Data Protection Coordinator

MacIntyre is looking for a Data Protection Coordinator to join our Compliance Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in helping us protect personal information, uphold individual rights and ensure compliance with data protection legislation across a national social care organisation.

Working closely with the Data Protection and Governance Lead, you will support the day-to-day operation of the data protection function, taking responsibility for a range of activities including managing information rights requests, supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments, investigating incidents and breaches, maintaining compliance records, and providing guidance to colleagues across the organisation.

This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge whilst making a meaningful contribution to an organisation that supports people with learning disabilities to live gloriously ordinary lives.

You will be a professional and confident communicator who can build positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels, whilst dealing appropriately with highly sensitive and confidential information.

You will have:

• Experience within data protection, information governance or compliance related role.
• The ability to interpret policies, procedures and guidance and apply them in a practical operational environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• The ability to produce clear and accurate documentation, reports and records.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a willingness to learn and develop specialist knowledge., We are committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults we support. If we offer you a job, we’ll work with you to complete the appropriate pre-employment checks.

Alongside your salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• 6 weeks’ annual leave per year including public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Shopping discounts through Blue Light Card and our staff discounts scheme
• Ongoing training and career development

MacIntyre is a national charity supporting more than 1,400 children, young people and adults who have a learning disability or are autistic.

For 60 years, we’ve worked alongside people to build lives filled with opportunity, connection and belonging. Whatever your role, you’ll help make that possible.