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We are looking for an Apprentice Data Protection Administrator – (1 post) to join our Governance and Assurance team.

This role is home based role, where there is no daily requirement to attend an office with the flexibility to attend as required.

You will provide advice and support to colleagues, by responding to basic queries and helping to promote compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act across the business. You will also assist the Data Protection Specialist to respond to incidents and provide responses to Subject Access Requests within legislative timescales by co-ordinating internal data gathering. You will investigate data protection incidents and liaise with colleagues and third parties to ensure that appropriate actions/learnings are identified and implemented maintaining records relating to incidents to support reporting.

You will also undertake data quality checks to provide assurance that the data we hold complies with UK GDPR and Onward retention policies and support the Data Protection Specialist on key projects which seek to embed data protection compliance within our business.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for people who are enthusiastic and willing to learning and who have a desire to working in a data protection role. To be successful in this role you will need to be a confident user of IT packages. You will need excellent communication and analytical skills in order to deliver a high quality service and you will have Level 2 (GSCE C or above) in English and Maths.

Over an 18 month period, you will complete a course of study and be working towards a Level 4 Data Protection and Information Governance Practitioner Apprenticeship with the training provider Damar Training/Act Now

What you can expect from us

We offer a ‘Real Living Wage’, a generous annual leave entitlement of 31 days plus bank holidays and a pension scheme with employer matched contributions of up to 10%. Your wellbeing matters to us, and we offer a health cash plan where you can claim back money for health care, access to a GP service and an employee assistance programme, along with access to discounts for you and your family to enjoy outside of work.

We are passionate about our people, enabling their development, with learning opportunities to progress both personally and professionally. This includes access to volunteer in our local communities or learn a new skill outside of work.

About Onward

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West, with 35,000 properties across the region.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.

In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.