Data Privacy Specialist - 3 months - Scotland

Data Privacy Officer - Drive Privacy Excellence

Are you an experienced Data Privacy professional with a passion for protecting personal information, managing risk, and enabling compliant business operations?

We're looking for a knowledgeable privacy specialist to provide expert advice across a wide range of data protection activities, with a particular focus on Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), privacy risk assessments, data subject rights, incident management, and privacy-by-design principles.

What you'll do:

• Support and draft DPIAs, privacy risk assessments and mitigation plans
• Advise on UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and related privacy requirements
• Manage data subject rights requests, including SARs, redaction and disclosure processes
• Support personal data breach assessments, investigations and lessons learned activities
• Provide practical privacy advice to projects, services and business teams
• Help ensure compliance while enabling effective operational delivery

What we're looking for:

• Strong working knowledge of UK data protection legislation and information governance
• Hands-on experience with DPIAs and privacy risk management
• Experience handling data subject rights requests and privacy casework
• Ability to assess risk, exercise sound judgement and provide pragmatic advice
• Excellent written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working in a public sector, regulated or customer-focused environment

Desirable experience:

• Scottish public sector data protection
• ICO engagement
• Utilities, infrastructure or public service organisations
• M365/SharePoint and privacy case management systems
• Data sharing agreements, supplier assurance and cyber incident processes
• Professional qualifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM or Practitioner-level privacy certifications