Group Data Protection Officer - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Twinkl

Twinkl

Verified Company

Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Hybrid (Sheffield HQ) / Remote

Salary:
£35,000-£40,000

Contract:
Permanent

Line Manager:
Ben Whitehead, Twinkl's Senior Legal Manager

Recruiter:
Rikki Spencer-Cox

Hours: 37.5

Who We Are
Twinkl is a venture capital-backed high-growth leader in the education space with a mission to Help Those Who Teach.

At Twinkl, innovation is not just a buzzword; it's at the heart of everything we do to provide the best educational offering possible to educators internationally.

The Role

We're looking for a Group Data Protection Officer who can help us to create, deliver, and embed the group's data protection and privacy strategy as we continue to expand, including as the group grows through M&A.

You'll be joining Twinkl's legal & governance team, working with stakeholders across the business to ensure that our approach meets privacy and data protection requirements internationally.

What You'll Be Doing;

Compliance Management

Develop and manage a robust data protection compliance programme
Monitor and assess data protection risks across the group

Policy Oversight

Draft and update data protection policies, ensuring alignment with relevant (international) legislation
Educate and promote a culture of compliance through training and monitoring

Data Subject Rights

Lead response to data breaches and data protection incidents, logging and monitoring in accordance with applicable legislation

Privacy by Design

Collaborate with product teams to embed privacy principles into fastpaced projects
Undertake and advise on DPIAs for new and existing projects

Training and Awareness

Conduct training to raise data protection awareness among new and existing employees
Maintain an uptodate knowledge of relevant data protection regulations and best practices

M&A & Auditing

Conduct data protection audits for Mergers & Acquisitions and investment targets
Ensure integration of data protection practices & standardisation of policies postacquisition/investment

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience;

Proven experience as a Data Protection Officer (essential)
Indepth knowledge of GDPR, PECR, and UK/EU data protection laws (essential)
Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Law, Data Protection, Information Security) (desirable)
Relevant certifications/qualifications (e.g. CIPP/E, CIPM) (desirable)
Strong understanding of data protection and privacy challenges within fastgrowth businesses and the education sector
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
An ability to work independently, devise strategy, and systematically audit existing systems and processes

Benefits

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career opportunities.

Here's a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:

A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
Diversity, inclusion and belonging our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.

From day

Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year (prorata) plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home and Twinkl subscriptions.
After probation company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
Long term service reward
Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.