Assistant to the Data Protection Officer London The Organisation Our client is a faith-based charity. They seek to positively impact the lives of all members of society. They are now looking for an Assistant to the Data Protection Officer to join them on a full-time, permanent basis, working Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm. The Benefits - Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum - 23 days’ annual leave bank holidays - Pension scheme for eligible employees – 5% paid by the employer - Salary exchange (salary sacrifice) for pension - Potential for hybrid working after probation - Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - Employee Assistance Programme - Life assurance/Death in Service benefit - Cycle to work scheme - Vouchers for free eye tests and £50 towards the cost of glasses - Reward Gateway scheme offering discounts on a wide range of products and services This is a rewarding opportunity for a detail-focused, data protection or compliance professional with a background in faith-based, non-profit, or charitable groups to join our client’s mission-driven organisation. In this essential role, your expertise will truly matter; your judgement will influence how the organisation operates, supports its network, and upholds the highest standards of accountability, ensuring it continues to deliver its mission with confidence, transparency, and integrity. What’s more, you’ll benefit from dedicated opportunities to grow your skills in a highly valued and increasingly important field, allowing you to develop, progress, and make a meaningful impact every day. So, if you’re seeking a role that blends professional development with genuine impact, then apply today. The Role As the Assistant to the Data Protection Officer (DPO), you’ll support our client in meeting their UK GDPR obligations and uphold the highest standards of privacy and accountability. You’ll support the DPO in overseeing data protection compliance across the organisation’s services and partner bodies, ensuring that personal data is handled with care, transparency, and integrity. Ensuring all data practices meet legal requirements and best practice standards, you will review operations and data use, support privacy impact assessments and audits, and provide guidance on compliance issues. Additionally, you will: - Support the development and monitoring of data protection policies and procedures - Act as a first point of contact for compliance queries - Deliver privacy awareness training and co-ordinate data privacy audits - Review data sharing and processing agreements with third parties - Help maintain statutory records and ensure timely reporting on data privacy compliance About You To be considered as an Assistant to the Data Protection Officer, you will need: - Experience in a similar role (data protection or compliance) - Experience working within a faith-based, non-profit, or charitable organisation - Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint - The ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion - A data protection and/or privacy certification (or the willingness to obtain one) Please note, a DBS check may be requested for this role. Closing date: 28/11/2025 Shortlisting: 04/12/2025 (online) Interview: 16/12/2025 (in person) Other organisations may call this role GDPR Assistant, GDPR Officer, Data Protection Assistant, Data Privacy Assistant, Data Protection and Compliance Officer, Data Compliance Administrator, or Data Privacy Administrator. Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. So, if you’re looking for a meaningful role as an Assistant to the Data Protection Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.