Data Protection / Compliance Co-Ordinator Apprentice (Salary £25,000)

Summary

This is a great opportunity where you will work towards internal controls and regulatory compliance in area of Data Protection and Information Governance. Supporting auditing and improvements of operating practices, and risk around data management processes of the organisation.

Annual wage: £25,000 a year
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Training course: Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 3 March
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Duties will include:

Support of the Data Protection Team and initiatives globally
Monitor compliance across organisation with the General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regulations locally
Take part in IT and Data Protection audit procedures when required
Maintain internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice
Implement the annual Internal Audit plan under direction from
Data Protection Program lead and IT and Cybersecurity Head
Assistance with managing Privacy Program globally (developing and reviewing training materials, answering to privacy questions coming from business and clients, managing ticketing system Data Protection Team)
Carry out a DPIA Assessments for a specific project or initiative requested by business
Participate in the change management process, following on recognised gaps
Conduct ad hoc investigations into identified or reported risks, for example in response to incoming new regulation in data protection and governance area or onboarding new technology/solution into the business
Onboarding and offboarding suppliers from compliance standpoint, review of 3rd party solutions/ software
Answering to data protection questionnaires.

Company Benefits:

25 days holiday
Matched pension up to 5% with Royal London
Heath assurance - 4 x annual salary

Where you’ll work

Weston Court Weston

Newbury

RG20 8JE

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.
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

Degree in:

IT, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration (grade Pass)

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

***PLEASE NOTE - you will need to be a car driver due to the organisation's rural location and the lack of public transport***

About this company

At Kynetec, they are passionate about providing our clients with the insights and data they need to make informed decisions in agriculture, animal health and sustainability. As a global leader in their field, Kynetec have built a reputation for delivering unparalleled data, analytics, predictions, and insights that enable their clients to win.

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

After this apprenticeship

This will be discussed as part of the interview stage.

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 VAC1000296533.

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Closes in 24 days (Friday 14 February)

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