Information Rights and Privacy Officer Sheffield, England
Job description
Job reference number 293570
Salary from £33,111.00 rising with experience
Bonus potential
Royal Mail Defined Contribution Scheme
Information Rights and Privacy Officer - Sheffield (Hybrid Working)
Full time
Permanent
Sheffield C DO, Sheffield, S1 1AA
We have a great oppotunity for a Information Rights and Privacy Officer within our award winning team at Royal Mail. As a Privacy Officer you will be involved in gathering information for information rights casework, which enables RMG to comply with its obligations under data protection and privacy laws. This includes data subject access and other rights requests, internal enquiries and ICO complaints, data breach reporting and enquiries relating to personal information.
This is a Hybrid working role with one day per week working out of our Sheffield HR Service building.
About the role
You will be responsible for records and information governance activity. Key to this role is the ability to gather and review information relevant to casework in line with the legislation, ensure appropriate reporting and escalation of data protection incidents, maintain accurate records and provide advice and support to other functions in relation to data protection and privacy legislation.
Be responsible for gathering and reviewing information from across RMG in response to subject access requests and in relation to other information rights requests within the necessary timescales for RMG to comply with its statutory obligations.
You will investigate enquiries and complaints relating to RMG’s processing of personal information and provide advice and support to other functions and colleagues dealing with data protection and information governance issues, promoting compliance with RMG strategy, framework, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable law.
About You
Do you have a good knowledge and experience of Data Protection?
- Experience of working in a data protection, information rights or records and information management role
- Good working knowledge of RMG and the way it operates
- Self-motivated with good time management and 'can do' attitude, focussed on seeking solutions with the ability to work to strict statutory deadlines
- Ability to adapt in a changing business environment and to embrace and implement change
- Willing to take on new challenges, additional responsibilities and changes in role
- Ability to manage competing priorities and balance conflicting stakeholder requirements
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills. This is vital for research and collation of data from stakeholders at all levels of Royal Mail Group.
Then we want to hear from you!
Extra Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement of 5 weeks (plus bank holidays), increasing with years completed service
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
- RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer
- Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
- Supportive and generous company sick pay
- Access to our Feeling First Class service, providing both mental and physical wellbeing support
- Lifestyle benefits - You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
- Financial support - information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
- Your peace of mind with - Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
- Free & discounted RMG products - free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
- Free stamps at Christmas
- Available only to perm employees
Your career in safe hands
At Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.
We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. We are responsible for the largest B2B customer database in the UK and are one of the largest employers in the UK, providing one in every 194 jobs.
An operation of this size needs a strong support network, and the HR, Legal, Finance, IT, Risk & Governance, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing departments are all integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.
Royal Mail is a forward thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.
Next Steps
This will be a one stage competency based interview process and online test for successful candidates.
We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.
Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.
We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.
Closing Date:05th April 2023 Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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