Deputy Data Protection Officer in London/Hybrid - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

London/Hybrid

£57,000 - £67,500 per annum

Permanent

Not Specified

37.5 Working Hours - (Flexible)

01 May 2024

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Role Overview

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Information Security team as a Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO). So if you have a desire to bring best practices to implement change and to challenge the way things are done in order to improve the service, this position might be for you!

In this role, reporting to Data Protection Officer, you will be responsible for providing second line support to first line teams, advising and assisting on data protection risks, controls and compliance across Nest.

To be successful in this position you should have the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Knowledge of current/proposed UK privacy and data protection legislation (including the Data Protection Act, UK General Data Protection Regulation and Human Rights Act)
Practical experience operating within a DP role, demonstrating the capacity to manage activities within both project lifecycle and departmental BAU compliance environments
Experience of translating DP legislative requirements into pragmatic and practical advice

Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.

Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.

Flexible and agile working

Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

hybrid of office and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, as required)
reduce or vary working hours
reduce or vary the days worked
work from home (or a different location)
work compressed hours
job share

We welcome all internal applicants to apply for our roles, regardless of your current working pattern or hours. We will aim to accommodate your request and match your current working arrangements.

Directorate/Department Overview

Data protection sits within the Risk & Compliance Directorate, along with Enterprise Risk, Information Security, Compliance, Master Trust Supervision and Pensions Technical, and Financial Crime. The directorate supports the business in delivering its strategic priorities by overseeing that risk and controls are identified, prioritised and managed through an enterprise risk management framework. Nest operates a ‘three lines of defence’ model, with Risk & Compliance sitting in the second line providing advice, guidance and challenge to the first line.

The Data Protection (DP) Team currently consists of two roles, the Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Deputy DPO, and is accountable for the day to day operation of the data protection procedures in line with the Data Protection Policy in order to ensure compliance with data protection and privacy legislation.

Organisational Overview

Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.

Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview.

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.

If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: [email protected].

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