Data Protection Lead - £650 per day - 6 Month Contract
Summary: The Data Protection Lead role involves joining a Central Government organisation's Data Governance team on a 6-month contract, focusing on embedding privacy-by-design principles and managing data protection risks. The position requires collaboration with digital delivery teams to ensure compliance while delivering practical data protection solutions. Candidates should possess extensive experience in data protection and privacy, particularly in digital environments. The role is hybrid, allowing for flexibility in on-site work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support digital delivery teams by embedding privacy-by-design principles.
- Manage data protection risks and ensure compliance of products and services.
- Deliver practical data protection solutions, including DPIAs and privacy notices.
- Work closely with product, technology, and analytics teams.
- Assess privacy risks and provide pragmatic advice for delivery.
Key Skills:
- Minimum 3 years' experience in data protection and privacy roles.
- Proven experience delivering Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
- Strong understanding of privacy-by-design principles.
- Experience advising on PECR, cookies, analytics, and consent models.
- Ability to analyse complex technical products for privacy risks.
- Strong understanding of UK GDPR and data protection legislation.
- Experience working collaboratively with technical and product teams.
- Strong communication skills for explaining privacy requirements.
- Pragmatic problem-solving approach with attention to detail.
- Experience within Government or public sector environments is desirable.
- Understanding of emerging technologies, including AI risk management.
Salary (Rate): £650 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Data Protection Lead - £650 per day - 6 Month Contract
Rate: Up to £650 per day
IR35: Inside
Location: Hybrid - London, Bristol or Manchester. Typically, 1 day per week on-site, with flexibility available for the right candidate.
Clearance: BPSS required
The Role:
A leading Central Government organisation is seeking an experienced Data Protection Lead to join its Data Governance team on an initial 6-month contract.
This is a hands-on operational role, supporting digital delivery teams by embedding privacy-by-design principles, managing data protection risks and ensuring products and services remain compliant while moving at pace.
You will work closely with product, technology and analytics teams to deliver practical data protection solutions, including DPIAs, privacy notices, records of processing activities and risk assessments. The role requires someone who can confidently understand complex digital products, assess privacy risks and provide pragmatic advice that enables delivery.
Experience & Requirements
- Minimum 3 years' experience in data protection and privacy roles, with strong practical delivery experience.
- Proven experience delivering Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and supporting privacy risk assessments.
- Strong understanding of privacy-by-design principles and applying data protection controls within digital products and services.
- Experience advising on PECR, cookies, analytics, tracking technologies and consent models is highly desirable.
- Ability to analyse complex technical products and identify privacy, compliance and operational risks.
- Strong understanding of UK GDPR and data protection legislation.
- Experience working collaboratively with technical teams, product teams and business stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex privacy requirements to non-technical audiences.
- Pragmatic problem-solving approach with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience within Government, public sector or digital delivery environments is desirable.
- Understanding of emerging technologies, including AI risk management, would be beneficial.
Qualifications
Relevant privacy qualification desirable, including:
- Data Protection Practitioner Certificate
- CIPP/E
- CIPM
- CIPT
- UK GDPR Practitioner qualification
Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
Key Skills
- Data Protection & Privacy
- DPIAs
- Privacy by Design
- UK GDPR
- PECR & Cookies
- Risk Assessment
- Digital Product Delivery
- Data Governance
- Stakeholder Engagement
If you are an experienced Data Protection professional with strong digital privacy experience and enjoy working hands-on with delivery teams, please apply and we will be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.
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