Data Protection Consultant

**Job Title**: Data Protection Consultant
**Target Start Date**: ASAP
**Contract Type**: Permanent, Part Time, Full Time, Job Share option available
**Salary Range**: £48,000 - £60,000 depending on experience
**Location**: You will be expected to travel to our office in Eastleigh on average one day per month

**Data Protection Consultant**: Earlier this year, Ageas embarked on an exciting new strategic cycle, with bold ambitions to become a podium player in the personal lines insurance market. At the core of this transformation is a strong focus on data and AI capabilities, making it a thrilling time to be part of the Data Protection team that supports this cutting-edge work. As the business evolves so does our team, expanding to support the business move fast safely in delivering these cutting-edge initiatives and play a vital role in shaping the future of insurance.

As a Data Protection Consultant, you’ll be at the heart of this journey—responsible for maintaining and developing Ageas’s data protection framework. You’ll work closely with the business on strategic projects, helping to identify and mitigate data protection risks while ensuring compliance and enabling innovation.

**Main Responsibilities as Data Protection Consultant**:

- Provide clear, risk-based data protection advice to all areas of the business for both business as usual and change activity.
- Provide expert, up-to-date advice on UK GDPR, DPA 18, PECR, and relevant AI guidance to support compliant business practices.
- Partner with senior stakeholders on strategic projects, supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments and identifying key risks.
- Deliver clear, pragmatic risk opinions—verbally and in writing—to enable informed decision-making across the business.
- Support and maintain core compliance processes including RoPA, LIA, DPIA, Transfer Risk Assessments, and Responsible AI Assessments.
- Drive continuous improvement of the data protection framework, conduct assurance activities, and escalate key risks as needed.
- Lead training, manage issue resolution (including ICO complaints), monitor regulatory changes, and contribute to governance reporting.

**Skills and experience you need as Data Protection Consultant**:

- Must hold relevant data protection qualification e.g. CIPPE/M, Data Protection Practitioner.
- Must have expert knowledge of relevant data protection regulation, including the UK GDPR, DPA 18, PECR and relevant AI guidance.
- Previous experience working in a data protection advisory role within financial services is preferred but not essential.
- Experience working with privacy management systems e.g. OneTrust is preferrable but not essential.
- Experience of completing and maintaining key processes that support data protection compliance including DPIAs, ROPAs, Legitimate Interest Assessments, Transfer Risk Assessments and Responsible AI Assessments.
- Experience in communicating with stakeholders both verbally and in written reports to all levels including senior management.
- Proven ability to work autonomously and provide support across multiple projects and competing deliverables

At Ageas we offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve, **Top Employer** status in the UK.

**Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy at Ageas**:
**Supporting your Health-**Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities - Mindfulness.

**Supporting your Wealth-**Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.

**Supporting you at Work-**Well-being activities, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.

**Supporting you and your Family-**Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks’ full pay.

**Benefits for Them-** Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover.

**Get some Tech-** Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.

**Getting around-** Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover.

**Supporting you back to work-** Return to work programme after maternity leave.

**About Ageas**:
We are one of the largest car and home insurers in the UK.**Our People**help Ageas to be a thriving, creative and innovative place to work. We show this in the service we provide to over four million customers.

We have a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment during the recruitment process, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and professionalism.

Our aim is to have great people everywhere in our business and we’re always looking for outstanding people to join us. Most roles across Ageas allow a proportion of your time to be spent working from home and we’re open to discussing **flexible working, including full-time, part-time or job share** arrangements.