Data Privacy Specialist - Part Time

Salary: £30,000 - 33,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience within data privacy, data protection or a related compliance function.
• Strong practical knowledge of UK GDPR.
• Experience handling data privacy incidents and supporting compliance activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to privacy and compliance challenges.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• A recognised privacy qualification such as CIPP/E, BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection or equivalent.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and continuously improve our UK and Ireland privacy programme.
• Maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs) and ensure records remain accurate and up to date.
• Review and support Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new projects, systems and suppliers.
• Coordinate Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other individual rights requests.
• Manage data privacy incidents, investigations and remediation activities.
• Deliver and coordinate privacy training and awareness initiatives across the business.
• Review and update privacy policies, procedures and governance documentation.
• Provide expert guidance on data protection risks, compliance obligations and best practice.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across HR, Technology, Operations, Legal and Procurement functions.
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement of privacy processes and controls.

Technologies:

• Support

More:

We are a highly successful and growing organisation seeking an experienced Data Privacy Specialist to take ownership of our UK and Ireland privacy programme. This is a part-time role, either 3 days a week or set hours across 5 days, with pro rata pay circa £33,000. You will report into senior leadership and work across multiple business functions, with genuine flexibility, broad exposure across governance, compliance and operational privacy activities, senior stakeholder engagement and influence, and the opportunity to own and shape an established privacy function. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.

last updated 38 week of 2026