Senior Manager, Information Governance & Compliance

• Salary: From £49K to £62K (depending on skills and experience)
• Grade: I
• Hours: 35 per week
  Contract type: Permanent
• Vacancy Reference: 26/66
• Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 18th October

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description). Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Information Governance & Compliance to be the University's senior operational lead for Data Protection and Governance.

You will drive the development and implementation of a mature, risk-based privacy framework that enables innovation while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. You will also provide expert leadership on UK GDPR, information governance, AI governance, privacy risk management, and regulatory compliance.

To be successful, we would expect you to have a background of acting as a DPO, Deputy DPO or senior privacy adviser. You should have experience of presenting risk and assurance reports and managing complex data breaches and regulatory investigations.

In addition, you should be a confident communicator, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Whilst we offer flexible and hybrid working across the University, you will be required to work on-campus at least 2 days per week.

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas

• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station

• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch

• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment

• Employee discount service

• £7 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)

• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role