Senior Data Protection Advisor

Trilateral Research is recruiting for a Senior Data Protection Advisor with proven expertise and experience in relation to data protection compliance to join our Data Protection and Cyber-risk service in the United Kingdom or in the Republic of Ireland.

As part of the team, you will be exposed to some of the most interesting data protection challenges of the day, which we resolve on behalf of our varied portfolio of clients. We deliver bespoke services to public, private and third sector clients in the UK and Ireland, supranational institutions, and international organisations. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported by a network of experts in delivering services to our clients on some of the most pressing issues of the day.  

The successful candidate will have an excellent working knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)/UK GDPR, and ideally have experience working with other privacy laws and frameworks. Good problem-solving skills are essential to this position, to support tailored data protection improvement and project management for clients. If you are looking for a new challenge and you meet the essential criteria below, we would love to hear from you.

Key responsibilities 

• Providing outsourced DPO and DPO Assist services to clients

• Undertaking large scale data protection projects for International and Supranational clients, ensuring project deliverables are of a high quality and delivered on time

• Line management of one or more Data Protection Advisors

• Responsibility for driving key improvements to team systems and processes

• Writing briefs for clients on relevant topic areas, including newsletter pieces and other outreach material 

• Attending and presenting at client meetings

• Business development tasks, including developing proposals and bids for new projects.

Please note that the closing date for applications is the 22nd of October at 5pm GMT. Our hiring team will be continuously reviewing applications as they are submitted. We receive a high volume of applications, and we will only be able to progress applicants that meet all of the essential requirements listed below.