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Are you a Data Protection Coordinator looking for a new opportunity?
We are seeking to recruit a Data Protection Coordinator to join our team on a full time, permanent basis offering Hybrid Working - flexibility to work from home. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £19,500 per annum (£32,500 full time equivalent).
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
About the Data Protection Coordinator role:
We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic and proactive Data Protection Coordinator, reporting to Legal Adviser and Data Protection Officer, to implement the Marine Society and Sea Cadets’ (MSSC) data protection policies and lead on the responses to Subject Access Requests (SARS).
Responsibilities as our Data Protection Coordinator will include:
- Ensuring work is developed, delivered and promoted in line with data protection policies and statutory requirements
- Deliver effective support for volunteers and area management teams
- Good practice in relation to data protection
- Creating and promoting GDPR best practices
Requirements:
- Knowledge of and experience in applying Data Protection legislation and GDPR
- Experience of delivering projects to meet agreed outputs and outcomes and of delivering against reporting procedures and requirements.
- Experience of working in a customer facing role, including handling enquiries by telephone and email.
- Strong IT literacy
Desirable
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of project management processes
Benefits as our Data Protection Coordinator will include:
- Flexible Working hours and a hybrid culture
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – pro rata for part time employees
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
- National staff conference: All employees come together once a year to reflect on the past year and celebrate success at our offsite staff conference. This is a great opportunity to listen to employees' views, and for employees to network, share information and socialise.
Closing Date: 8 April 2024
Assessment Day: Monday 15 April 2024
If you are interested in this Data Protection Coordinator, please apply now!
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
CASS+ is now seeking to appoint a new CEO who will lead on the development and delivery of the CASS+ strategy.
Our vision is for advice and support to be available in every court across the UK. As a result, the successful candidate will take us into a new period of growth.
People often arrive at court alone, feeling powerless, trapped and terrified. We are free and independent of the system. We sit down and listen. We build trust and use our knowledge and connections to find solutions to complicated situations. We guide people towards positive change and stay by their side for as long as they want us by their side.
Reducing the risk of re-offending
This is how we can reduce the risk of re-offending and improve the lives of people experiencing the Justice System.
You will be leading a dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable team of staff, placements, interns and volunteers focussed on tailored solutions for people facing many disadvantages.
Tim Auburn, Chair of the Trustees, commented:
I am pleased to announce the start of our search for the next CEO at CASS+. This is an extremely rewarding role, leading a team of people who are passionate about giving anyone going through the Justice System another chance.
I am proud to be Chair of this charity which has so much to offer the justice sector.
If you share our values and have the passion, talent and experience, we would love to hear from you.
Do you embody these values?
Humanity first
People are not numbers. We combine empathy, compassion and knowledge to guide each person towards a positive future.
Supportive
We actively listen so that each person gets tailored support at court and into life beyond.
Creative problem-solving
We use our extensive networks and experience of the Justice System to work with others to find solutions.
Helpful
We’re ready and willing to help anyone. We can stay by their side for as long as they want us.
Determined
We never give up. We advocate for people and encourage them to find their own voice.
Growing charity
CASS+ has over 18 years’ experience focussing on social inequalities. We have 11 staff at five sites in five courts, around 21 volunteers, and, each year, we serve over 800 people through the Justice System and into life beyond.
If you share our vision and values and believe in giving people a future, we would love to hear from you.
Application Instructions
To be considered for this position, it is essential that all applicants submit both a CV and a comprehensive two-page letter of application. This letter is a vital component of your application and should reflect your passion, qualifications, and suitability for the role, for more information please refer to the supporting documents.
To be considered for this position, it is essential that all applicants submit both a CV and a comprehensive two-page letter of application. This letter is a vital component of your application and should reflect your passion, qualifications, and suitability for the role.**
**Application Details:**
- **Deadline for Applications:** Midnight on Sunday, 21st April.
- **Interview Dates:** Scheduled between 7th and 10th May.
- **Start Date:** Ideally, July 2024.
We look forward to receiving your detailed applications and learning more about your unique contributions to our team.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
It has never been a more important time for Crisis. With homelessness reaching record levels and a general election around the corner, we have an opportunity to secure commitments from the main political parties to the policy solutions that we know can build a future free from homelessness. This role will play a key role in delivering our priority general election campaign – the ‘Make History’ campaign. Beyond this, you’ll be helping to establish Crisis’ relationship with a newly elected Parliament and Government
Location: London - You will be required to work from the London office once a week or twice a fortnight.
About the role
As Senior Campaigns and Public Affairs officer, you will be responsible for the shaping Crisis’ political influencing strategies for our national campaigns.
Through our research of what works both in the UK and internationally, and our work supporting thousands of people who are homeless or at risk each year, Crisis has developed the solutions needed from Westminster Government to reverse the rising levels of homelessness and we campaign to secure the policy changes needed. With the right political will and leadership, homelessness can be ended.
This role will oversee design and delivery of creative public affairs tactics that will inspire politicians to support our campaigns. This includes overseeing our work to provide the secretariat for the APPG for Ending Homelessness, managing our monitoring and stakeholder relationships and proactively identifying local and regional influencing opportunities.
The role sits within the Campaigns Team in the Policy and Social Change directorate, but you’ll collaborate with a wide range of teams across the organisation to identify influencing opportunities, ensure our campaigns and public affairs activity have maximum reach and ensure people with lived experience are at the heart of our political influencing activity.
We’re a passionate and supportive team, dedicated to our mission of ending homelessness.
About you
You will have significant experience of working with politicians in Parliament or Government and will have experience of designing and delivering political influencing strategies to secure policy change. To be successful in this role you will have solid understanding of Parliamentary process and have worked on a range of tactics to raise the profile of issues in Parliament, with excellent political judgement and intuition.
Effective communication and ability to manage a range of internal and external stakeholders will be vital in this role in order to work collaboratively to further our campaigning objectives. You will have good ability to understand policy solutions and how best to communicate them to a range of audiences. Line management experience is desirable, but more crucially you will have experience of motivating teams or individuals to deliver results.
Understanding or knowledge of homelessness or housing policy is desirable. You may have experience in; public affairs, policy, communications and public relations.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 21 April 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 May 2024
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
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