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Are you a creative and ambitious data protection professional looking to make an impact and take the next step in your career? If so, we would love to hear from you.
The Information Rights Team at HM Land Registry have an interesting and varied opportunity for an experienced data protection professional to come and join our small team of information specialists. We are a small but high performing team, and pride ourselves in our approachable and mutually supportive ways of working.
We’re looking for a candidate who is capable and confident to act autonomously as a point of contact in providing data protection support, advice and guidance. This will require strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to proactively establish effective working relationships with colleagues across all parts of the organisation.
This is a fantastic career development opportunity for any privacy and compliance specialist wanting to apply their technical and leadership skills at a more senior level and make a demonstrable contribution in further embedding a strong culture of data protection compliance. There will be opportunities to develop broader leadership skills and you will be supported in personal and professional skills development.
Job description
You will report directly into the Head of Information Governance & Data Protection Officer and will be responsible for managing a varied portfolio of work including breach management, training and awareness, policy and guidance and supporting on the development of comprehensive and well-constructed data protection impact assessments.
Your main duties include interpreting legislation and regulatory guidance and updating stakeholders, by maintaining your ongoing professional development you will keep abreast of changes in this area. You will be responsible for creating information rights policies and procedures, and engaging proactively with colleagues to drive a privacy by design culture at senior levels.
For more information about this varied and fast-paced role, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Person specification
To be successful in the role, you will have a Practitioner certificate (or equivalent) in Data Protection plus demonstrable experience of delivering data protection compliance activities over a good range of activities.
You will be experienced in providing expert advice on Data Protection Impact Assessments, and have detailed knowledge of current data protection legislation and associated codes of practice.
You will have demonstrable experience of developing and delivering training in data protection compliance and of providing advice and guidance to stakeholders around data protection principles and best practice.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Practitioner certificate (or equivalent) in Data Protection plus demonstrable experience of delivering data protection compliance activities over a good range of activities.
Benefits
£11,309 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
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#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
- We have integrity we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
- We drive innovation we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
- We are professional we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
- We give assurance we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
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Selection process details
Please copy and paste your CV onto the online application form, detailing your qualifications and work history.
You will then be asked to complete a 250 word technical box which should be used to demonstrate how you meet the essential technical criteria as follows:
- Practitioner certificate (or equivalent) in Data Protection plus demonstrable experience of delivering data protection compliance activities over a good range of activities.
The personal statement section (in no more than 1,000 words) must be used to provide details of how you meet the essential experience criteria listed below:
- Detailed knowledge of current data protection legislation and associated codes of practice
- Experience of developing and delivering training in data protection compliance
- Providing advice and guidance to stakeholders about the application of data protection principles and best practice
- Practical experience of providing expert advice on Data Protection Impact Assessments
In the event of a high volume of applications, the panel may pre-sift on the lead criteria:
- Practical experience of providing expert advice on Data Protection Impact Assessments
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview and a pre-prepared presentation.
The blended interview will test the experience and behaviours listed in the above job description, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we dont advertise which strengths are being tested.
Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.
You should ensure you read the attached Candidate Pack fully before submitting an application.
Please review your application form before clicking submit once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
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Job contact :
- Name : Jenny Rochfort
- Email : Jenny.Rochfort@landregistry.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk
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