Privacy Analyst

We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an innovative, market-leading insurance company. We protect the things customers love so they can get on with what matters to them in life. 

Data drives us. It fuels our outstanding distribution, finance, technology and legal services. Our underwriting skills are built on data expertise; it creates the insights we need to give the right cover to the right customers at the right price. But, it’s the people inside and outside our business that power us. They make us stand out, help us succeed. We’re ambitious. We’re growing. We’ve won awards.  

Do you excel in administration and organization? Are you curious with an investigative mindset? If so, we want you on our team! If you're ready to bring your skills to a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Privacy Analyst to join our Governance team either working remotely or based in our Salford Quays, Manchester or Haywards Heath, West Sussex offices. 

This role is a 12 month fixed term contract with possibility to extend, although this cannot be confirmed at this point.

In this role you’ll support the Privacy function to assess, analyse, understand, protect and sustain the privacy management framework across the Group through a programme of reporting, investigation and testing of privacy controls.

Rigorous and logical? Lets do this, together!

Core skills we’re looking for to succeed in the role:

• Strong administration and organisation skills
• Curious and investigative mindset 

Nice to have skills, but optional:

• Experience within a regulated environment
• Experience championing customer outcomes 

What’s involved:

• Support the DPO with maintenance of reporting to measure privacy risk, DPIAs, data rights management volumes and effectiveness of applicable controls for use in various management reporting.
• Maintain the corporate register for data protection breaches and support the DPO to investigate and assess circumstances, materiality, root causes and to implement appropriate remedial actions
• Support data incident response and data breach notification procedures as required by the Privacy Manager and or DPO
• To conduct monitoring activity, as set out in the monitoring plan in line with relevant deadlines throughout the year and to monitor your own adherence to such timetable
• To engage and work with other areas of risk and control to ensure appropriate alignment of activities and outcomes and production of necessary reporting.
• Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times

Experience

• Previous experience working within a data protection team within the financial services industry
• Previous experience performing monitoring and testing of controls to understand effectiveness and improvement
• Previous experience conducting investigation, identifying root cause and introducing resolution.

Skills

• Able to conduct the role independently and with integrity
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks and projects
• Strong analytical and resolution skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely

Knowledge

• Familiar with business information systems and privacy lifecycles
• Familiar with national and European data protection laws and practices, including (but not limited to) the Data Protection Act 1998, Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 and of course the General Data Protection Regulation.

Behaviours

• Collaborative in nature and motivated to work alone if required
• Enthusiastic with a curious nature
• The ability to remain calm, controlled and resilient

So, if you’re up for the challenge and would like to join our vibrant and busy team, we want to hear from you today.

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What can we do for you?

People first. Always. We’re passionate about our colleagues and know the best people deserve an extraordinary working environment. We owe it to them so that’s what we offer. Our workplaces are energetic, inspirational, supportive. To get a taste of the advantages you’ll enjoy, take a look at all our perks in full here. 

Intrigued? Our Talent team can tell you everything you need to know about what we want and what we’re offering, so feel free to get in touch.