Data Protection Adviser

**Working hours**:35 hours per week, Monday to Friday **Duration**:Permanent **Location**:Gloucester **Job Ref**:204141 About the role **Benefact Group** are looking for a **Data Protection Adviser** to join our** Gloucester**office. As will **Data Protection Adviser**you will be responsible for monitoring, analysing, and ensuring compliance with the GDPR/UK DPA. Working closely with multiple business functions to identify privacy risks, implement appropriate controls, and promote a culture of privacy awareness. Supporting the Head of Data Protection with the implementation of strategy, policies and practices in line with changes in regulations, legislation, best practice and business needs. Why join us? Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that’s committed to making a difference and building a more sustainable future. Ranked amongst the UK's top 50 Best Large Companies to Work For in 2024, we offer fantastic career and development opportunities within a rapidly growing, innovative Group—where all profits go to charity and good causes. What you'll be doing - Contribute to strategic initiatives through conducting privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs). - Maintain and update records of processing activities (RoPAs). - Collaborate with Functional groups & teams to address privacy issues and support data protection initiatives. - Support incident response efforts related to data breaches, including investigation, documentation, and reporting. - Drive training and awareness across teams on privacy risks in long-term value (LTV) tracking and data processing. - Contribute to strategic initiatives, supporting the DPO and Head of Group Data Protection. What you'll need to have - Demonstratable experience in data protection/privacy. - Expert knowledge of UK and EU data protection laws and practices - with IAPP certifications desirable. - Experience of data compliance programme or key initiatives. - Experience with privacy governance tools & technologies. - Understanding of website cookie compliance. What makes you stand out - Experience in Financial services. - Excellent analytical, organisational, communication and stakeholder engagement skills. What we offer - A competitive salary - let's discuss it - Hybrid working - Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution - Generous annual bonus scheme between 6% and 24% - 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme - An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance - £200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice - Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year - Employee Assistance Programme - Full study support to gain professional qualifications - Access to virtual GP - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Hear from the hiring manager - "_The Group Data Protection Team provides privacy support to all business areas to ensure that our personal data processing operations and emerging initiatives are compliant with applicable regulations. We’re looking for an ambitious and motivated self-starter who is comfortable with internal stakeholder engagement in a fast-moving environment."_ About us **Benefact Group** is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size. We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better. **_If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know._** - _Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26_