Privacy Officer

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Job reference 321959

Privacy Officer
Salary £34,955, with 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays  and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.
Fixed Term, Full time, 35 hours. 
Location: Royal Mail, Pond Street, Sheffield, S98 6HR. This is a hybrid working role with the expectation to attended the office Tuesday and Friday each week.
 

At Royal Mail we have served our communities for over 500 years, helping to lead and transform the postal delivery market on a global scale. Our journey to improve never stops, and that’s where we need you.

Are you a conscientious, proactive individual with a keen analytical eye? Do you have strong, working knowledge of the principles of data protection? If so, we would love to hear from you.  We are looking for a Privacy Officer to join our award-winning team at Royal Mail on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

As a Privacy Officer you will be involved in all aspects of Data Privacy, enabling Royal Mail Group and its subsidiaries to comply with their obligations under data protection and privacy laws. This includes data subject access and other rights requests, internal enquiries and complaints, data breach reporting (including external escalation) and enquiries relating to personal information.
 

Available immediately to start a fixed term contract? If so, we would love to hear from you.

About the role
As Privacy Officer you will:

• Be responsible for handling and managing the full life cycle of DSAR requests. Taking individual requests from Data Subjects, from initial contact through to final reply. Key to this role is the ability to gather and review information relevant to casework in line with the legislation, ensure it is handled correctly and reviewed appropriately, maintain accurate records, and provide advice and support to other functions in relation to data protection and privacy legislation.
• Take responsibility for gathering and reviewing information from across Royal Mail Groups 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.
• Fully investigate, report and escalate data protection incidents as well as managing enquiries and complaints relating to Royal Mail Groups 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

To truly excel in this role, you’ll possess, and be able to evidence, the essential skills and experience listed below:

• Previous experience of working in a data protection, information rights or records and information management role and supporting the full life cycle of DSAR requests is ESSENTIAL. 
• Excellent knowledge of data protection and privacy compliance issues and applicable privacy and information governance law and good practice.
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills. This is vital for research and collation of data from stakeholders at all levels.
• Self-motivated with good time management and 'can do' attitude, focused on seeking solutions with the ability to work to strict statutory deadlines.

Extra Benefits
•    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
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

Closing Date: Thursday 27th February 2025.  Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. We plan to hold interviews at Royal Mail Sheffield, Sheffield. S98 6HR. 

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people. 

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.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: . Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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