The Data Protection team is currently looking to recruit a Data Protection Coordinator. This person will work with the DPO in ensuring Wellcome complies with applicable requirements under the Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR and other relevant data protection law, across its activities.

Protecting personal data is essential for the success of Wellcome's new strategy. You will be required to work across the organisation, supporting the business with new initiatives and helping to create a culture where personal data is protected and valued. The role sits within the Ethics, Governance and Compliance team, who strive to ensure that Wellcome meets its regulatory and compliance obligations.

​You will support:

• The maintenance of Wellcome's data protection governance framework to manage personal data processing in compliance with relevant data protection law.

• Setting and maintaining standards, policies and procedures that meet relevant data protection law requirements.

• The oversight and supervision of the records Wellcome is required to keep in order to demonstrate data protection compliance, including Wellcome's Record of Processing Activities (ROPA), data protection impact assessments, legitimate interest assessments and consent records.

• Work with Wellcome's Legal and IG teams in the review of activities and projects and related data processing to ensure compliance with relevant data protection law and help the performance of legitimate interest assessments and data protection impact assessments.

• Monitoring organisational compliance with data protection law and internal policy, including the coordination of data protection audits and management of personal data breach incidents.

• Champion data protection within Wellcome: champion and promote a culture of data protection best practice at all organisational levels, through appropriate, proactive communication and awareness-raising.

• The development and delivery of engaging data protection training to raise staff awareness of data protection and security issues.

• The DPO in informing and advising Wellcome on its data protection obligations to ensure Wellcome complies with applicable data protection requirements.

• The DPO as point of contact for enquiries from data subjects on issues relating to data protection practices, including in relation to withdrawal of consent, access requests, the "right to be forgotten", and other rights available to data subjects under data protection legislation.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience and awareness of core documentation such as privacy policies, data protection impact assessments, legitimate impact assessments, data transfers, direct marketing rules, data processing agreements, data protection clauses in contracts and records of processing activities.

• Experience in the development and roll out of engaging training programmes and communications.

• Understanding of a purpose-driven organisation.

• Awareness of current/emerging data privacy debates and practices.

• Knowledge of information systems auditing and supplier audits.

• Knowledge of IT operations, including advising on the attainment of information security standards certifications.

• Knowledge of data protection law and practice, including the Data Protection 2018, GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

• Experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders and working on multiple, varied projects across different teams.

• Ability to work with large, long-term projects, develop alternative methods to complete them and implement solutions.

• Flexible team player with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues from different specialisms and backgrounds.

If you are interested in the role, please make sure when submitting your application, you attach your CV and complete the questionnaire form

Salary: £32,000

Contract Type: Permanent

Advert closing date: Thursday, 14th of October 2021

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