Join the DPS team

Current opportunity

Data Protection & Information Governance Specialist

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£43,000 per annum | Full time | Remote
 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Annual leave: 25 days, plus UK bank holidays and your birthday off 
Reports to: Managing Director

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We are looking for an experienced Data Protection & Information Governance Specialist to join our small, friendly team.

This is a varied, client-facing role for someone who enjoys turning complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical and proportionate solutions. You’ll work with clients across healthcare, the NHS, policing and other regulated environments, providing specialist advice and hands-on support across a wide range of data protection and information governance matters. 

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What we offer

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We want DPS to be somewhere people can do great work, continue developing and still have a life outside of work. As a small team, we can offer flexibility, genuine involvement in the business and plenty of opportunity to grow.

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• £43,000 salary per annum

• 37.5-hour working week, with flexible working to help you balance work and life

• Remote working

• 25 days' annual leave, plus UK bank holidays

• Your birthday off, because nobody should have to work on their birthday 🎂

• A people-focused culture where your wellbeing, development and contribution matter

• Ongoing learning and professional development, with opportunities to build your knowledge and specialist expertise

• Interesting and varied work across different clients, sectors and privacy challenges

• The opportunity to shape our services and how we work, rather than simply fitting into an established corporate structure

• A supportive, knowledgeable team where people share expertise and help each other

• The chance to make a visible difference in a small, growing business.

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Small team. Big opportunity.

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Being a smaller business means your contribution really matters. You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues, learn from experienced practitioners, develop your own areas of expertise and have a genuine say in how DPS evolves.

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We take professional development seriously, but we also recognise that people do their best work when they are trusted, supported and given flexibility. We want you to build a career with us, not simply do a job for us.

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What you will be doing

You will:
 

• manage and develop client accounts, acting as a trusted adviser;

• undertake data protection and information governance audits and assessments;

• advise clients on DPIAs, subject access requests, personal data breaches and international data transfers;

• draft and review policies, procedures, records of processing activities, asset registers and data-sharing agreements;

• support compliance with the UK GDPR, EU GDPR, PECR, the Data Security and Protection Toolkit and, where relevant, ISO 27001;

• produce clear, high-quality reports, guidance and client communications;

• deliver workshops and awareness sessions;

• work collaboratively with colleagues and share your knowledge with the wider team; and

• manage your workload, deadlines and client commitments effectively.

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What we are looking for

 

You are likely to be a good fit if you:

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• have hands-on experience working in data protection or information governance, ideally within a consultancy environment;

• have worked as a Data Protection Officer (DPO), Information Governance Lead, or in a comparable senior privacy/IG role;

• have strong client and relationship management skills and are comfortable acting as a trusted adviser;

• have practical experience carrying out data protection and information governance audits and assessments;

• have a strong working knowledge of the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR and wider UK privacy requirements;

• have practical experience developing and maintaining governance documentation, including RoPAs, DPIAs, data subject rights processes, policies and data sharing agreements;

• can take a complex data protection or IG issue and turn it into clear, pragmatic and workable advice;

• have excellent written and verbal communication skills;

• have experience within healthcare, the NHS, policing or another regulated sector; and

• are organised, client-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities.

 

Most importantly, we value practical, hands-on experience. We are looking for someone who has applied data protection and information governance requirements in real-world situations and understands that good advice needs to be proportionate, practical and achievable.

 

The person we would love to meet

 

We are looking for someone who is professional and knowledgeable without being overly theoretical. You will be able to listen carefully, understand the client’s actual problem and provide advice that is clear, practical and proportionate.

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You will be comfortable managing competing priorities, learning new things and working in a changing environment. Just as importantly, you will be friendly, collaborative and willing to contribute to the continued development of a growing business.

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