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Data Privacy Officer - Drive Privacy ExcellenceAre you an experienced Data Privacy professional with a passion for protecting personal information, managing risk, and enabling compliant business operations?
We’re looking for a knowledgeable privacy specialist to provide expert advice across a wide range of data protection activities, with a particular focus on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), privacy risk assessments, data subject rights, incident management, and privacy-by-design principles.
What you’ll do:
*Support and draft DPIAs, privacy risk assessments and mitigation plans
*Advise on UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and related privacy requirements
*Manage data subject rights requests, including SARs, redaction and disclosure processes
*Support personal data breach assessments, investigations and lessons learned activities
*Provide practical privacy advice to projects, services and business teams
*Help ensure compliance while enabling effective operational delivery
What we’re looking for:
*Strong working knowledge of UK data protection legislation and information governance
*Hands-on experience with DPIAs and privacy risk management
*Experience handling data subject rights requests and privacy casework
*Ability to assess risk, exercise sound judgement and provide pragmatic advice
*Excellent written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
*Experience working in a public sector, regulated or customer-focused environment
Desirable experience:
*Scottish public sector data protection
*ICO engagement
*Utilities, infrastructure or public service organisations
*M365/SharePoint and privacy case management systems
*Data sharing agreements, supplier assurance and cyber incident processes
*Professional qualifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM or Practitioner-level privacy certifications


Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.