Data Protection Legal Counsel

Data Protection Legal Counsel £50,000+ excellent benefits Woking, Surrey GU21 4LL / Hybrid Working (minimum 40% in person collaboration per month) About the role We''re excited to be recruiting a Data Protection Legal Counsel to play a central role in ensuring WWF-UK meets its data protection and privacy obligations and to provide support to the Legal team. Sitting within the Legal, Compliance and Assurance team, this role works closely with colleagues across the organisation to embed strong data protection practice, provide expert advice, support compliance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and ICO guidance, and support in reviewing and drafting SaaS and digital services contracts. You''ll be responsible for maintaining and strengthening WWF-UK''s data protection framework, advising on privacy risks and data processing activities, and ensuring data protection is built into projects and ways of working from the outset. You''ll also lead on key processes such as data protection impact assessments, breach management and responding to data subject rights requests. Finally, you will provide legal support to the Legal team, including contract review, with a focus on draft data processing and sharing agreements, SaaS, IT licences and digital agreements. This is a critical role for someone who combines strong data protection technical expertise with legal knowledge and the ability to work collaboratively, communicate clearly, and help the organisation manage risk while ..... full job details .....