Senior Data Protection Officer

1 day ago

Chichester, United Kingdom WSCC Full time

**The Opportunity** Salary**:£48,226 to £51,356**per annum

**Working Pattern**:Full time, 37 hours per week

**Location**:County Hall, Chichester and working from home (Hybrid and flexible working)

**Interview date**:Week commencing 13 October 2025**

As the Senior Data Protection Officer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing IG frameworks and be able to evidence compliance which encompasses leadership and oversight, policies and procedures, training and awareness, individual rights, transparency, record of processing activities, contracts and data sharing, risks and DPIAs (including audit), records management and data security, and breach response and monitoring.

You will provide legal advice in response to day-to-day queries and issues about data protection from internal customers and stakeholders. You will also Co-lead the Information Governance Group (IGG).

You will provide advice and information through briefings and training sessions to relevant staff across directorates in the Council on the legislation and how to ensure all personal data integral to the work of the council, is protected.
**What are we looking for?**
- You will have demonstrable experience of information governance within a local authority.
- You will need to demonstrate a detailed working knowledge of GDPR and other relevant legislation.
- You will have excellent communication skills with the capability to work with staff at all levels in the council.
- You will also need the ability to work with competing demands in, at times, a high-pressured environment.

**For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.**
**Working for us**
As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

- an excellent **local government pension scheme**:

- generous holiday entitlement of** 30**days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
- maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- volunteering opportunities
- training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our **Staff discounts page** if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
- health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans

For a full list this can be found at our **Rewards and Benefits page.**
**Further information**
The reference number for this role is **CRS00983**.

CC

Job Reference: CRS00983

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