Group Data Protection & Information Assurance Manager

Job Title:       Data Protection Manager

Location:       Farnborough

Package:       Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

Role Type:     Full-time / Permanent

Role ID:         SF17506
 
The Role

As a subject matter expert for Data Protection, you will support QinetiQ in understanding and discharging their data protection obligations. You will lead in managing QinetiQ’s record of Processing, portfolio of Privacy Impact Assessments as well as supporting Procurement and Commercial Team by and undertaking due diligence on suppliers.  You will also support the Group Head of Data Protection in providing advice, negotiating and approving Processing Agreements in contracts where required. 
 
Additionally, the role will monitor the implementation of QinetiQ’s Group Policies for Data Protection by providing advice and undertaking Assurance Activities to confirm the business compliance with the requirements.  

 

Day-to-day, you will:

• Provide advice on the application of data protection policy, process and compliance.
• Manage all the QinetiQ’ Group Companies’ Records of Processing ensuring that all processing activities are documented, are up-to-date, are reviewed regularly and there is a good understanding of how each entity can be compliant
• Undertake all Legitimate Interest Assessment (LIA) as specified on the Record of Processing and on an ad hoc basis as required for new processing activities for approval by the Group Head of Data Protection
• Review, advise and approve Data Protection Impact Assessments; ensuring that the activity being assessed will be compliant with Data Protection legislation  
• Manage Data Subject Access Requests and discharge them accordingly and within the statutory timescales  
• Monitor developments in data protection law and good practice and identifying opportunities for improvement in company policy and process.
• Conduct investigations following data breaches and incidents, offering both containment advice and advice to mitigate the risk in future

 

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week where you will be on site at Farnborough 2 days per week. 
 
Experience of the Data Protection Manager:

• Demonstrable experience as a Data Protection Officer in a listed or large company
• Extensive experience with engagement with Regulators 
• Experience of Data Protection Act 2018 compliance and in particular, advising on Security Services and Law Enforcement
• Knowledge of  Data Protection Legislation in other countries such as Canada, US and Australia would be advantageous

 
Qualifications of the Data Protection Manager:

• Certified Information Privacy Profession (CIPP) or equivalent qualification in Data Protection

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum. 

National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
 
Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave. 
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. 
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

 
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those, which help the defence community. 

 

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

 

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.  

 

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits.  You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more. 

 

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

 

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.