Data Protection Apprentice (Salary £18,000)

BACK 2 WORK COMPLETE TRAINING LIMITED

MANCHESTER, M12 6JH

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 17 October)

Posted on 16 September 2024

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Summary

This is an amazing opportunity where you will assist with tasks associated with data protection, governance and security across the B2W Group to bolster B2W Group’s commitment to data protection and GDPR compliance as well as supporting the wider business to deliver award winning training.

Annual wage
£18,000 a year

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Training course
Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

Duration

1 Year 7 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Main Duties:

  • Data Removals / right to be forgotten requests
  • Assist with SAR requests
  • Report writing and documentation of any GDPR issues
  • Advise colleagues on GDPR complaince
  • Assist in delivery of employee mandatory data protection training
  • General administrative tasks
  • Assist in co-ordination and administration of training courses
  • Systems maintenance to ensure GDPR compliance
     

Company Benefits:

  • 31 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) + an additional birthday day off.
  • The opportunity to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave.
  • Free access to our Medicash healthcare plan on completion of probation.
  • A complimentary B2W uniform.
  • Employee of the month and yearly staff recognition awards.
  • Summer and Christmas parties.
  • Recognition of Grade 1 OTLAs.
  • Continuing professional development opportunities.
  • More importantly, working for an organisation that cares!

Where you’ll work

BUILDING 4

UNIVERSAL SQUARE

DEVONSHIRE STREET NORTH

MANCHESTER

M12 6JH

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DAMAR LIMITED

Your training course

Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
  • Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
  • Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
  • Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
  • Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
  • Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
  • Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
  • Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
  • Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
  • Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
  • Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
  • Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
  • Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.

    • Your training plan

    • Data Protection and Information Governance Level 4 apprenticeship standard

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Maths and English (grade 9-5/A*-C or above)
    • 3 x A Levels (grade A*- D)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    Other requirements

    Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our apprentices and expects our employer partners to share this commitment and to take appropriate steps to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.

    About this company

    B2W Group consists of 4 training companies: B2W Complete Training, Ecta, JustIT and BePro. They operate nationwide, offering a vast selection of training for a wide-range of sectors. Back 2 Work Complete Training (which the apprentice will primarily support) delivers government funding training in pre-employment and digital skills amongst other areas and are one of the largest training providers in the UK.

    https://www.b2wgroup.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • The oppournity to progress into a Data Protection Officer role

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    DAMAR LIMITED

    Sabina Adam

    Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

    07566 289 979

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276801.

    Apply now

    Closes in 28 days (Thursday 17 October)

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