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Data Protection Assistant

Salary £32,000 - £35,000 per annum/pro-rata
Location High Holborn, London
Hours 35 hours per week - Full-time, permanent contract.
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The Vacancy

Job Title 

Data Protection Assistant 

Hours  

Full time  

Majority home working (minimum 4 days per month in the office) 

Happy to talk flexible working 

Job level 

£32,000 - £35,000 Band 6 

Location 

High Holborn, London 

 

The Role 

The Data Protection Assistant will join a newly formed Information Management Department within the Bar Standards Board. The post holder will provide administrative support to the Data Protection Team’s work, covering subject access, other requests relating to data protection rights, and freedom of information requests. 

Key responsibilities the postholder will undertake: 

  • Responding to data protection inbox queries, providing accurate, timely information. 

  • Liaising with various BSB teams to gather data to prepare responses to subject access requests. 

  • Issue responses to subject access requests and Freedom of Information requests.  

  • Carrying out draft redactions of subject access requests, interpreting information and applying exemptions to ensure data provided is compliant with legislation. 

Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include: 

  • Data Protection Foundation level certificate  

  • Practical experience of working in a data protection environment/role 

  • Experience in handling Subject Access and Freedom of Information Requests 

  • Practical experience of working to tight deadlines 

  • Understanding of the confidentiality issues associated with handling personal, confidential and special information  

  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation  

 

Full details of the role requirements, and role specification can be viewed in the job description – see attached. 

 

The BSB 

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and their professional practice and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest. We are responsible for setting education and training requirements, setting standards, authorising organisations, monitoring the service provided, and handling complaints. Barristers work at the heart of our justice system so BSB’s mission is fundamentally important to the maintenance of the rule of law.   

Our people value our friendly and respectful environment, our support for flexible working, the opportunity to have a high degree of impact and our interesting, challenging, and varied work.  More about our work can be viewed on our website, including our Strategic Plan for 2022-2025. 

 

Working for the BSB 

The Bar Standards Board offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including: 

  • Hybrid Working is the agreed way of working.  

  • We work from the office for a minimum of four days per month. 

  • Option to work from the office more and when there are team or organisational events. 

  • Up to 31 days annual leave, plus a holiday transfer scheme 

  • Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution 

  • Parental leave and flexible working policies 

  • Plus a range of additional benefits, including gym classes, discounts and rewards. 

 

Applying 

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter, addressing the essential criteria from the person specification.  We operate an anonymous recruitment process, to reduce the chance of unconscious bias from our process, please remove your name and other personal information from your CV and covering letter before submitting. 

The Bar Standards Board is a Disability Confident Committed employer.  Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview. Candidates with a disability who require reasonable adjustments should contact Vivien Bock, HR Adviser on 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk to discuss arrangements. 

The Bar Standard Board aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, maternity or pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status or gender re-assignment. 

 

Closing Date 

9th February 2025 at 23.59 

Proposed Interview Date 

Tuesday 18th February 2025 

Contact Details 

0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk 

 

The independent, practicing Bar of England and Wales is more than 16,500 strong and plays a crucial role in upholding the principles of government accountability under law and vindication of legal rights through the courts. 

A strong and independent Bar exists to serve the public. As specialists, independent advocates, barristers enable people to uphold their legal rights, often acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society.

The Bar makes a vital contribution to the efficient and effective operation of criminal and civil courts. It provides a pool of talent, from increasingly diverse backgrounds, from which a significant proportion of the judiciary is drawn, and on whose independence the rule of law and our democratic way of life depends.

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