high risks have been identified.
• Drafting/assuring privacy notices, data sharing agreements, and Article 28 clauses: coordinate with Cyber, Commercial and Technology subject matter experts.
• Lead or support ICO consultation (where required) and prepare clear, decision-ready risk products for senior governance forums (e.g., ARAC).
• Administrate BIST’s Data Protection Assurance platform, identifying and implementing improvements to meet business needs while ensuring compliance with data protection legislation.
• Line-manage junior analysts and provide key leadership within the Data Protection Team

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Senior Data Protection Advisor

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £44,913 to £53,230 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Edinburgh

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 12 Nov 2026

Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

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