Assistant Data Protection Officer

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in central Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Data Protection Officer for a 23 month contract on a rate of £194.38/day (Outside IR35). This role will be hybrid based with minimum 3 days per week to be in the office. 
 
Responsibilities  
 
– Assist with the development and maintenance of the data map and contribute to the development of policy, procedure and guidance;  
– Line manage the Data Protection Support Assistant; 
– Help to complete Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and report on risks to the Data Protection Officer and Controller;  
– Assist the Data Protection Officer to respond to Data Subject Access Requests (SARs) where you will be responsible, with the Data Protection Officer, for managing and continually monitoring the process to adopts best practice and meets all statutory requirements; 
– Work with key business areas to understand and document how they handle personal data; 
– Manage, review and carryout due diligence on vendors/third party suppliers, where appropriate, and in conjunction with the Head of Records, and Corporate Support Services; 
– Help to embed a privacy-focused culture through developing and delivering data protection training and awareness across all levels of the organisation; 
– Be able to work at a trauma skilled level, demonstrating an understanding of the complex factors involved in engagement with Inquiry witnesses and the impact of trauma. 
 
Essential Skills: 
 
– A strong knowledge and understanding of data protection legislation and experience in the handling of sensitive, and special category data 
– Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team sharing information, and communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders  
– Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work across teams and manage a range of competing priorities. This will require a flexible and proactive approach 
– Strong analytical skills, with an ability to interpret and analyse diverse sources of information at pace and use this to identify key issues and support decision making and recommendations 
– Experience of line managing staff   
– A high degree of resilience and ability to deal with what can be a distressing subject area. 
 
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.