Data Protection Assistant - Part Time 3 Days Per Week

Would you like to join a fast paced, varied and interesting area of Affinity Water?

A rare opportunity has arisen to join the Data Protection team to support with maintaining our compliance with Data Protection and environmental information legislation. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who can support the team with a variety of tasks including requests for information, project work, and awareness raising.  
 
As a Data Protection Assistant you will support the Data Protection team to fulfil a wide range of tasks. These include:

• Supporting with the response to information requests, such as subject access, third-party and Environmental Information requests. This will include engaging with colleagues across the business to obtain the required information and perform redactions, where required
• Monitoring the Data Protection inbox to ensure tasks and queries are correctly assigned to the relevant member of the team
• Responding to internal and external enquiries as required
• Coordinating the Data Protection Impact Assessment review process
• Ensuring the Data Protection compliance records and logs are kept up to data
• Building relationships with our internal teams to help drive and embed Data Protection compliance in our day-to-day operations
• Supporting with data mapping to ensure our Records of Processing Activities remains up to date
• Supporting with other duties such as project work, training development, breach investigation and data retention reviews

Essential experience required

• Keen interest in Data Protection or experience in this area
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to follow defined procedures and work to tight timescales
• Attention to detail
• Competent in MS Office
• Able to work independently
• Ability to coordinate different work streams and demands
• Excellent organisational skills, methodical and accurate
• Be willing to attend formal Data Protection training, if required

Desirable 

• Previous experience in a Data Protection or information officer 
• Previous experience of responding to requests in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations
• Experience of data privacy software

Benefits

• Salary £35,000 full time equiv
• Part time 3 days per week or 22.5 hours per week  
• Hybrid Flexible working - Office based on a Thursday Improve your home-work balance
• Annual leave 23 days rising with length of service
  
• A generous pension scheme that doubles the contributions you make, up to a maximum of 12%
• We offer enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave. We also have a Carers policy and Menopause policy to help us support our people through different stages of their lives.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental
• Discounts for Medical and Dental Insurance, Retail Outlets
• Volunteer days

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive. 

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You can find outwhat it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ whereour colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feelfor our company culture.

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