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12 month contract to run from September 2023: This is a key role, assisting the Data Protection Officer (DPO) in the recording, monitoring, and giving of advice on the security and safety of data and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and guidelines (including, but not limited to the GDPR).

You will provide all required support to the DPO, manage the Data Protection Analysts, be a visible expert for Heathrow in data protection and be able to respond to enquiries from authorities and data subjects and within the business.

This is a great opportunity to experience a large, complex, regulated company environment.

• Delivering and maintaining compliance with data protection laws and policies, assisting in driving and embedding change across all areas of the business. Helping in managing Heathrow’s risk under GDPR.
• Enabling change through the virtual privacy team
• Publishing compliance results, insights, and implications
• Defining and running interfaces between BAU business partners/change programmes and the office of the DPO
• Maintaining a comprehensive and current understanding of the regulatory and advisory landscape regarding GDPR and similar regulation
• Highlighting changes to the external environment which should promote change for Heathrow through necessity or opportunity
• Providing privacy subject matter expertise as requested
• Co-ordinating brand-wide engagement beyond Heathrow
• Representing Heathrow at internal and external events
• Developing and contributing to fit-for-purpose policies and guidelines
• Validate and manage subject access or other privacy/data requests
• Design and deliver awareness and training as required
• Manage risks for the office of the DPO and ensure good practices are role-modelled
• Providing management support for the DPAs and deputising for/assisting the DPO as required

• Educated to a degree level (or equivalent)
• Familiarity with data protection regulation, particularly the GDPR
• Track record of translating regulatory requirements into projects which have delivered new capability that has been applied and realised tangible benefits
• Experience of working in complex, multi-supplier environments and track record of success with waterfall and agile delivery approaches
• Demonstrates experience of building, maintaining, and influencing relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Enterprise and/or solution architecture qualified
• IAPP or CIPP/E certified or similar

Ideally you will have had some exposure to Cyber and strong MS Suite skill (Sharepoint).

Heathrow brings the world closer together. Our airport facilitates the global travel and trade that keeps the economy moving. It’s a place like no other – a city within a city – where colleagues connect around a common goal, giving our passengers the best airport service in the world.

There is a world of opportunity at Heathrow. You’ll reach your full potential within our inclusive and supportive culture, whilst helping us to deliver our ambitious plans. Not only are we growing to welcome millions more passengers each year, we’re also transforming our industry. Sustainability is at the heart of Heathrow and we’re leading global efforts on decarbonisation, so that aviation continues to be a force for good in our world.

Taking the journey with us means living our values. Doing the right thing. Keeping everyone safe. Working together. Treating everyone with respect. Giving excellent service. Improving every day. Our ever-changing airport runs on teamwork and creativity. A career at Heathrow is welcoming, diverse, challenging, exciting, and rewarding.

Join Heathrow and grow your career in an airport that matters to millions.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, along with performance-based annual bonuses, our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And we’ll provide learning and development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.

Working Location

Our agile approach offers the opportunity to combine home working with meetings, events and training at the airport. All roles involve some on-site working each week, so you’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.