Job title: Data and GDPR Officer (1LOD)

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Contract: Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week

Location: Kings Hill based (Kent) with hybrid working ( 2 days per week in the Kings Hill office)

Salary: Circa £55,000 per annum

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as our Data and GDPR Officer (1LOD) for CAF Bank Ltd (part of the Charities Aid Foundation). You will be an integral part of our award-winning team, in Kings Hill.

What you’ll do
At CAF Bank, every one of us contributes to our impact, and as our Data and GDPR Officer (1LOD) you too will play an integral part in what we do.
The Data and GDPR Officer (1LOD) will be responsible for ensuring that CAF Bank continues to meet its GDPR requirements both in business-as-usual activities and in future strategic implementations and process changes. They will also play a key role in fostering a data protection culture within the organisation and ensuring that CAF Bank complies with all regulatory changes, working closely with 2LOD to achieve this.

This is a specialist technical role, the ideal candidate must have in-depth knowledge of current data protection legislation and should be able to provide guidance and support the business and risk function fulfil their responsibilities.

The Data and GDPR Officer (1LOD) will also be responsible for the reporting of any data breaches and incidents. Responsible for forging business policies and standard operating procedures in a way that is effective and efficient.

At CAF, you will be joining an international workforce who are passionate about accelerating society’s progress towards a fair and inclusive future for all. We are people centred; driven by innovation and together we are building a leading great and safe place to work.

As our Data and GDPR Officer you will:
- Be responsible for ensuring CAF Bank continues to meet its GDPR requirements in business-as-usual activities.
- Be responsible for ensuring CAF Bank meets is GDPR requirements in relation to Bank Transformation project, working closely with both the Business and Project Team to achieve the correct outcome.
- Have a key role in fostering a data protection culture within the organisation. Helping implement essential elements of the GDPR such as the principles of data processing, data subject rights, data protection by design and default, records of processing activities, security of processing.
- Be responsible for recognising, investigating, communicating and notifying data breaches.


Who you’ll be
This role is for you if you have experience of working in data protection law and practices or have relevant transferable skills and are keen to make a difference to society. Skills required for the role include:
• Must hold and maintain professional qualities and expert knowledge of data protection law and practices to fulfil the tasks required of the role.
• Experience gained in a financial service regulated organisation.
• Extensive experience of data protection within a financial environment.
• Ability to demonstrate effective stakeholder management.
• A track record of implementing best practice data processes and making substantive improvements of benefit to client experience and compliance to data regulation and legislation.

What’s in it for you
At CAF Bank you will receive:
- Salary of circa £55,000
- Permanent hybrid ways of working where roles allow
- Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
- Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contribution options
- Social impact benefit schemes
For all our employer benefits and to gain an insight into our culture, please visit cafonline.org/careers.

Who we are
We are more than a bank. From the one-person causes to the large-scale organisations, we are the bank charities turn to. We believe in the power of good, and in treating the goals of charities as our own.
We are owned by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). CAF connects charities with funds, and we at CAF Bank help charities to manage those funds.
Our connection with such a long-established charitable organisation highlights how we believe in banking with purpose.

Diversity and inclusion
We know that the more diverse and inclusive our organisation becomes, the more creative, effective and impactful we will be. Our aim is for our workforce to represent the society we serve, and we have embarked upon an ambitious pathway to achieve this.
We want to attract, retain and develop the best of talent at all levels, and provide a leading and great place to work, where every voice matters.


How to apply
The closing date for applications is 27th January 2025.

Interview Date: Successful candidates will be contacted for a first stage MS Teams interview from week commencing the 27th January 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Please complete the form below, attach your CV and Cover letter, then click ‘Submit Application’ if applying via our website or send your CV to recruitment@cafonline.org quoting reference number SS143

We welcome applications from everyone who feels they meet the criteria, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital, veteran or parental status.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please indicate on the application form if you would like to be considered as part of the Disability Confident Scheme.

To apply for this role you must be able to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment team at recruitment@cafonline.org or 03000 123 566 to request assistance or reasonable adjustments.