The NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children. In order to carry out its charitable work and achieve its strategic objectives, the Society must meet its legal and moral obligations in relation to information governance, in particular data protection and privacy, and fundraising compliance. The role supports the Data Protection and Compliance team in complying with the law and providing internal advice. It requires a commitment to the NSPCC's vision for children and its behaviours.

As the NSPCC's mission is to end cruelty to children, the Society has to ensure that nothing it does can harm children, and this includes safely managing the data of children and their families. The purpose of this role is to:

• • Identify and champion a comprehensive and best practice approach to data protection and fundraising compliance to ensure the NSPCC complies with all legal requirements in relation to information governance and other relevant law, in particular the processing of personal data.

• • Provide in-house compliance advice on data protection and privacy and fundraising compliance issues, reviewing DPIAs, LIAs and other risk assessments.
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  • Assist the Data Protection Manager in identifying, reporting, and investigating personal data breach incidents.
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  • Maintain the operational services of police disclosure requests and data subject rights requests.

The SAR and Disclosures Officer work with a range of external contacts including members of the public, local authorities, police, the Information Commissioner's Office, external legal practices and other statutory and voluntary agencies.

1. Analytical skills: Ability to understand, interpret and explain detailed legal provisions of the Data Protection Act and other relevant law. Ability to apply the technical aspects of data protection legislation to practical NSPCC scenarios and to provide pragmatic and strategic advice.
2. Oral communication skills: An ability to give clear verbal explanations in an appropriate manner to NSPCC staff at all levels, members of the public and external agencies. Ability to deliver effective and relevant training to groups from all NSPCC departments.
3. Written communication skills: Highly developed written communication skills to understand, interpret and present complex information in a way that is clear and appropriate for your audience. Ability to produce guidance and policy documents for NSPCC staff.
4. Interpersonal Skills: An ability to liaise at all levels both with staff and with external parties and to build good working relationships with regular contacts. Must be able to handle situations with tact and diplomacy having regard for the sensitive and confidential nature of the personal data that the NSPCC may be processing. Evidence of building good working relationships with people across different teams and levels of seniority to achieve desired outcomes. Able to be persuasive and work with others to reach a desired resolution; able to gauge risks accurately and decide when to negotiate a solution and when to be assertive.
5. Planning and organisational skills: As the role will involve autonomy in day to day work the Information Governance and Compliance Officer must be well-organised, self-motivated and willing to take responsibility for own work. Must be able to organise and plan own work and manage conflicting demands to meet deadlines. Must be able to respond quickly, flexibly and calmly to urgent data protection queries.
6. Research skills: Ability to conduct research to respond to complex data protection queries and contribute to consultation responses.
7. IT skills: Familiarity with MS Teams, MS Office software, including Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Word and Adobe professional redaction software.
8. Knowledge and experience. Good and in-depth working knowledge of the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR and other relevant law, guidance and codes of practice, and the ability to provide advice on such matters.
9. Experience in governance, policy or compliance.

Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You'll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that'll bring the best out in you. And you'll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

For more information please contact allison.howe@nspcc.org.uk

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