Data Protection jobs in United Kingdom

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: General Legal Counsel

Department: Legal

This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require only rare travel to our Coventry office and campuses. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

The legal team touches every part of the University and we pride ourselves on thinking differently to give our internal client teams the best commercially astute legal advice. We are a fast paced business within a larger corporate group of entities and we balance delivering business as usual activities such as negotiating commercial supplier contracts with large scale projects such as property expansions and international projects. We use technology to maximise our potential and we work alongside business teams on the delivery of key initiatives.

The legal function also includes insurance, data protection and FCA compliance in addition to core legal activity such as commercial contracts, student complaints, property, consumer advertising, policy drafting, risk management and overall compliance.

As the Data Protection Manager, you will report to the General Legal Counsel/Data Protection Officer and assist with the management of the Data Protection function within the University and any subsidiaries. You will assist the Data Protection Officer with the setting of the data protection strategy for the business and its group subsidiaries and to discharge the University’s statutory obligations and ongoing compliance with the UK GDPR, PECR and other data protection legislation in foreign jurisdictions where Arden may either have a presence or have partnerships. The role will manage compliance with the data protection framework on a rolling basis and include drafting of all data protection contractual clauses/international data transfer agreements and advise the business on all data protection implications.

Essential requirements:

• Proficiency in and experience of data protection laws, including the specific requirements of the GDPR, PECR and equivalent legislation within the EU and other jurisdictions internationally.
• UK Qualified solicitor and/or UK recognised Data Protection qualification.
• Experience of leading projects and change management.
• Ability to lead, negotiate and influence at all levels of management across an organisation.
• Experience of dealing with complex DSAR's, DPIA's and erasure requests.
• Experience of leading a team to deliver a high quality service in a complex group of businesses and of maintaining accurate and coherent records.
• Experience of providing advice and guidance to senior management within a large corporate organisation.
• Experience of implementing a data protection strategy within a large international corporate organisation.
• Experience of developing data protection policies, processes and maintaining a compliant data protection function within a fast paced commercial business.

Desirable requirements:

• Proven track record of relevant extensive work experience as a manager of data protection in an International group of businesses with experience of dealing with different legal jurisdictions.
• Experience of managing a team of data protection specialists and dealing with senior stakeholders within an international business.
• Experience of managing the activities of others to ensure that deadlines are met and compliance maintained.
• An understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements within which an independent UK university operates.

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• SimplyHealth plan option
• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

Closing Date: Thursday 24th of April

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

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