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Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)

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Provide regulatory and technical advice providing assurance to key stakeholders and regulators.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • Relevant regulatory and legislative requirements such as data protection, GDPR, confidentiality, cyber security, for the handling and processing of data and its application.
  • Technology and software used to provide appropriate representation of data and manipulate them into formats (tables, graphs and portfolios) for publication.
  • The processing of data in technology and software and risks associated with it.
  • Risk assessment methodologies and approaches to risk treatment or mitigation pertaining to processing data and the impact to the business, recommending appropriate risk treatment or mitigation.
  • The roles of the key stakeholders in their organisation and how they interact with their own role.
  • Privacy by design principles and practices such as records of processing and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs).
  • Fundamental rights of information requests such as Freedom of Information (FOI), Individual Rights (IR), Environmental Information Regulation (EIR), Data Interoperability and Data Protection (DP).
  • Industry or regulatory toolkits and control frameworks or standards.
  • How their role fits into the organisation, its governance structures and escalation and the impact that it has.
  • How their role adds value and the benefit of it to the business
  • Communication techniques and approaches to interact with a range of key internal and external stakeholders in order to meet their requirements including using current and emerging technologies to support communication.
  • Role of the Regulators
  • The value of feedback from those they regulate, and the beneficiaries of regulation such as stakeholders in informing future activities.
  • The support requirements and training needs of their stakeholders.
  • The need for continuous improvement of systems and procedures to ensure that regulatory requirements are met.
  • The importance of horizon scanning for future changes and developments in relation to data legislation and case law interpretation.

  Skills

  • Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
  • Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
  • Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
  • Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
  • Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
  • Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
  • Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
  • Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
  • Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
  • Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
  • Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
  • Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
  • Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
  • Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.

  Behaviours

  • Acts in a professional manner with integrity and confidentiality.
  • Works collaboratively with others across the organisation and external stakeholders.
  • Has accountability and ownership of their tasks and workload.
  • Seeks learning opportunities and continuous professional development.
  • Works flexibly and adapts to circumstances.
  • Takes responsibility, shows initiative and is organised.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Business and administration
• Qualification level: 4; Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
• Course duration: 18 months
• Maximum funding: £10,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Data protection lead
  • Data protection manager
  • Information compliance officer
  • Information governance lead
  • Information governance officer
  • Privacy officer

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