Data Protection Assistant 

Position: Data Protection Assistant 
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire 
Job type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 39 hours per week 
Salary: £16,695 per annum 
Benefits: Competitive salary, Home based, 30 days + 8 days bank holiday, Contributory pension, Cycle to work scheme, Employee assistance helpline – providing free assistant to you and your family, Professional Development, Lease car (if appropriate) 

Our client; a charitable group of companies that supports people with a learning disability. Their unique leadership and structure include people with a learning disability. Through this they can demonstrate that people with a learning disability can be leaders in society but they can't do this without you! Our client has a new opportunity for a Data Protection Assistant to join their Facilities team. 

About the role: 

Working for the Data Protection Department your role will be to assist with the provision of a comprehensive Data Protection service for the Thera group. You will be responsible for a wide and varied range of duties including providing support to the Data Protection Officer and Manager, assisting with a range of projects, development of the Data Protection audit processes, non-compliance register, learning logs, responding to a variety of Data Protection queries and providing advice and guidance to our staff. 

The role offers the scope to progress with formal Data Protection training and qualifications. There will be some travel required within the role which could include overnight stays. 

About you: 

- A basic understanding of Data Protection 
- Good organisational skills 
- Ability to work well under pressure 
- Remaining calm when dealing with demanding behaviour or circumstances 
- Ability to deal sensitively and diplomatically with a range of people 
- Good communication skills at all levels 
- Ability to multi-task 
- IT competency in a variety of software packages 
- Attention to detail and accuracy 
- Excellent telephone manner 

They reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if they interview and offer the right candidate. Apply now to avoid disappointment. 

You may have experience of the following: Data Protection Assistant, Data Protection Administrator, Data Protection Coordinator, Data Protection Advisor, Data Protection Support Officer, GDPR Assistant, GDPR Administrator, GDPR Coordinator, GDPR Advisor, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Office Administrator, Office Assistant, Customer Service Advisor, etc. 

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