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Data Protection Officer and Compliance Support.The candidate will need to have an expert understanding of the local data protection legislative framework and have a minimum of 5 years' experience of acting in a DPO role.The individual should have acted in a senior capacity and have good organisation

Adecco is pleased to be recruiting a Customer Insight Officer - Housing Need & Homelessness Complaints (Stage 2) for a large local authority's Housing division. This is an exciting role for someone with strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for improving customer experience through robust complaint handling. You will take ownership of escalated stage two complaints, investigate complex issues, and work closely with services to ensure fair resolutions and meaningful learning for future service improvements. Customer Insight Officer - Housing Need & Homelessness Complaints (Stage 2) Public Sector - Local Authority Full Time - Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week Fixed Term Contract - to March 2027 (possible extension) Grade 9 - £42,060 per annum Hybrid working available: Not fully remote, but flexibility offered. Attendance required for key meetings and occasional office days.What You'll Be Doing In this role, you will: Investigate escalated stage two complaints thoroughly, ensuring all elements are fully explored and understood. Lead on complex case management, coordinating multi-team responses and hosting case conferences where required. Provide clear, well‑written responses to residents, senior stakeholders, MPs, Councillors, and other enquirers. Identify resident vulnerabilities and ensure these are reflected in assessments and outcomes. Use the complaints management system accurately, ensuring consistent recording, tracking, and reporting. Challenge the quality or scope of investigations when necessary to ensure fairness and accuracy. Support the continuous improvement of complaints processes, templates, and reporting standards. Provide coaching, advice, and insight to colleagues across housing services. Build strong relationships with internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders. Feed back learning from complaints to inform service changes and prevent repeated issues. Maintain excellent audit‑ready records in line with data protection and organisational policy. Escalate risks, safeguarding issues, or misconduct concerns as required. About You You'll excel in this role if you have: Experience & Knowledge Previous complaint handling experience, ideally within housing, local authority, customer service, or transferable sectors. Understanding of housing complaints processes, ombudsman codes, and relevant legislation. Knowledge of best practice in complaints handling, customer care, and service improvement. Awareness of diversity, vulnerability, and how these impact service delivery.Skills & Abilities Excellent written communication - able to explain complex issues clearly and concisely. Strong analytical skills to identify trends, patterns, and insights. Sound judgement in sensitive and complex cases. Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain quality under pressure. Confident influencing and constructive challenge when needed. Strong customer‑focused approach with empathy, fairness, and professionalism. Ability to work collaboratively and build effective working relationships. Why Join? A meaningful role where your work directly shapes better outcomes for residents. Supportive, collaborative team culture within a respected local authority. Hybrid working-flexibility to attend the office only when needed. Opportunities to develop specialist skills in service insight, case handling, and housing complaints. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser

Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager / Disclosure Manager A great opportunity for an information rights professional with FOIA, EIR, data protection, compliance, records management and line management experience. If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: FOI Manager, Data Protection Manager, Information Rights Manager, Information Governance Manager, Disclosure Manager, Freedom of Information Officer, Data Protection Officer, Compliance Manager Please note this job is officially known within the organisation as a Disclosure Manager SALARY: £43,912 per annum (For Croydon / London role) & £39,849 per annum (For roles outside London) + Benefits LOCATION: Croydon, South London This role is in Croydon. However, we have multiple positions across the UK and will also accept applications for candidates who live in Birkenhead or Warton, North West England, Coventry or Telford, West Midlands, Durham, North East England, Weymouth or Gloucester or Plymouth, South West England, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, Leicester or Nottingham, East Midlands, Peterborough, East of England, Swansea, Wales JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent (Part-Time Hours will also be considered) WORKING HOURS: Flexible Working Hours JOB OVERVIEW We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager to lead FOIA, EIR and data protection activity within a busy public sector environment. As the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager you will manage a team of Disclosure Officers, supporting timely, accurate and compliant responses to information requests while promoting a positive information rights culture. The Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager will interpret legislation, provide advice, oversee quality standards, support complaints and ICO correspondence, and contribute to training, monitoring, audit activity and publication scheme work. DUTIES Your duties as the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Manager include: • Team Leadership: Lead a team of Disclosure Officers coordinating responses to Freedom of Information, EIR and data protection requests, • Request Management: Ensure responses are high quality and delivered within relevant statutory deadlines, • Quality Assurance: Monitor and quality check the team’s responses, providing constructive feedback and support on complex cases, • Records Management: Ensure effective records are maintained and update SharePoint sites as required, • Internal Reviews: Manage requests for internal review and support complaints and ICO correspondence, • Legislation and Guidance: Interpret legislation and regulatory guidance, sharing findings in a clear, consistent and actionable way, • Advice and Support: Provide timely, high-quality information rights advice to colleagues across the organisation, • Training and Compliance: Collaborate on information rights training and carry out monitoring and audit activity to support compliance, • Reporting and Disclosure Logs: Compile information for the Freedom of Information disclosure log and provide quarterly statistical returns, • Deputising Duties: Provide cover for team members and deputise for the Information Rights Manager when required CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS • FOI or Data Protection Qualification: practitioner qualification in Freedom of Information or Data Protection, or willingness to complete the qualification once in post, • Freedom of Information Knowledge: current working knowledge and practical application of freedom of information legislation within a comparable organisation, • Data Protection Knowledge: current working knowledge of data protection legislation within a comparable organisation, • Line Management Experience: experience managing a team of information rights practitioners, • Information Rights Compliance: knowledge and experience of monitoring information rights compliance, • Communication Skills: excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain rules and legislation clearly, • Prioritisation: evidence of managing conflicting priorities and meeting demanding deadlines, • Collaborative Working: proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team, providing advice to achieve shared goals DESIRABLE • Welsh Language Skills: ability to speak Welsh, where the successful candidate is based in the Swansea office This role requires a DBS check CLOSING DATE: 23:55pm on 7th July 2026 APPLY TODAY… By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose. 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Private Sector Housing Officer Temporary – Full Time (Initial 6‑Month Contract) £40.00 – £45.00 per hour (Umbrella) South West England Closing Date: 22nd May 2026 Vivid Resourcing is recruiting on behalf of a South West Local Authority for an experienced Private Sector Housing Officer to join their Housing Services team on an initial 6‑month temporary contract. The successful candidate will be required to work on‑site within Council offices and carry out inspections across the local authority area. The Role We are seeking a proactive, knowledgeable and customer‑focused Private Sector Housing Officer to deliver a high‑quality housing enforcement and advisory service. You will work across the private rented sector to improve housing standards, protect tenants, and ensure compliance with housing legislation. This role is largely casework and inspections driven, involving investigation of complaints, enforcement action where necessary, and close partnership working with landlords, tenants, managing agents and internal teams. Key Responsibilities • Investigate complaints and service requests relating to private sector housing conditions, • Carry out Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inspections, • Take appropriate informal and formal enforcement action, including serving notices and preparing cases for prosecution where required, • Deal with disrepair, damp and mould, overcrowding and unsafe living conditions, • Investigate Category 1 and Category 2 hazards and secure compliance with statutory requirements, • Provide housing advice to tenants and landlords on legal responsibilities and standards, • Work on Empty Properties, Selective or Additional Licensing schemes where applicable, • Record and manage casework using the council’s housing management systems, • Liaise with internal departments such as Environmental Health, Planning, Legal Services and Social Care, • Attend court, tribunals and multi‑agency meetings where necessary, • Support wider housing initiatives and service improvement projects, • Comply with Corporate Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Data Protection policies, • Demonstrate flexibility, including occasional work outside normal office hours when required The Experience You Will Bring • Proven experience working within Private Sector Housing in a local authority setting, • Strong working knowledge of HHSRS and relevant housing legislation, • Experience taking enforcement action, including notices and prosecutions, • Experience dealing with private landlords, tenants and managing agents, • Ability to manage a varied caseload with minimal supervision, • Excellent communication, negotiation and report‑writing skills, • Competence in carrying out property inspections and assessments, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (desirable) Why This Role? This council is a long standing client of Vivid's known for its collaborative culture and commitment to improving housing standards across the district. Contractors are valued as part of the wider team and supported to make a meaningful impact on housing quality and resident wellbeing. If this sounds of interest, please reply to this email or contact me directly to discuss rates, availability and next steps. Kind regards, Henry

Food Safety Officer (EHORB Qualified) Temporary – Full Time (12‑Month Contract) £45.00 – £50.00 per hour (Umbrella) Surrey / South West England Vivid Resourcing is recruiting on behalf of a Surrey based Local Authority for an experienced Food Safety Officer to join their Environmental Health team on a 12-month contract. The role will require on‑site working from Council offices and inspections across the district. The Role We are seeking a motivated, competent and professional Food Safety Officer to deliver frontline food safety services across a diverse range of food businesses. You will play a key role in protecting public health by ensuring compliance with food hygiene and safety legislation. This role is predominantly inspections and compliance driven, involving advisory work, enforcement action where required, and close engagement with food business operators. Key Responsibilities • Carry out programmed and reactive food hygiene inspections of a wide range of food premises, • Assess compliance with food safety legislation and Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) requirements, • Provide clear advice and guidance to food business operators, • Take appropriate informal and formal enforcement action, including serving hygiene improvement and prohibition notices, • Investigate food poisoning notifications and alleged breaches of food safety legislation, • Respond to service requests and complaints relating to food safety matters, • Prepare detailed inspection reports, schedules of works and legal documentation, • Support sampling programmes and outbreak investigations where required, • Maintain accurate records using the council’s environmental health systems, • Liaise with internal departments, partner organisations and external agencies, • Attend court proceedings and provide witness statements when necessary, • Contribute to wider public health and service improvement initiatives, • Demonstrate flexibility, including occasional evening or weekend working when required, • Comply with Corporate Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Data Protection policies The Experience You Will Bring • EHORB‑accredited Environmental Health degree or equivalent qualification (essential), • Registration with the Environmental Health Registration Board (EHRB) (essential), • Proven experience undertaking food hygiene inspections within a local authority, • Strong working knowledge of UK food safety legislation and enforcement procedures, • Experience using the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, • Confidence taking proportionate enforcement action, • Strong communication, negotiation and report‑writing skills, • Ability to manage a varied caseload independently, • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (desirable) Why This Role? This authority is committed to maintaining high food safety standards while supporting professional development and collaborative working. Contractors are valued for their expertise and supported to deliver high‑quality services that directly benefit local communities. If this sounds of interest, please reply to this email or contact me directly to discuss rates, availability and next steps. Kind regards, Henry

Adecco is pleased to be recruiting a Customer Insight Officer - Housing Need & Homelessness Complaints (Stage 1) for a large local authority's Housing division. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about delivering excellent frontline complaint resolution and improving customer experience from the first point of contact. You will manage Stage 1 complaints, ensuring concerns are investigated promptly and resolved effectively to prevent escalation. Public Sector - Local Authority Location: Hybrid (Croydon - attendance for key meetings/occasional office days) Salary: £42,060 per annum Hours: Full time, 36 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Contract: Fixed term to March 2027 (potential extension) What You'll Be Doing In this role, you will: Manage and respond to Stage 1 complaints within agreed timescales Investigate complaints thoroughly, ensuring all issues are understood and addressed early Produce clear, empathetic, and well‑structured written responses to residents Liaise with housing teams to gather information and drive timely resolutions Identify vulnerabilities and ensure these are considered in outcomes Accurately log and manage cases within the complaints management system Highlight emerging trends and recurring issues to support service improvements Promote high standards of complaint handling across services Maintain accurate, audit-ready records in line with data protection requirements About You Experience & Knowledge Experience in complaint handling, customer service, or a similar role Ideally from a local authority, housing, or public sector environment (or transferable experience) Understanding of complaints processes and customer care best practice Awareness of vulnerability and equality considerations in service delivery Skills & Abilities Strong written communication skills - clear, concise, and customer-focused Excellent attention to detail and investigative skills Ability to manage multiple cases and meet deadlines Positive, solution-focused mindset Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively Confident working with systems and data Why Join? Make a direct impact at the first stage of the customer journey Work within a supportive and collaborative local authority team Hybrid working with flexible office attendance Develop expertise in complaints handling, housing, and service improvement Generous Local Government Pension Scheme Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explains how we will use your information - please copy and paste the following link in to your browser

Job Responsibilities Act as a key point of contact for Subject Access Requests, right to be forgotten requests, and other GDPR‑related enquiries Help ensure requests are managed accurately, confidentially, and within legal timeframes * Work closely with colleagues across Legal, Information Sec

Lawrence Harvey is seeking an experienced Data Protection Officer for a hybrid role based in Hampshire.

Fortius in the United Kingdom is looking for an experienced Data Protection Officer (DPO). The ideal candidate will have a recognised qualification in data protection and experience in managing data breaches and compliance audits. This pivotal role includes overseeing compliance with UK GDPR and ens

Proven experience as a Data Protection Officer or equivalent role, ideally in a technology or data-driven business. This role ensures that our data handling activities comply with applicable data protection laws (including GDPR, UK DPA 2018, and other relevant regulations), while also fostering a cu

Rival is looking for a Global Privacy Leader to drive their data privacy strategy. This role focuses on managing compliance with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations, and overseeing a modern data privacy program for AI and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in d

Proven experience as a Data Protection Officer or equivalent role, ideally in a technology or data-driven business. This role ensures that our data handling activities comply with applicable data protection laws (including GDPR, UK DPA 2018, and other relevant regulations), while also fostering a cu

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail‑oriented Global Privacy Leader to serve as our Data Protection Officer. Extensive progressive experience in data privacy, data protection or legal compliance or related areas. Conduct and oversee Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new and ex

Within Yorkshire Trust, each school has a Local Governing Committee (LGC) that supports the work of the school and the Trust.The LGC has certain delegated authority to oversee the running of the school under the Scheme of Delegation as defined by our Board of Trustees.Our Local Governing Committee (

This role necessitates providing direction on compliance with data protection laws, advising on emerging risks, and leading initiatives for data protection compliance. This full-time position offers a chance to significantly impact data protection strategies in a key government agency.

A prominent housing provider in the UK is seeking a Data Protection Officer to ensure compliance and safeguard data integrity. You will work cross-functionally to embed data protection practices in operations. The ideal candidate has a recognized Data Protection qualification, in-depth knowledge of

Assistant to the Data Protection Officer. So, if you’re looking for a meaningful role as an Assistant to the Data Protection Officer, please apply via the button shown. To be considered as an Assistant to the Data Protection Officer, you will need:.

Ensure there are up to date data processing agreements in place with any third parties processing personal data on behalf of the client, including appropriate contract terms with suppliers, and data sharing agreements with other data controllers. Advise on emerging data protection risks including AI

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Data Protection Officer specialising in Data Protection Governance to support and strengthen our data protection, privacy, and information governance framework across our UK food manufacturing operations. The successful candidate will ensure compliance wit

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority is seeking a Data Protection Officer to assure our compliance with data protection legislation processing personal data. Ensure compliance with the UK GDPR and other data protection laws, developing our data protection policies, processes and procedures, inc

Within Yorkshire Trust, each school has a Local Governing Committee (LGC) that supports the work of the school and the Trust.The LGC has certain delegated authority to oversee the running of the school under the Scheme of Delegation as defined by our Board of Trustees.Our Local Governing Committee (

Work closely with teams across Amplius, including Data, IT and Procurement, to provide guidance and ensure data protection is built into systems, processes and partnerships. Skilled in DPIAs, privacy risk identification and mitigation and effective handling of breaches and data protection assurance.

Are you a data privacy champion with a passion for online retail? Victorian Plumbing, the UK's leading online bathroom retailer, is seeking a talented Data Protection Officer (DPO) to join our dynamic team. Empower our team: Develop and deliver comprehensive data protection training programs to rais

The Data Protection Officer (DPO) will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring compliance with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable privacy and data protection legislation within a Retail Fashion environment. Retail & Commercial Advisory Provide specialist data protecti

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working.As a Bank Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support.A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring ou

Community Care Assistant (Driving Role) – Bromley.London Borough of Bromley (local rounds).Permanent | Part-time | Full-time | Flexitime.You will be travelling between local clients’ homes in the.What We Offer (Why People Choose Us).Driving role – own car required.Guaranteed contracted hours a

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working.As a Bank Activities Coordinator at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a stimulating environment that enables us to deliver exceptional all-round care and support for our residents.Our ethos is all about celebrating life, so you'l

Verity Healthcare Limited is a domiciliary care company operating with trained care workers who attend to the needs of our service users in their own homes.We work with Local Authorities, NHS, CCGS, private hospitals, and private clients.We provide a wide range of care services, to help our clients

As a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support.Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager.You

You will cover skills such as data mining, manipulating data, visualising data, and reporting on data. Business Analysts and Data Analysts often work very closely together and indeed many Data Analysts become Business Analysts and vice versa. All business decisions rely on data to ensure correct bus

As a Weekend Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve.In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers.You'll also meet and greet vis

The successful candidate will drive service improvement, ensure statutory and regulatory compliance, champion person-centred practice, and work with partners to deliver high-quality services that promote independence, safeguard vulnerable adults and achieve positive outcomes.Lead the operational del

Data sits at the core of their marketing strategy, and they continue to invest in analytics capabilities to deepen customer understanding. As a Senior CRM Analyst, you will lead CRM analytics to drive data-led marketing strategy, optimise campaigns, and deliver actionable customer insights for comme

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working.As a Bank Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve.You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing grea

As a Kitchen Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to provide the first-class food and hospitality that enable us to give our residents exceptional all-round care and support.A healthy, nutritious diet is vital to ensuring our residents' wellbeing and helping them enjoy daily life with us

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Automation Data Analyst (Finance) to join a project within the Financial Services sector.

Your new roleWe are currently recruiting for a Data Analyst to support the IT Manager and wider business prepare for a large data migration project and to support the wider business to better utilise customer data to enable and support strategic business objectives. As the Data Analyst, you will pla

Extracting and analysing data, primarily using SQL, to support management information, deep dives and ad hoc insight requests. Working closely with fraud operations, risk, compliance, data and customer journey teams to ensure insight leads to action. Strong commercial experience extracting and analy

This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working.As a Bank Housekeeping Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to create a warm and homely environment that enables us to meet each resident's unique needs.Keeping the home clean and safe is no small task, which is why the role of a

Empower data owners to properly undertake the responsibilities of their role to safeguard council data and meet legislative requirements. Actively support the business to identify data quality issues and implement monitoring processes, through the Data Quality Strategy. Provide data and intelligence