Salary: 61,950.00 – 72,952.00 GBP Annual
Pension: A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Please refer to the Civil Service Pensions website for more information.
Type: Full time
SLC offer a blended working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Manager to lead our Data Protection Office function within Assurance Services, providing leadership in Information/Data Governance and Data Protection Compliance, and ensuring adherence to Legal, Regulatory and Internal Policy requirements across the organisation.
This is a highly visible role, working closely with stakeholders across Operations, Technology and Security, Corporate Services, People, Risk and Internal Audit, to apply subject matter expertise, influence decision‑making, highlight risks and drive effective Governance outcomes.
You will motivate and develop a team of Data Protection professionals, setting objectives, conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews and coaching to build capability, resilience and drive high performance.
This role requires a mandatory in‑office day on Wednesday.
What you bring
- Experience of managing/leading a high performing team
- Strong Data Protection knowledge, including experience of Audit activity, Risk Management and Information/Data Governance frameworks, with the ability to oversee their consistent application across business areas
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence to influence at a senior management level and represent the Data Protection Office in key meetings/forums
- Ability to identify and communicate process improvements, policy development and supporting documentation/processes
- Works independently within their remit, trusting own judgment and with confidence in challenging situations
- Ability to interpret complex Regulatory, policy and control requirements, translating these into clear direction and guidance for delivery across business areas
- Skilled in Risk identification, assessment and prioritisation, acting as a senior escalation point and ensuring appropriate mitigation/risk acceptance actions are in place
- Strong analytical and critical thinking capability, able to navigate ambiguity and assess impacts across interconnected processes, Risks and Controls
- Strong attention to detail and professional judgement, enabling effective oversight of multiple priorities and informed decision‑making through others
- Recognised Data Protection qualification eg. CIPP‑E or Certified GDPR Foundation and Practitioner
- Experience of people management in a relevant subject matter Governance/Compliance role, in ensuring adherence to Regulatory requirements/standards
- Experience of being a confident communicator
- Experience in developing and implementing relevant subject matter policies and procedures
- Experience in applying risk management principles
- Experience of data breach investigation case work and being a SME in incident response
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries in a fast‑paced environment, providing leadership and authoritative professional opinion in a timely manner
Benefits
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Flexi‑time and enhanced flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme
The Legal Bits
We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.
Equal Opportunity
As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience that empowers people of all abilities. Our team actively promotes accessible hiring practices, supports candidates with disabilities throughout their employment journey to help build a diverse equitable workplace at SLC. SLC will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long‑term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk.
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