Data Protection Advisor

Data Protection Advisor 

Permanent
Up to £50,000 DOE + Pension + BUPA + Bonus + ShareSave + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working (2 days per week in the office)

Southampton, Store Support Office

We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores, our people, and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home they’ll love. With the continued growth of our team, we are looking for a Data Protection Advisor to handle complex data protection requests and advise on a wide range of data protection matters along with ensuring data protection compliance within B&Q.

As a Data Protection Advisor within B&Q you will be responsible for supporting the Senior Data Protection Manager on ensuring data protection compliance across our business. It is a broad role covering a wide range of data protection responsibilities in an exciting, fast paced retail environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide expert analysis and advice on a range of data protection matters including data protection impact assessments, individual rights, and compliance risks.
• Providing tailored responses on data requests and data complaints.
• Responsible for advising the Business and independently making decisions on legal risk on a wide range of data breaches including undertaking reporting requirements to the relevant Data Regulator. Collaborating with relevant stakeholders and recommending actions to prevent recurrence.
• Responsible for responding to a wide variety of data requests in compliance with GDPR.
• Support the Senior Data Protection Manager in producing compliance reports for senior leaders and participate in our data protection governance committees.
• Develop and deliver data protection awareness training and materials.
• Review and develop policies, standards, and guidance to help the business comply with relevant legal and regulatory obligations and any new technological developments.
• Liaising with other members of the Legal and Tax Team, as required to ensure an aligned legal approach.

We are looking for an experienced Data Protection Advisor. To deliver this role you will be required to have the following experience: 

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Experience in assessing data privacy risks across a wide variety of areas and technologies.
• Dealing with contentious consumer matters including communicating with customers (both written and verbal).
• Organisation, accuracy, and eye for detail.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatism.
• Experience in retail desirable (compatible data subjects, data sets, risks).
• Experience of Microsoft tools and apps including email, word, excel and PowerPoint.

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more! 

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact recruitment@b-and-q.co.uk for any recruitment adjustments.