Group GDPR and Compliance Lead

Commencing as soon as possible

Full Time - 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Permanent Contract

SAT Pay Scale Grade 5 - £28,370 - £33,819 gross per annum

The Eastern Colleges Group is a collective of visionary post-16 education providers. Sharing the same ambitious strategic aims, we are committed to providing outstanding vocational and academic excellence to over 15,000 students across the region.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Group GDPR and Compliance Lead to join our growing team. You will work across the Eastern Colleges Group to drive a positive and proactive culture of GDPR and policy compliance.

You will lead on data protection across the Group; managing breaches, Freedom of Information and DSAR Requests, ensuring that they are managed appropriately in line with statutory requirements. You will need to stay up to date with statutory and regulatory requirements and provide advice to the Group to ensure it operates effectively and compliantly. You will also support the delivery of training to ensure that all staff across the Group have the necessary data protection knowledge and awareness.

You will have oversight of all our college policies, liaising with policy owners to ensure their policies are reviewed in line with appropriate timeframes. You will also maintain up-to-date, clear and accurate records in relation to policy compliance.

The successful candidate will have experience of data protection and compliance, high standards of verbal and written communication, excellent IT skills and meticulous attention to detail. As a self-starter, who is highly organised, this role will afford you an excellent next step in your career within a hugely supportive organisation.

Our Group is currently comprised of One Sixth Form College, Abbeygate Sixth Form College, West Suffolk College and University Studies at West Suffolk College. This role will predominantly be home-based, with the need to travel to our colleges in Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich as required.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the application documentation from our webpage: https://www.suffolkone.ac.uk/work-at-one/vacancies

Closing date for applications is 8am on Tuesday 9thMay 2023. Interviews are scheduled to take place shortly thereafter.

Eastern Colleges Group is committed to Safeguarding. We aim to create the safest environment within which every student has the opportunity to achieve and progress

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,370.00-£33,819.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/05/2023