Company: Information Governance Services Limited Job Title: Data Protection Consultant
Salary: £47,000 - £58,000 (depending on experience) Full Time/Part Time: Full Time, 37 hours per week Contract: Permanent contract
Start Date: Immediate
We are a specialist data protection consultancy firm that cares deeply about each and every client we have. Currently, our consultants all have legal backgrounds (barristers, solicitors, legal executives or law graduates) and this means that we are first and foremost ethical and always put the needs of our clients before our own.
We are looking for a data protection consultant to join our organisation and work alongside our team, providing expert data protection advice to our clients. Provide legal advice to our sophisticated and diverse client base regarding privacy compliancy requirements and data protection law with no supervision;
Update members of the IGS team and business colleagues with regard to relevant privacy and data protection law, regulations and developments;
You’ll help them to develop and maintain cutting-edge solutions, so they remain competitive;
Provide the company and its clients with relevant and up-to-date advice on information governance and data protection matters in any given project;
Work with the business to deal effectively with issue management and data protection matters and ifrequired this will include complaints from customers and employees;
Have a wide and deep knowledge and experience with data protection legislation and information governance practices;
Be able to manage very challenging queries from high-profile clients with minimal supervision;
Act as a nominated Data Protection officer on behalf of clients;
Data Protection Act 2018;
~ General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
~ Any new or developing data protection regulations.
~ Lead and promote data protection and information security compliance across our clients’ business;
~Providing legal advice regarding privacy, carry out data protection impact assessments, draft sharing and processing agreement, and data sharing frameworks;
~ Advice on data-sharing and data processing activities for any client;
~ Deal with data subject rights requests;
~ Manage and maintain the company’s data protection policies and procedures;
~ Lead data protection by design and conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) where appropriate;
~ Manage personal data breaches;
~ Review and negotiate contracts with data controllers and data processors;
~ Monitor third party governance risk and compliance.
Pension scheme.
Performance related bonus
Private Healthcare.
Hybrid and remote working.
Free refreshments in the office.
Help our clients to realise the potential of their data and how to use it to benefit all humans.
Enable the NHS, world leading universities and cutting edge health technology companies develop solutions that can improve patient’s lives and keep the public safe.
Continued support to help you fulfil your potential – you’ll keep advancing your technical skills throughout your career with us.
An undergraduate degree (2.An experienced consultant with 4+ years of data protection advice and experience.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of the data protection law and regulations.
Discipline to be able to work remotely and fulfil your duties.
A willingness to advance the companies goals and the realisation that what benefits the company will benefit your ongoing growth (both financial and wellbeing).
Eligible to be able to apply for UK Security Clearance.