Compliance Kickstart Apprenticeship - Compliance Stream

In this role, you will report to the Director of Risk and Compliance and be line-managed and supervised day to day by the Data Protection Senior Analyst based in London. As a member of the Privacy Team, you will regularly liaise with our lawyers and other teams including IT Security and the wider Risk and Compliance teams.

As part of the apprenticeship, you will also study towards the Level 3 compliance and risk officer apprenticeship and can choose to also take the International Compliance Association (ICA) Certificate.

Summary of Duties include but are not limited to:

Privacy Team Support:

•  Assisting with data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) on a variety of projects
•  Coordinate and help the Data Protection Senior Analyst maintain the data privacy and security work streams and diligently recording allocated tasks
• Supporting data breach investigations, assessing their impact, and ensuring appropriate
• Helping with research to identify data protection risks and escalating as required
• Assisting with data subject access requests (DSARs) and other rights requests under the GDPR
• Reviewing existing data processing activities to ensure they meet Dechert’s data protection requirements are documented appropriately within the firm’s compliance system

General Support:

• Building effective working relationships with the analysts and wider Risk & Compliance team
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of changes to legislation and regulations
• Taking a keen interest to understand the structure of the firm, its practice groups, and our clients
• Other ad-hoc projects as required

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• IT skills in Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Able to record data and effectively report on the data collected
• Attention to detail when working with large volumes of data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to think critically and analytically
• Ability to handle confidential information in a discreet manner

Education and experience:

• No prior experience required; however, a strong interest in Data Protection and Privacy compliance is essential
• Minimum 5 GCSEs, including 9 - 6 in maths & English (or equivalent)
• Minimum 3 A Levels with a minimum of B obtained (or predicted)

Working Schedule:

• As this is an apprenticeship role, the apprentice will be provided with a minimum of six hours learning or study time during working hours on a weekly basis
• The role will be 5 days in the office (Monday - Friday). The role will be a fixed-term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship

Important Information:

• The assessment centre will take place on 29 July, in the London office
• If, as a result of any disability you may have, there are any adjustments which we need to make to enable you to attend and best demonstrate your abilities and achievements during the interview process, please provide us with such information in advance
• The application form will not save your answers, please press submit or complete the answers in a separate document
• This apprenticeship cohort will start in September with the course to start in October, dates to be confirmed asap

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Confidentiality

• English GCSE, grade 6-9 (Essential)
• Maths GCSE, grade 6-9 (Essential)
• N/A (of your choosing) A Level, grade B (Essential)
• N/A (of your choosing) A Level, grade B (Essential)
• N/A (of your choosing) A Level, grade B (Essential)