Data Protection Manager - 12 month FTC

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General

Job Title: Data Protection Manager

Division: Compliance

This role will report directly into the Group Data Protection Officer and they will deputise the DPO as and when required.

Location: Birmingham - 2 days pw

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day to day support to the Data Protection Officer in fulfilling the Data Protection Strategy
• Review supplier contracts and update with data protection clauses
• Handle data subject access requests and e-discovery requests in a timely manner
• Conduct a data mapping exercise to ascertain where all our personal data resides
• Build rapport with stakeholders across the business to provide added value
• Work together with the DPO on maintaining group-wide data protection policies, guidelines, processes
• Report on data protection issues to the DPO in a timely manner
• Support the DPO in all internal and external audits
• Manage the data protection mailbox and escalate to the DPO accordingly
• Maintain the Record of processing activities register and update accordingly
• Support the training and awareness activities on data protection for the group
• Perform data protection impact assessments on new and updated initiatives
• Run monthly MI reports on all data protection activities
• Attend various forums where data protection input is required
• Input into data breach response process
• Take ownership and maintain all key logs such as the DSAR, data incidents, DPIA, supplier logs
• Check data protection controls are applied and embedded properly in projects
• Ensure contracts/agreements meet data protection requirements as and when required
• Handle responses to data protection emergencies and cascade accordingly to the DPO and the relevant forums
• Own horizon scanning and monitor changes to data protection laws and regulations and report on it accordingly

Personal Specification:

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in law or equivalent
• CIPPE/ CIPM/ or any other relevant qualification in Data Protection

Knowledge and Experience

• 7 years and above in the field of data protection practice
• Team Player
• Great Communication
• Word/Excel/ PowerPoint
• Experience working in a global organization
• Experience in creating reports for the C-Suite
• Working knowledge of European and international data privacy laws
• Experience in completing DPIA's
• Experience in handling DSAR's