Senior Data Protection Adviser
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
About the Team
We are looking to recruit a Senior Data Protection Adviser which sits within the Corporate Centre Group (CCG) of the Treasury Business Solutions (TBS) team. The Corporate Centre Group delivers a wide range of corporate services to enable people at HM Treasury and many of the other organisations who form part of the Treasury Group (including the Government Internal Audit Agency and the Debt Management Office) to operate effectively and efficiently.We are a diverse group, both in terms of our professions and in our ways of working. Our colleagues are based across 3 sites in London, Darlington and Norwich.
The Treasury Business Solutions (TBS) team is at the heart of Treasury responsible for Technology, Security and Knowledge & Information Management; with staff based in each of our London, Norwich and Darlington offices.
As an integral part of the broader TBS team, the Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) team comprises specialists dedicated to supporting staff within HM Treasury and our Arms-Length bodies. This team is responsible for overseeing the department's vital knowledge and information services. Their key areas of focus include:
- Data Protection - Ensuring compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in Data Protection matters.
- Records Management & Knowledge services – Maintaining the departments live information stores, promoting information policies and managing legacy digital and paper records in accordance with the Public Records Act.
- Freedom of Information (FOI) - Facilitating FOI requests in line with the FOI Act.
- TBS Commercial – Managing TBS’s commercial contracts.
About the Job
You will be empowered with a high-level of autonomy and work closely with Treasury’s Data Protection Officer. You will be relied upon as a subject matter expert and will develop strong working relationships with key partners at all levels by helping them to understand Treasury’s data protection obligations.
Responsibilities of the role include:
- successful management of data subject access requests
- conducting data protection risk/impact assessments
- advising on the wording of privacy notices
- developing suitable data protection guidance and training aids
- designing and delivering data protection training sessions
- advising on data sharing activities; and
- responding to routine operational data protection enquires
About You
The successful candidate will have evidence in providing data protection advice to an organisation; responding to privacy information rights requests such as data subject access requests (SARs); conducting privacy risk assessments and drafting and developing robust data protection guidance and policies.You will also be able to evidence how you have applied technical data protection knowledge; provide strong data protection advice to colleagues; make informed data protection decisions based on complex decision-making and influence organisational policy to align with data protection legislation.
Some of the Benefits our people love!- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
- Generous parental and adoption leave packages
- Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28%
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)
For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at .uk