Data Protection Officer
Posted 2 days ago by Red Kite Community Housing
£30,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Data Protection Officer is responsible for maintaining and updating data protection records and leading compliance processes within the organization. This role involves developing policies, conducting training, and ensuring legal compliance in data processing. The officer will collaborate with various teams to manage data retention and erasure processes effectively. Additionally, the position includes overseeing the Subject Access Request process and managing the STAIRS procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain and update legally required data protection records.
- Lead compliance processes including data breaches and Subject Access Requests.
- Develop and embed data protection policies, procedures, and assessments.
- Support the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) data mapping exercise.
- Review and deliver training, including in-house workshops.
- Identify software solutions to improve efficiency and compliance.
- Ensure appropriate legal basis for data processing is identified and applied.
- Collaborate with the Data Governance team on data retention issues.
- Develop robust erasure processes for data management.
- Work with Internal Audit to verify data processing compliance.
- Manage the Subject Access Request process end-to-end.
- Support the identification of a suitable SAR system.
- Review and advise on data sharing agreements.
- Manage the STAIRS process and procedures from October 2026.
Key Skills:
- Strong knowledge of data protection laws and regulations.
- Experience in compliance processes and data management.
- Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures.
- Excellent communication and training skills.
- Proficiency in identifying software solutions for data protection.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Attention to detail and organizational skills.
Salary (Rate): £30,000.00 yearly
City: High Wycombe
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Key responsibilities This role is responsible for maintaining and updating legally required data protection records across the organisation and leading key compliance processes, including data breaches, Subject Access Requests, and STAIRS. You will develop and embed data protection policies, procedures and assessments, while working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to support the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) data mapping exercise and establish a sustainable process to keep it updated. You will also review and deliver training, including regular in-house workshops, and identify software solutions that improve both efficiency and compliance. Working across the business, you will ensure that an appropriate legal basis for processing data is clearly identified and applied, and collaborate with the Data Governance team to address data retention issues, putting in place robust and well-documented erasure processes. You will work with the Internal Audit Senior Specialist to develop periodic checks to test and verify that data is processed, stored and deleted in line with requirements. In addition, you will manage the Subject Access Request process end-to-end, support the identification of a suitable SAR system, review and advise on data sharing agreements, and take responsibility for managing the STAIRS process and procedures from October 2026.