Data Protection Practitioner - Bristol
1 day ago
Bristol
About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. The Senior Officer Data Protection Practitioner role sits within CDIO's Data and Information Governance team within the Office of the Data Protection Officer. This role supports HMRC to meet its statutory data protection and information governance responsibilities by strengthening assurance, risk management, governance and compliance arrangements. The postholder will provide independent assurance over HMRC's data protection controls and practices. This includes carrying out audit checks, dip sampling and structured assurance reviews, assessing compliance with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and departmental policy, and identifying risks and opportunities for improvement. The role involves analysing evidence, interpreting legislation, understanding business processes and providing clear, practical and proportionate advice to colleagues. The postholder will contribute to senior reporting, support continuous improvement of governance and controls, and help strengthen HMRC's data protection compliance culture. Job description The postholder will be able to interpret data protection legislation and translate legal, policy and assurance requirements into clear, practical and actionable advice that supports lawful and well-informed decision making. They will demonstrate the ability to: • Recognise and articulate data protection risks clearly, including explaining impacts, controls and recommended actions to senior stakeholders., • Communicate complex assurance findings effectively to a wide range of audiences, including non-specialists, adapting style and approach to build understanding and influence positive outcomes., • Provide constructive challenge where appropriate, using evidence and professional judgement to promote consistent and high-quality data protection practice., • Work collaboratively across teams and the wider organisation, building strong professional relationships and contributing positively to a strong data protection and assurance culture., • Plan and organise work effectively, maintaining a structured and methodical approach to reviewing evidence and delivering assurance activity., • Balance competing priorities and adapt to changing demands while maintaining quality, accuracy and attention to detail., • Carry out audit checks, dip sampling and structured assurance reviews to assess compliance with data protection legislation and policy., • Review evidence and business processes to identify risks, control gaps and opportunities for improvement., • Contribute to thematic assurance activity and continuous assessment of data protection controls., • Produce clear, accurate and high-quality assurance reports and written assessments to support senior decision making., • Identify emerging risks and contribute to assurance priorities and improvement actions., • Provide clear, evidence based and proportionate advice to stakeholders at all levels., • Contribute to improvements in guidance, assurance frameworks and governance processes., • Support education and awareness raising activity across DIG and the wider organisation., • Promote consistent and high-quality data protection practice., • Strong knowledge and interest in data protection, information governance or compliance, with recent experience applying this in an assurance or risk context., • Experience of interpreting and analysing complex information and producing clear, evidence-based assessments, including audit checks, risk assessments, quality reviews, dip sampling, monitoring or reviewing business processes., • Experience of assessing compliance against legal, policy or organisational requirements and identifying risks, control gaps and improvement actions., • Ability to communicate clearly and confidently, providing independent advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders at different levels., • Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to plan work effectively, manage competing priorities and maintain attention to detail while delivering under pressure., • Ability to interpret and apply data protection legislation in complex or novel scenarios, including use of relevant ICO guidance., • Familiarity with recognised assurance, audit or accountability frameworks and how these are applied in large organisations., • Confidence in completing, reviewing or assuring Data Protection Impact Assessments or similar risk and impact assessments., • Exposure to enterprise level risk, assurance or governance reporting, including contributing insight that informs senior decision making., • Communicating and Influencing, • Making Effective Decisions, • Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary., • Family friendly policies., • Personal support., • A name blind CV covering your last five years of employment. This should include your job titles, a short summary of your responsibilities and any key achievements, up to a maximum of 100 words per role, and any relevant qualifications., • A personal statement of up to 750 words explaining the data protection skills and experience you bring to this role. You should refer to the Person Specification and explain clearly, through examples, how you meet the Essential Criteria. Using the STAR method may help you structure this effectively., • Communicating and Influencing, • Making Effective Decisions and, • UK nationals, • nationals of the Republic of Ireland, • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window), • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020