Group Data Protection Officer
| Posting date: | 20 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,779 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L1 6RA |
| Company: | Torus Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 379 |
Summary
Job Advert
Are you ready to take on a role where your expertise will shape the future of data protection within a dynamic organisation? Torus
Group is seeking a talented and passionate Group Data Protection Officer to join our team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding
data. This is a permanent role based in Liverpool with travel to other sites in the North West required.
As the Group Data Protection Officer, you’ll be the go-to expert on all things data protection, driving compliance, shaping
policy, and championing best practices. Reporting directly to Legal Counsel, you’ll work collaboratively across all levels of the
organisation, offering advice, training, and assurance to ensure Torus continues to meet and exceed regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
* To be the Data Protection Officer for the Group, Providing high quality and practical data protection advice to managers within
the Group.
* Provide overall management of Data Protection within Torus, working with designated managers to ensure the use and collection
of Data across the organisation is compliant with legislation and maintain existing policies and procedures and registers to
support this.
* Work with the management team to ensure adherence to legislation and ensure best practice is adopted.
* Work with and support Legal Counsel on the strategic direction of data protection ensuring robust yet streamlined processes.
* Act as the nominated DPO and ensuring group wide compliance, supporting the Group with its ambitions and compliance and if
necessary, providing assurance to board / committee members.
* Ensure that robust and comprehensive Data Quality and Protection controls are in place across the group, based on current and,
as required, new guidelines and legislation and ensure ongoing compliance.
* Ensure data protection breaches are investigated and remedial action taken where appropriate.
* Oversee and support stakeholders with Subject Access Requests, ensuring they are carried out in accordance with statute and
policy.
* Carry out and assist with DPIAs / LIAs and advise on any necessary controls to mitigate risk.
* Engage and be the point of contact for ICO.
* Support in the line management of the data protection apprentice which includes supervision, reviewing performance and delivery
of tasks.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re searching for an experienced and proactive professional who’s ready to make an impact. The ideal candidate will bring:
* Professional Data Protection qualification
* A proven track record in managing data protection within a complex organisation
* Hands-on experience in GDPR compliance, handling Subject Access Requests, and transforming business processes.
* The ability to supervise and develop team members, including mentoring a data protection apprentice.
* A collaborative approach to working across all levels of the organisation, delivering measurable business benefits.
* A detail-oriented focus on risk and assurance frameworks, with a commitment to robust and practical solutions.
Interview Process:
* The interview process will consist of two stages. The first stage will be held in person at our Liverpool City Centre office on
the 5th and 6th June 2025. Each successful applicant will be required to complete the following pre-employment checks prior to
a start date being agreed:
* Right to work verification
* Qualification certificate check
* 2x Completed references
* OH Health Questionnaire – Fit For Work
* DBS check (if required for role)
* Completion of all new starter documentation including signed T&C’s
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Are you ready to take on a role where your expertise will shape the future of data protection within a dynamic organisation? Torus
Group is seeking a talented and passionate Group Data Protection Officer to join our team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding
data. This is a permanent role based in Liverpool with travel to other sites in the North West required.
As the Group Data Protection Officer, you’ll be the go-to expert on all things data protection, driving compliance, shaping
policy, and championing best practices. Reporting directly to Legal Counsel, you’ll work collaboratively across all levels of the
organisation, offering advice, training, and assurance to ensure Torus continues to meet and exceed regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
* To be the Data Protection Officer for the Group, Providing high quality and practical data protection advice to managers within
the Group.
* Provide overall management of Data Protection within Torus, working with designated managers to ensure the use and collection
of Data across the organisation is compliant with legislation and maintain existing policies and procedures and registers to
support this.
* Work with the management team to ensure adherence to legislation and ensure best practice is adopted.
* Work with and support Legal Counsel on the strategic direction of data protection ensuring robust yet streamlined processes.
* Act as the nominated DPO and ensuring group wide compliance, supporting the Group with its ambitions and compliance and if
necessary, providing assurance to board / committee members.
* Ensure that robust and comprehensive Data Quality and Protection controls are in place across the group, based on current and,
as required, new guidelines and legislation and ensure ongoing compliance.
* Ensure data protection breaches are investigated and remedial action taken where appropriate.
* Oversee and support stakeholders with Subject Access Requests, ensuring they are carried out in accordance with statute and
policy.
* Carry out and assist with DPIAs / LIAs and advise on any necessary controls to mitigate risk.
* Engage and be the point of contact for ICO.
* Support in the line management of the data protection apprentice which includes supervision, reviewing performance and delivery
of tasks.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re searching for an experienced and proactive professional who’s ready to make an impact. The ideal candidate will bring:
* Professional Data Protection qualification
* A proven track record in managing data protection within a complex organisation
* Hands-on experience in GDPR compliance, handling Subject Access Requests, and transforming business processes.
* The ability to supervise and develop team members, including mentoring a data protection apprentice.
* A collaborative approach to working across all levels of the organisation, delivering measurable business benefits.
* A detail-oriented focus on risk and assurance frameworks, with a commitment to robust and practical solutions.
Interview Process:
* The interview process will consist of two stages. The first stage will be held in person at our Liverpool City Centre office on
the 5th and 6th June 2025. Each successful applicant will be required to complete the following pre-employment checks prior to
a start date being agreed:
* Right to work verification
* Qualification certificate check
* 2x Completed references
* OH Health Questionnaire – Fit For Work
* DBS check (if required for role)
* Completion of all new starter documentation including signed T&C’s
Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.