Senior Data Privacy and Compliance Practitioner

at  The Pensions Regulator

ABOUT US

More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.

ROLE

We are at a moment of significant change for TPR and the pensions landscape – embracing new, innovative ways of working to drive effective regulation and deliver for savers.

The Data Privacy and Compliance team enables TPR in the delivery of its corporate objectives and priorities by providing advice, support and assurance services in relation to:

• relevant information legislation (UK GDPR, Freedom of Information etc)
• information security risk identification and treatment
• the investigation of and response to information related events and incidents

We are looking for a Senior Data Privacy and Compliance Practitioner to provide professional services to the organisation and support the development of second line assurance activities across our three core areas.
You will have excellent communication skills and an ability to work across a range of senior stakeholders to embed privacy and security by design and default, promoting the positive benefits for the organisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In the role of Senior Data Privacy and Compliance Practitioner, you will have a variety of responsibilities.

• Operate as a data privacy and/or information security subject matter expert, acting as a point of contact for the organisation to obtain workable guidance and clear, well researched advice.
• Promote ownership of security and compliance risks across the organisation.
• Support stakeholders at all levels during periods of change by identifying risks, advising on controls and ensuring alignment with information security standards and legislative requirements.
• Effectively handle complex requests and incidents in line with the requirements of the FOI and UK GDPR regimes, ensuring TPR meets it statutory obligations and deadlines.
• Provide lead and coordinate on all Data Protection related matters, incidents and risks to staff and managers.
• Manage Data Privacy Practitioner’s performance by providing coaching and support to ensure SLA’s and performance metrics are met.
• Where required, you will act as deputy Head of Data Privacy and Compliance making reporting decisions and be accountable to the Chief Operating Officer.

To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 195652 along with:

• a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
• a copy of your CV
• details of your notice perio