# EOI - Data Protection Operations Lead

**Company**: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
**Location**: Manchester, Greater Manchester
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Salary**: GBP 56,582 - 69,740 per year
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Government & Public Sector

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## Description

We are transforming DCMS to meet the needs of a modern, delivery-focused department working on some of government’s highest-priority agendas to drive growth, enrich lives and level-up society.

This is a short-term role for a maximum of 1 year, which is available on both level transfer and temporary promotion.

As a Data Protection Operations Lead, you will:

- Develop data management policies

- Provide expert guidance to the department on how to meet legal obligations

- Assess data processes to highlight risks, and make recommendations

- Audit information to make sure data protection measures are effective

- Draft or edit printed and online content around data protection

- Respond to information requests and data breaches

- Produce face-to-face and online training for staff

- Maintain accurate records of data processing activities

- Keep up to date with developments in legislation in the UK and overseas

The ideal candidate would have the following skills:

**Essential requirements:**

- A current working knowledge, experience and understanding of UK & EU GDPR, DPA 2018 and PECR, particularly:

- Responding to information rights requests, (particularly Subject Access Requests) from individuals

- Existing working practices within central or local government, including risk management, ROPA, data privacy impact assessment governance & compliance framework

- In a comparable business environment, experience of providing evidence-based, risk-balanced advice to seniors, presenting complex considerations in clear and non-technical terms

- Proven ability to adapt to changing priorities whilst maintaining focus in fast-paced environments

**Desirable skills:**

- Qualified to CIPP/e

- Certified Data Protection Practitioner (PC.dp)

- BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection (DPA2018 & GDPR) or equivalent

- Able to demonstrate technical expertise that is equivalent to the qualifications

Alongside your salary of £56,582, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £16,391 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. Some of the benefits we offer include:

- Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working

- 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service

- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

- Access to the Edenred employee benefits system

- 3 days of paid volunteering leave

- Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave

- Staff reward and recognition bonuses

- Occupational sick pay

- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

- Active and engaged staff networks

- Exceptional learning and development opportunities

- Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!

## Skills

### Required
- UK & EU GDPR
- DPA 2018
- PECR
- data protection
- risk management
- ROPA
- data privacy impact assessment

### Nice to have
- CIPP/e
- Certified Data Protection Practitioner (PC.dp)
- BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection

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