Compliance and Risk Officer - Watford, United Kingdom - Watford FC Community Sports & Education Trust

Description

£22,000 - £24,66- pro rata (3 days per week)

The Compliance & Risk Officer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Data Protection, Health & Safety and Business Continuity Planning measures, to help facilitate the security and safety of all our data, staff, trustees, volunteers and participants.

The Officer will also work closely with colleagues to identify and manage possible and probable risks that adversely affect the Trust's ability to deliver its services.

The job holder will work closely with managers to help shape the future business practices of the Trust.

In addition, there is an expectation for the Officer to contribute to the further development of the Trust's work, whilst ensuring the quality and professionalism that is synonymous with the Trust.

Main Responsibilities:


COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

Data Protection

• Fulfil the role of "Data Protection Officer' for the Trust; develop, review and communicate policies and procedures to ensure staff, trustees and volunteers understand their obligations to comply with GDPR and data protection legislation; create best practice guidance.
• Support and advise staff with internal data protection activities including data mapping, data breaches, privacy impact assessments, data security, storage, transfer, and disposal of data, SAR's and all other requirements of data protection legislation.
• Maintain the Trust's Information asset register, data protection risk register, and record of processing activities.
• Through support, education and training build data protection awareness across the Trust.
• Ensure third party data sharing agreements and procedures are in place and monitored. Draft and/or review data sharing agreements for new projects and activities.

2. Health & Safety

• Fulfil the role of 'Health and Safety Officer' for the Trust; develop, review and communicate policies and procedures to ensure staff, trustees and volunteers understand their obligations to comply with health and safety legislation; create best practice guidance.
• Work with managers to prevent accidents, injuries and workrelated illnesses and check that procedures are implemented by undertaking regular inspections and risk assessments.
• Maintain an Incident Log to record accidents and incidents involving staff, trustees, volunteers and participants at all our workplaces.
• Through support, education and training build health and safety awareness across the Trust.
• Produce an annual Health and Safety review of the Trusts activities and produce and maintain a Health & Safety Risk Register.

3. Business Continuity

• Develop plans and procedures to ensure we can deliver a coordinated and planned response to disruptive incidents.
• Conduct regular audits, reviews and tests of business continuity planning.
• Through support education and training build business continuity and recovery awareness across the Trust.

4. Risk Management

• Develop, review and communicate policies and procedures to ensure staff, trustees and volunteers understand the Trust's approach to managing risk.
• Support staff to ensure risk assessments are being completed.
• Regularly review the Trust's approach to risk management and consider identifying the Trust's risk appetite.
• Through support, education, and training build risk awareness across the Trust.

The Job Holder Has a Responsibility to:

General Responsibilities:

• To actively demonstrate and promote the Trust's core values and behaviours through your work.
• Adhere to the Trust's policies and procedures.
• Contribute to the development of a culture of continuous improvement within the Trust.
• To work in partnership with all the Club's departments on community initiatives as identified by the Community Director and Board of Trustees.
• To actively promote the Trust in a positive and professional manner at all times. To undertake any other duties which might reasonably be deemed within the status of the job and appropriate to the post.
• The details contained in this job profile, particularly the accountabilities, reflect the job content at the date the job profile was prepared.

It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time the nature of individuals' jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.

• Consequently, Watford FC's Community Sports & Education Trust will expect to revise this job profile from time to time and will consult regarding such revisions with the post holder at the appropriate time.

One Club Responsibilities

Safeguarding
We believe safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults is everyone's responsibility. Everyone within the organisation has a role to play to ensure that the safeguarding of our beneficiaries is at the heart of our planning and processes and that Trust policies, procedures