Data Protection and Compliance Lead

4 weeks ago


Easter Howgate, United Kingdom Austin Fraser Full time

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Information Governance, you will lead on responding to information rights requests and fulfill the role of the Data Protection Officer. This is a key position within the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), which invests around £2 billion every year in tertiary education and research.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Information Rights and Data Protection practitioner with excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience of drafting reports, policies, procedures, communications to staff, and responses to information rights requests.

This is a hybrid working opportunity based at our Edinburgh office, but with substantial flexibility to work from home most of the time. A minimum of one day a month in the office is expected to achieve the benefits of our hybrid approach.

**Key Responsibilities:**

  • Leading the response to information rights requests, providing advice to colleagues across SFC, ensuring legal compliance with relevant legislation.
  • Providing an efficient and effective senior contact point for queries in relation to information rights and data protection, including complex ones.
  • Ensuring staff fully understand their responsibilities within data protection legislation and information rights and follow relevant processes, evidenced through reporting and auditing.
  • Promoting an information governance culture and an understanding of data protection compliance throughout the organisation.

**Essential Requirements:**

  • Experience of leading and working within data protection and information rights, with evidence of supporting an organisation in its compliance with relevant legislation.
  • An excellent understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape of all aspects of information governance (freedom of information, records management, information security, etc.) and how they apply to this role.
  • Evidence of personal commitment to continuous professional development relating to relevant legislative changes and best practice.

**Salary:** £46,392 - 54,003 per annum



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