Data Protection Officer

We are looking for an experienced Data Protection Officer to join our new Risk, Resilience and Compliance team.

You will lead the development of our monitoring and assurance framework for data protection, including Data Protection Impact Assessments, handling requests from data subjects, and training. You will work closely with colleagues in our Digital, Data and Technology team to ensure that personal data protection is considered ‘by design and default’ in new data processing systems, and with our wider community to identify and address areas of data protection risk.   

We welcome applicants with relevant professional qualifications in Data Protection and experience in leading the Data Protection function in a large, complex organisation. Communication, networking and influencing skills are essential. 

About us

The new Department of Risk, Resilience and Compliance was launched in January 2023.  It brings together a number of related assurance functions including operational resilience, risk management, compliance, legal services, FOI and internal audit. Our expanding team is innovative and dynamic, with a collaborative and holistic approach to enhancing resilience and mitigating risk. We work closely with colleagues across the organisation, providing guidance and support, and we report to management boards and governance committees, providing assurance and recommendations for action.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Nicky Kemp (adsnjk@bath.ac.uk) or Gavin Edwards (gje30@bath.ac.uk), however, please submit your application via the University website.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected & encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations & have made a positive commitment towards gender equality & intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees & students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups and disabled people.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

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