Head of Data Protection

AIG-HDP25

Circa £60,000 per annum

35 hours a week

Based in Bootle, Liverpool (with Hybrid Working)

Introduction

An opportunity has arisen for a Head of Data Protection to join our team as the senior professional lead for the development and delivery of an effective information governance strategy across the Autism Initiatives Group.

About the role

Reporting directly to the Corporate Director, you will provide strategic leadership on the organisation’s information governance function, providing specialist advice, guidance and support to the SIRO, boards, sub-committees, managers, in all aspects of information governance and information security and the associated legislation.

You will utilise your extensive knowledge and establish and maintain a comprehensive Governance Risk Register and create reports to the highest level of management on the performance of the organisation on the KPIs and the risks and mitigation measures. You will lead on responses and reporting around data breaches or security incidents and manage the data breach reporting and response processes.

As Head of Data Protection, you will undertake audits and spot checks on a range of locations to assess compliance and encourage good practices. As part of the role, you will work collaboratively with departments across the organisation to ensure that excellence in information governance becomes culturally embedded in the organisation.

Skills and experience required:

Applicants will have recent and extensive experience of working in a similar role and will have demonstratable knowledge of key data protection and information governance legislation, regulation, good practice and commissioner requirements. Applicants must possess a degree or post graduate qualification in Information Governance, Records Management, Law or related discipline or have at least five years demonstrable experience in a similar role within the past seven years* and attained the ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management or equivalent, and/or the BCS Data Protection Practitioner Certificate or equivalent.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills and possess strong analytical and investigative skills. You must be able to use relevant IT and databases to analyse and interpret data and report at a senior management level on information gathered to continually develop and enhance our service provision.

*Equality adjustments will be considered and may be applied but it must be noted that the nature of this role requires the post-holder to have knowledge and experience which are up to date.

This role will include travelling to the organisation’s various locations across all regions for training delivery, on-site audits and meetings.

What can we offer you?

• Full training and development programme to support you in your role
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Generous annual holiday entitlement, rising with years’ service.
• Free Employee Assistance programme with qualified advisors trained to help, 24 hours a day, any day of the year
• Long service annual leave entitlements
• Option to sell annual leave (subject to eligibility)
• Monthly Staff cash prize draw (subject to eligibility)
• Medicash (subject to eligibility)

Closing date for completed applications is 03/02/2025

If you think you have what we are looking for and are interested in joining our team, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

If you require any support with the application process, or you wish to request an application form be sent to you, please contact Jessica Rens on Jessica.rens@autisminitiatives.org  or 077412 64810 who will be happy to help you.

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.

www.autisminitiatives.org

Benefits of working with us

In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.

Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:

• Monthly staff cash prize draw
• Your birthday off work every year
• Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
• Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
• Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
• Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
• Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Career break scheme
• Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances

Before you start

Our application form will ask you for information so it’s a great idea to have these to hand before you get started:

• Your previous employment: we will require confirmation of the past 5 years of your employment history
• Relevant qualifications to the role
• A minimum of 2 reference contact details, one of which must be your current/most recent employer.
• For further Tips on completing your application, please refer to our download  on the “Apply Now” section.

If you’re struggling to complete the form, have any questions, or need support simply click on our need help button, pop in a few contact details, and one of recruitment team will be in touch.

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