Senior Data Protection Advisor

Senior Data Protection Advisor
£31,238 – £34,587 per annum + 8% employer pension
contribution
Full time (35 hours per week)
Edinburgh or Inverness (hybrid of home and office working)

Are you looking for a role where you can really make a difference every day? Changeworks,
Scotland’s leading environmental charity is looking for a Senior Data Protection Advisor to
help ensure that we safeguard data through excellent governance and practice, remaining
compliant as we tackle the climate emergency.

Changeworks works with a range of government organisations, local authorities, housing
associations, funders, partners, and suppliers to help deliver energy advice, reduce fuel
poverty and to decarbonise homes in Scotland. We recognise and value the importance of
effective governance and advocate a ‘data protection by design and default’ approach which
builds good practice into the services and projects we deliver. 

As Changeworks’ Senior Data Protection Advisor you will be a trusted source of knowledge,
guidance and information on data protection matters. You will support and work with our
customer-facing advice, consultancy and project delivery services, as well as internal teams
including Finance, HR, ICT and Marketing & Communications.

You will use your excellent knowledge of UK General Data Protection Regulations, Data
Protection Act (2018) and privacy legislation to prioritise and respond to Data Protection
Helpdesk requests in a timely, accurate and professional manner. The role involves advising on
Data Processing Impact Assessments, retention schedules, Data Sharing Agreements, privacy
notices and other relevant documents. You will coordinate responses to Subject Access Request
and Deletion Requests, and assist managers and colleagues with the processes for assessing and
reporting breaches and near misses. The role requires you to act as a point of contact with the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as necessary.

You will utilise your Microsoft SharePoint knowledge to maintain and further develop our Data
Protection Hub, providing a range of helpful templates, guides, general and team-specific
resources to build confidence and competence across Changeworks. This involves supporting teams
and individuals with the centralisation of data protection contracts and key documents on the
‘Hub’.

Working with the Training Team, you will use your effective communication skills to ensure that
impactful and appropriate data protection learning and development opportunities, guidance and
resources are in place to support colleagues, teams and services.

Data Protection Practitioner Certificate training will be provided for this role.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation
(something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of
the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would
recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions
from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant
increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and
external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency
retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious
objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs
talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full
training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an
excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

To apply: please visit our website to submit an application

Closing date for applications: 11am, Friday 20 September 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 23 September 2024

For further information about this post please contact Stuart Hiles on 07901 550731 or at
[email protected]

Changeworks ~ delivering positive low carbon living