Data Protection Specialist

Data Protection Specialist - £500/day via Umbrella - 2-month contract - Remote with occasional travel to Leeds - SCC FLEX CONTRACT

We are seeking a Data Protection Specialist to support a high-impact engagement focused on ensuring compliance, resilience, and best practice in data protection - mergers and aquisitions.

Your responsibilities as the Data Protection Specialist:

• Interpret and apply data protection frameworks (UK GDPR, NIST Privacy Framework, ISO/IEC 27701) to ensure compliance and resilience.
• Provide expert guidance on lawful data processing, data minimisation, and privacy rights.
• Oversee and manage responses to data subject rights requests (eg, SARs, erasure, objections) within statutory deadlines.
• Lead Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and embed Privacy by Design and Default principles into systems and processes.
• Assess and manage third-party data processing risks, ensuring robust agreements are in place.
• Support data breach and incident management activities.
• Deliver staff training and awareness initiatives to foster a culture of privacy and data protection.
• Ensure the organisation's approach to personal data aligns with legal requirements and best practice standards.

As a successful Data Protection Specialist, you will have:

• Expert knowledge of data protection legislation and frameworks.
• Experience data protection within context of mergers and acquisitions.
• Experience managing data subject rights and conducting DPIAs.
• Strong understanding of third-party risk and contractual safeguards.
• Proven ability to support breach response and incident management.
• Excellent communication skills and experience delivering staff training.
• A proactive approach to embedding privacy into organisational culture and operations.

If you're ready to lead on data protection and privacy initiatives, apply now with your CV. References required.

NOTE: At SCC, we take the privacy and security of your information very seriously, any information we hold will be by current data protection legislation. Upon submitting your application SCC will process your information in line with our privacy policy which can be found on our website under the Legal section -> Privacy Notice -> Flexible Resourcing