John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.  

Sisk are growing their legal team with the addition of a Data Protection Specialist to join our team and assist the Data Protection Manager in ensuring our organisation's compliance with data protection laws and regulations. Candidate to play a crucial role in safeguarding personal data and maintaining the trust of our clients and employees. 

• Policy and Procedure Implementation: Assist in developing, implementing, and maintaining data protection policies, procedures, and guidelines in line with regulations like GDPR and the AI Act.  
• Data Subject Rights: Handle and respond to data subject access requests (DSARs), requests for rectification, erasure, and other data subject rights inquiries. 

• Risk Assessments: Conduct and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs) for new projects and initiatives. 

• Data Inventory and Mapping: Support the maintenance of our data inventory and data flow maps, ensuring an accurate record of personal data processing activities (ROPA). 

• Training and Awareness: Help develop and deliver data protection training and awareness programs to employees across the organization. 

• Incident Response: Support the Data Protection Manager in managing and responding to data breaches and other security incidents, including documentation and reporting to relevant authorities if required. 

• Proven experience (2+ years) in a data protection, privacy, or governance or compliance role with potential on the job learning. 

• Strong understanding of global data protection laws and frameworks, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). 
• You will have familiarity with technology and IT Security. 

• Strong research and analytical skills, to analyse evolving regulatory development across the various jurisdictions Sisk operates in.
• You should have strong organisational, and communication skills.
• You should be detail-oriented and able to work independently as well as collaboratively. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide pragmatic and actionable advice to business in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience advising on multiple complex projects in parallel, including prioritizing and working alongside cross-functional teams where you have considered multiple, occasionally differing, commercial requirement.  

Professional certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPTare highly desirable.