Senior Privacy & Risk Consultant (DPO) — Hybrid UK

LGBT Great; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive discretionary annual bonus

Life assurance 4x salary

Private medical insurance

Job summary

LGBT Great is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Data Privacy Consultant / DPO) to work on a 12-month fixed-term contract from any UK office with hybrid working and flexibility. The role can be full-time (36.25 hours) or part-time (4 days).

You will support a diverse client portfolio, conducting DPIAs, risk assessments, audits, third-party privacy due diligence, incident response, and privacy training, while translating complex requirements into clear business decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in busy multi-client consultancy or in-house privacy role.
• Ability to tailor privacy advice to different business models and regulatory environments.
• Experience handling data breaches and DSRs.
• Experience assessing AI and automated processing involving personal data.
• Ability to conduct third-party privacy risk assessments.
• Strong written outputs: audit and assessment reports.
• Experience delivering privacy training.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple client engagements across sectors in a busy consulting environment.
• Proactively assess and improve clients' privacy posture, incl. DPIAs, audits, risk assessments.
• Advise on privacy implications of AI and automated processing.
• Conduct third-party privacy assessments and due diligence.
• Produce audit and assessment reports with prioritized recommendations.
• Provide calm, pragmatic advice during incidents like data breaches.
• Deliver privacy education and training tailored to audiences.
• Embed privacy into day-to-day operations with teams.
• Stay updated on GDPR/UK GDPR guidance and best practices.
• Communicate with senior leaders and non-technical stakeholders without jargon.

Skills

Privacy advisory

Risk assessments

Data breach handling

DSRs (Data Subject Requests)

AI privacy risk

Third-party privacy risk assessments

Audit reporting

Privacy training delivery

Excellent communication

Education

CIPP/M or similar IAPP certification

DPO certification (optional)

Job description

LGBT Great is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Consultant (Data Privacy Consultant / DPO) to work on a 12-month fixed-term contract from any UK office with hybrid working and flexibility. The role can be full-time (36.25 hours) or part-time (4 days).

You will support a diverse client portfolio, conducting DPIAs, risk assessments, audits, third-party privacy due diligence, incident response, and privacy training, while translating complex requirements into clear business decisions.