Data Protection and Information Governance Apprentice

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the University of Oxford as a Data Protection and Information Governance Apprentice within the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM). You will join a dynamic team supporting the department’s compliance with data protection legislation and promoting best practices in information governance.

You will assist with handling data protection enquiries, contributing to data protection impact assessments, supporting audits, and helping to raise awareness of good information governance across the department. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with central University teams, giving you insight into governance at both departmental and institutional levels.

Duties include:

• Supporting senior management in developing and delivering information governance policies and procedures
• Helping to coordinate and support the organisation’s records of processing activities
• Contributing to data protection impact assessments and ensuring compliance with data protection by design and default
• Participating in data protection audits
• Assisting in the development and delivery of in-house training and awareness programmes related to data protection and information governance
• Providing general day-to-day support and specialist advice across the department
• Supporting the continuous improvement of systems and processes related to information governance
• Participate in and support the public engagement and widening access activities of the Department and the University. This is anticipated to be not more than 2 days per year
• Undertake mandatory training as required by the University, Division and Department. The specific list of training courses may change from time-to-time, in response to both legal and internal University requirements

Job descriptions can never be comprehensive and you may be required to undertake other similar tasks and responsibilities.

Staff Benefits:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A pensionable Oxford University Weighting allowance of £1,500 per annum (pro rata)
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• A welcoming and diverse community

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

• 5 x GCSE including English and maths GCSE, grade 4/C and above (Essential)
• 3 x A-Levels A Level, grade A* - D (Essential)