Data Protection Administrator - part time, FTC

Overview

We are looking for a part time Data Protection/ Governance Administrator for a 15 month contract. The role is 22.2 hours per week, equivalent to 3 full days. The salary is £16,659 per annum.

Location:

Chelmsford. This is a temporary, part-time position. The line manager is the Head of Governance and Assurance/ Company Secretary.

• Assist the Data Protection Officer with Subject Access Request administration and Data Breach/Data Protection administration.
• Assist the Data Protection Officer with the coordination and record keeping of Data Sharing Agreements with third parties, Data Privacy Impact Assessments, and updating the Privacy Notice as required.
• Support the Data Protection Officer with the organizing and management of the GDPR/Data Protection Project Group.
• Assist the Data Protection Officer with updating the GDPR/Data Protection training module.
• Assist the Data Protection Officer with providing guidance to employees in following the suite of Data Protection Policies and procedures.

• Evidence of competence in administrative processes/procedures.
• Good track record in maintaining data/record systems and developing knowledge of further applications.
• Excellent IT skills with experience of using MS Office including Word and Excel.
• Confident organiser.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• This post is part time working 22.2 hours per week; this equates to 3 full days. We have flexibility as to what these 3 days are, but prefer they are done in a block of 3 continuous days.

Please note the office expectancy of this role: the role is flexible and will require you to be in the office the first couple of days for training, then the office requirement is around 2 days a month or as required. We operate a hybrid working policy.

• £16,659 salary per annum.
• Learning and development opportunities
• Healthcare cash plan
• Robust employee reward and recognition programme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• CH Participate volunteering programme
• Competitive pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave pro rata per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year, and 1 wellbeing day per annum.
• Hybrid working arrangement; 22.2 hours per week with potential flexibility by agreement with line manager based on business need.

Please note:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications or successfully appoint a candidate before the closing date. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment. The organisation is closed over the Christmas period and returns on the 5th of January 2026; queries will be picked up after this date.