Data Protection Assistant

Assisting with Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other rights requests

- Monitoring the data protection inbox and responding to enquiries

- Escalating complex or high-risk issues to the DPO

- Supporting investigations into potential data breaches and incidents

Compliance & Governance

- Maintaining Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)

- Supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)

- Assisting with policy and procedure reviews

- Helping with compliance monitoring, audits and quality checks

- Supporting privacy and cookie compliance across company websites

Business Support & Training

- Providing practical data protection guidance to colleagues

- Working with teams across the business to improve data handling practices

- Supporting the creation and delivery of training and awareness initiatives

- Helping promote a positive culture of privacy and accountability

We're more interested in your attitude and potential than ticking every box, but experience or knowledge in the following would be beneficial:

- An understanding of UK GDPR and data protection principles

- Strong Microsoft Office skills (Microsoft Purview experience is advantageous)

- Experience working with records, information management or compliance processes

- Exposure to legal, audit, risk or governance activities

- Project coordination and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications (desirable, not essential)

- Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject such as Law, Computer Science or similar

- Foundation-level Data Protection qualification

- CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT or equivalent certifications

About you

You'll thrive in this role if you are:

- Positive, self-motivated and eager to learn

- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

- Analytical and confident solving problems

- A strong communicator who can build relationships across the business

- Passionate about delivering great service and doing the right thing