Information Governance & Data Privacy Compliance Officer

About the role

Hear from the Hiring Manager

"This is a crucial role providing advice and support to our project and commercial colleagues to ensure that we remain compliant with regulatory and legal requirements. It involves liaison with many staff around the business working in a team to provide data governance across the business."

Key Deliverables

• Maintain a Register of Processing Activities.
• Maintain a Supply Chain Assurance register.
• Issue and monitor Security Aspects Letters / List-N registration.
• Support Commercial, Functional and Project Teams in carrying out Security and Privacy Impact Assessments.
• Manage Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Requests.
• Train and support Information Asset Owners and Data Protection Champions.
• Investigate and remediate Privacy and Information Security incidents.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential: -

• Educated to NVQ level 5 or equivalent.
• Data Protection Certificate or equivalent.
• FoI Certificate or equivalent.
• CISM foundation or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Legislation and Regulations relevant to the role including but not limited to; DPA, NIST / ISO Standards and NDA/ONR information requirements.

Please note that we may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will need to be based within a commutable distance of one of our NRS Sites/Hubs.

Benefits Package

• Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) staff should refer to the document titled “Spot Point v Grade alignment” available on SharePoint for more information on how the grade structure aligns to Spot Points.
• Flexible working – where possible.
• The equivalent of 25 days (185 hours per year) annual leave plus Public Holidays (59.2 hours per year). This increases by 2 days (14.8 hours per year) annual leave after two full calendar years of service (as at 5th January in the leave year) , and an additional 3 days (22.2 hours per year) annual leave after five full calendar years of service (as at 5th January in the leave year). You also have the option to buy or sell the equivalent of 5 days (37 hours) annual leave each year (available in specific windows for the following holiday year). For the purpose of assessing an employee’s annual leave entitlement, a day means seven and two fifths (7.4) hours. A pro rata entitlement will apply for part time workers.
• Flexible benefits scheme – including cycle to work and reduced gym membership fees.
• Participation in Company Bonus Scheme (up to £5,750 per annum based on corporate objectives).
• Employee Assistance Programme including 24-hour telephone support & personal assistance service and access to an online wellbeing App.
• Up to 13.5% employer pension contribution depending on individual contribution amount.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (dependent on service).
• Access to training and development through the company performance management arrangements, supporting you in maintaining your personal Continuous Professional Development.
• We have various different employee networks supporting our inclusion, diversity and wellbeing mission at NRS.

Please note:  All successful candidates will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks.  For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.  

We offer flexibility on base location for multi-site roles and are happy to discuss flexible working options.  At NRS, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.