Data Protection Officer

Project overview

Data Protection Officer - London (Hybrid -3 days) - £636 - £682 - Banking

Knowledge and experience:

Essential

Desirable

Purpose of the job:

Main duties:

Leadership and Team Management

Data Protection Officer Responsibilities

Information and Data Governance

Information Rights and Transparency

Risk, Assurance and Control

• Expert knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and associated privacy legislation.
• Strong understanding of Freedom of Information, Environmental Information Regulations and wider public sector transparency requirements.
• Strong knowledge of information governance, information risk management and records management principles.
• Understanding of governance, risk and control frameworks within regulated organisations.
• Significant experience operating as a Data Protection Officer, Deputy DPO or senior information governance leader.
• Demonstrable experience leading information governance, privacy or information risk functions.
• Experience providing strategic advice and challenge to Executive and senior leadership teams.
• Experience handling complex personal data incidents, regulatory engagement and information rights matters.
• Experience developing and implementing governance frameworks, policies, standards and controls.
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams.
• Experience operating within complex stakeholder environments and influencing at senior levels.
• Strong track record of balancing regulatory compliance with practical business outcomes.
• Knowledge of financial services, government-owned organisations or public sector environments.
• Understanding of operational resilience, cyber risk and enterprise risk management frameworks.
• Familiarity with recognised frameworks and standards including Provision 29, ISO27001, NIST and Government Functional Standards.
• Experience working within financial services, banking, government or similar regulated sectors.
• Experience leading organisational change programmes relating to governance, risk or compliance.
• Experience working with Board, Executive and Audit/Risk Committees.
• Experience establishing or transforming information governance functions.
• Experience supporting wider data governance, data management or data strategy initiatives.
• The Interim Data Protection Officer (DPO) will provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Bank's Information and Data Governance function, ensuring compliance with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information legislation, and wider information governance obligations.
• The role will act as the Bank's independent Data Protection Officer, providing expert advice, challenge and assurance to senior leaders, while leading the Information and Data Governance team to deliver a proportionate, risk-based and business-enabling approach to information management, privacy and transparency.
• Working across the Bank, the postholder will help strengthen information governance capability, embed privacy-by-design principles, improve information risk management and support the Bank's broader ambitions relating to data, technology and operational resilience.
• Provide strategic advice and guidance and develop capability within the first line of defence business areas and product teams across the Bank on Information governance and accountability, including but not limited to the execution of data protection, personal data breaches, information rights (FOI, EIR, Data Subject Requests), transparency, information risk and assurance, and records management, through the establishment of appropriate frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Lead and develop a team of Information Governance subject matter experts who will direct and provide across the bank, day-to-day information governance and control activity, support, advice, data, analysis and insights in the ongoing management of BBB's overall Information risk profile.
• Reduce a backlog within the team through continuous improvement.
• Support the transition of responsibilities to appropriate functions as part of a restructure.

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 6months +
• Location: London/hybrid, UK, GB
• Rate: 80-85 EUR/h