Data Protection Analyst
Responsible to: Group DPO
Department: Group Legal
Location:
Role Overview: Working within the Legal team, the Data Protection team supports all business areas in the UK. The Data Protection Advisor will complete data subject access requests, along with other data requests. Working collaboratively with relevant areas, you will investigate data breaches and complaints as well as assist the business with privacy-related queries. You need to be a confident communicator, highly organized, and have a clear understanding of Data Protection legislation.
Key Responsibilities:
* Be a key part of the team responsible for overall customer contact on data protection related queries.
* Coordinate the investigation and resolution of data protection queries and complaints across the JD UK business operations.
* Ensure individuals’ data protection rights are satisfied in compliance with data protection laws, including rights to information, access, rectification, and erasure.
* Ensure that all data is handled correctly when dealing with individuals exercising their data protection rights.
* Assist the Data Protection Officer and JD Group Legal Team with data protection compliance for the JD Group.
* Assist with data protection audits and spot checks to monitor compliance.
* Support the business in conducting Data Privacy Impact Assessments.
* Assist business areas in maintaining data protection champion relationships, identifying risks and issues.
* Ensure the ROPA (Record of Processing Activities) is maintained.
* Maintain relationships with all JD Group subsidiaries.
* Attend data protection training/events to enhance knowledge of data protection laws and practices.
Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed:
* Well organized with strong attention to detail.
* Good knowledge of UK data protection law.
* Experience in handling customer complaints effectively.
* Ability to organize and plan your own workload, with an ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
* Good Microsoft Office skills.
* Able to work individually and as part of a team.
The Company:
The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors, and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues across 4,500 stores in over 36 countries around the world.
We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognize the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.
To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being people-first, a digital leader, and a customer-focused organization that provides operational excellence and continuously identifies new areas of growth.
We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today, and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
* Incremental Holiday Allowance
* Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
* Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
* Discounted Gym membership
* Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
* Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications
Interested?
If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.
Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.
Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.
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