Data Protection Officer
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, Surrey
- Salary
- £30000 per annum
- Posted
- 01 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 29 Jun 2017
- Ref
- 13831423/001
- Contact
- Rochelle George
- Job Title
- Risk and Compliance
- Practice Area
- Compliance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Data Protection Officer
Location - Surrey
Salary - £30K plus benefits
Type: Permanent
Client Details
Data Protection Officer
Location - Surrey
Salary - £30K plus benefits
Type: Permanent
Our client is based in Surrey and is recruiting this role due to growth and expansion.
Description
Data Protection Officer
Location - Surrey
Salary - £30K plus benefits
Type: Permanent
As a Data Protection Officer, the duties and responsibilities of the role will include:
- Managing the Data Incident Process: responding to a range of data breaches, data privacy and data security incidents and responding to business queries on Data Protection.
- Performing risk assessments and advising service lines on appropriate responses and remedial actions where appropriate.
- Liaising with IT/Information Security to understand the security measures in place to reassure clients and understand contractual obligations.
- Management and co-ordination of responses to subject access requests, dealing with them promptly and in compliance with current privacy law.
- Responding to tender questionnaires and information sharing agreements submitted as part of tender responses for clients concerning data privacy at the proposal stage.
- Supporting and advising the business in dealing with new regulations (eg GDPR).
- Conducting comprehensive privacy impact assessments of tools and systems in order to identify and address potential privacy and confidentiality issues.
- Delivering data privacy training sessions to teams as needed.
- Drafting and updating internal policies and procedures in line with legislative requirements and the businesses policies and procedures.
- Liaising with internal Legal Counsels and Procurement team to ensure contracts with clients and third parties protect both commercial and legal position in relation to data privacy requirements, including drafting Data Protection clauses as required.
- Providing appropriate advice and interpretation of the provisions of the Data Protection Act as they impact business activities in general and/or specific functions across all service lines and business functions.
- Project management of ad hoc data protection initiatives.
Profile
Data Protection Officer
Location - Surrey
Salary - £30K plus benefits
Type: Permanent
- Strong working knowledge of incident management and subject access requests.
- Good working knowledge of the Data Protection Act (1998) and relevant legislation coming through (eg GDPR).
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and understandable format.
- This is not a role which requires a legal qualification, it is more important that you have a working knowledge of Data Protection and are keen to roll your sleeves up and get involved.
Job Offer
Data Protection Officer
Location - Surrey
Salary - £30K plus benefits
Type: Permanent