Privacy Adviser

Privacy Adviser - hybrid 3 days per week- Gloucestershire (permanent role) - competitive salary and benefits

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Our client is looking for an experienced Privacy Adviser to join their team. You will work closely with a variety of teams across the business, supporting and guiding them in relation to the privacy impact of business change, the introduction of new products/processes, and the onboarding of new suppliers where personal data is involved/impacted. You'll be working closely with internal teams to ensure records, policies, and processes are maintained to protect data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with a variety of stakeholders across the business, providing support and guidance around anything privacy related and acting as an SME in this area
• Coordinating regular reviews of the Record of Processing and providing guidance and support to the business in completing this;
• Ensuring appropriate steps are taken in response to third party engagements (e.g. new suppliers to go through appropriate DPIA where required, update Authorised Processors list, maintaining details of suppliers involved in the processing of personal data);
• Maintenance of privacy policies and other documents on the privacy area of the website;
• Working with the business to complete data privacy impact assessments, maintaining a repository for these assessments
• Production and review of other specific privacy related documentation
• Recording any data incidents that may occur, and where they are non-security breaches, managing that incident
• Leading any responses to data rights requests including subject access requests
• Conducting appropriate training and awareness activity on privacy related processes - e.g. DPIA, breach reporting;

xwzovoh Skills and Experience

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of data protection laws, guidance, and practice in the UK and Europe including GDPR
• Pro-active and commercial approach to providing guidance and practical solutions to privacy queries;
• Ability to balance and prioritise own workload and work independently;
• Displaying a team ethos but with ability to work without supervision
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the business and with external stakeholders where required.