Hybrid Data Protection Assistant Data Protection Assistant

Why Perkbox Vivup?

In an exciting stride forward for both organisations, employee benefits experts Perkbox and Vivup have joined forces to create a world-class benefits, wellbeing, and engagement platform.

With over two decades of combined experience, our goal is to enable more organisations to better support and engage their employees — something which has become essential in the wake of a global pandemic and a hard-hitting cost-of-living crisis.

From enhancing access to specialist mental health services to helping staff manage the cost of everyday essentials, our combined strengths and best-in-class solutions will create a super partnership that supports employees in all areas of life, at every stage of their career, both in and out of the workplace.

As a combined entity, we can assist more employees than ever before to live and work better through our combined expertise in the public, private, SME, and corporate sectors. Today, we collectively support more than 4 million employees across 7,500 organisations through an enhanced range of benefits and engagement solutions.  Our vision is to create healthy, happy and engaged workforces by reinventing employee benefits. Together, we’re positioned to revolutionise the employee benefits landscape, driving innovation, setting new standards, and shaping the future with transformative solutions that redefine wellbeing.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Data Protection Assistant, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring our compliance with data protection regulations. Your primary focus will be on:

• Timely Submissions: Ensuring clients' DPIAs and Information Security Questionnaires are submitted promptly.
• Policy Alignment: Maintaining up-to-date data policies and procedures that reflect our evolving products and services.
• Regulatory Expertise: Staying informed about GDPR, PECR, PCI, DPA 2018, FOI legislation, and ICO guidance.
• Risk Identification: Proactively identifying, recording, and escalating potential privacy risks.
• Client Support: Assisting our Growth team with timely and accurate responses to data-related inquiries.
• Knowledge Hub: Maintaining a centralized resource for Information Governance and Cyber Security.
• Governance Support: Contributing to service-wide information governance plans and initiatives.
• Privacy Advocacy: Promoting the importance of information security and privacy both internally and externally.

What We’re Looking For

Key Skills:

• Understanding data considerations: Grasp how data flows in a fast-paced business and ensure it's handled securely.
• Effective communication: Clearly express yourself, both verbally and in writing, to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Tech-savvy: Be proficient in using Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ideally have some experience with Visio.
• Team player: Work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals.
• Analytical thinker: Analyze data and identify potential risks to data privacy.
• Problem solver: Find creative solutions to data-related challenges.

Bonus Points:

• Data expertise: Demonstrate knowledge of data management practices, including retention, SAR, and the right to be forgotten.
• Documentation skills: Experience managing and organizing documentation libraries.

The Interview Process

Our interview process involves 4 main stages:

• Application
• Short call with a member of the TA team
• 30-minute video call with Hiring Manager and one other team member
• Final Interview and task with two members of the team
  
  

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks, but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process. If you have any specific questions ahead of this, please contact us on [email protected]

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer and creating a fair workplace for all. We encourage applications from candidates across all backgrounds, circumstances, ages, disabilities, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, gender identities, or sexual orientations

We're happy to offer reasonable adjustments during our hiring process. Just let us know, and we'll make it work for you. Your comfort and success matter to us!