Deputy Data Protection Manager

Although we are Public Servants, we are accredited by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in CSC’s recruitment principles.

Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service will follow the standard Cabinet Office policy and new starter/modernised terms will apply.

The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process.

Our vetting

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.

Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn., The Deputy Data Protection Manager supports the Data Protection Officer (DPO) in meeting the organisation’s statutory obligations under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. The role provides operational leadership and delivery of the data protection function, including the day-to-day handling of individual rights requests, advisory support to the business, and maintenance of core compliance frameworks. The postholder will deputise for the DPO where appropriate, ensuring continuity, resilience and timely decision making across the data protection function. This role is critical in enabling the DPO to operate effectively at a strategic level, while ensuring that operational demand, regulatory timescales and risk are actively managed., * Deputise for the Data Protection Officer (DPO) as required, providing operational cover, representing the function at meetings, and supporting timely decision making and escalation of data protection matters.

• Lead the end-to-end handling of individual rights requests, including Subject Access Requests and other UK GDPR rights, ensuring responses are lawful, proportionate, and issued within statutory timescales.
• Maintain and support core data protection compliance artefacts, including the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and data processing agreements., * UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Do you have experience in Presentation skills?, * Applicants must possess relevant Data Protection experience or qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of handling individual rights requests, including complex or sensitive cases
• Confidence working independently while knowing when to escalate or seek direction, We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Strong working knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and associated guidance
• Practical experience of handling individual rights requests, including complex or sensitive cases
• Confidence working independently while knowing when to escalate or seek direction, This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills., Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount
• Company pension
• Enhanced paternity leave, Alongside your salary of £36,520, College of Policing contributes £10,579 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)
• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• Benenden Healthcare
• National Dental Plan
• Discounts for on-line shopping
• Free employee support line
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision. Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.