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 ..... full job details .....