Data Protection Compliance Manager

Salary: Paid weekly, hourly rate equivalent to full-time annual salary of £43,000 to £50,000 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Contract Type: Temporary Post for 6-9 months.

Working hours: This is a full-time post, 35 hours per week

Hybrid: 2 day per week in central London office

Are you an experienced compliance expert who is motivated and collaborative? Are you a detail-oriented with expert knowledge in Data Protection legislation and regulation?

Charity People are delighted to be recruiting for one of the UK’s top universities in London.

As a Data Protection Compliance Manager, you will be the focal point for compliance, providing guidance and advice to colleagues ensuring that they have sufficient controls and processes in place across all areas. You will produce and deliver training and supporting documents to upskill staff and to ensure consistency across the team, as well as identifying areas for improvement and development. You will have an in-depth understanding and good practical working knowledge of Data Protection and regulatory and legal frameworks. You will keep your knowledge up-to-date and will be confident in communicating with staff at all levels and with varying levels of understanding, in an engaging and accessible manner. Excellent organisation and project management skills will be required to ensure that projects, the day-to-day delivery and reporting of compliance are kept on track.

Key Responsibilities:

• To be the main point of contact for all fundraising and data compliance within Fundraising and Supporter Development department.
• Provide advice and guidance to staff and other stakeholders on compliance and Data Protection queries.
• Evaluate and apply the Data Protection principles to various scenarios, supporting colleagues to find solutions within legal limits.
• Develop and maintain a culture of compliance across all partners through training, guidelines, and policies.
• Manage compliance action plans; ensuring deadlines are met and progress is documented.
• Check all contracts, gift agreements, data agreements for compliance.
• Assess data risks and complete Data Protection Impact Assessments when required.
• Report back to Charity partners on compliance updates, actions, risks, and breaches.
• Project manage the compilation of policies and procedures to ensure GDPR, PECR, Code of Fundraising Practice compliance.

You will have the following experience and skills:

• Extensive knowledge of UK Data Protection legislation (especially UK GDPR and PECR)
• Experience in compliance or a similar function.
• Experience in reviewing contracts, gift agreements, data sharing, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Experience in writing policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex legislation and make it accessible for others.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and seek alternative solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build rapport and establish credibility quickly.
• Ability to multitask and be flexible to react to changing priorities.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.

How to apply:

We are looking to move quickly with this role. If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to find out more, please apply without delay.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.