Ministry of Justice UK
Data Protection Team Business Delivery Manager (Ref: 20445)

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Job Summary
This is a Nationally based role
Job Description
Overview of SID
SID is part of the Service Transformation Group. The Group oversees the building of a strategic vision for modernising and digitising our legacy systems, generating a coordinated plan across the MoJ and its agencies for transformation, and tracking delivery of this transformation.
Security and information management are fundamental building blocks of enabling the department to deliver. We have highly skilled experts working collaboratively with the department, Government Security Group and other partners to enable the whole of the MoJ to function securely, lawfully and transparently.
We identify, manage, and mitigate MoJ’s security, data protection and information risks, and provide assurance against those risks. We’re also home to the Counter Fraud Centre of Expertise. Part of our mission is to up-skill the department so that security becomes second nature to our people and partners
Team Profile
The remit of the Data Protection Team covers Headquarters, the five Executive Agencies and 12 Arm’s Length Bodies
Their Work Includes:
- Monitoring and overseeing compliance with data protection legislation and MoJ personal data policies
- Advising on Data Protection Impact Assessments
- Acting as the point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office
- Receiving requests from data subjects who wish to exercise their rights to - access, restrict, rectify or erase - their personal data
Summary
The Role
Reporting to the Deputy Data Protection Officer you will be responsible for the management of finances, people, engagement, portfolio, contract management and the effective operational running of the Data Protection Team. You will manage the Data Protection Team Coordinators and lead the delivery of defined projects that contribute to the ongoing transformation of DPT operations. You will also support the management and oversight of the ICO Concerns process, ensuring that potential risks to statutory compliance are identified, escalated, and addressed in a timely manner.
Responsibilities, Activities And Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Supporting the work of the Data Protection Team in order to deliver the data protection strategy, prioritising complex issues
- Responding to ad hoc requests for information, including Freedom of Information (FOI), Cabinet Committee correspondence and Parliamentary Questions
- Developing accurate insights and recommendations on a broad range of topics
- Supporting business planning and reporting and audit management as required
- Contributing and to commissions from within the business and cross-government
- Managing space moves and re-organisations as required
- Shaping and delivering ad hoc projects to improve the DPT operations
- Day-to-day management of the DPT mailboxes and the data protection compliance tool, OneTrust
- Line management responsibilities of Data Protection Team Coordinators
Person Specification
Essential
- Working in a Deputy Director or Director level office, or data protection team in a government department or other large, high-profile organisation
- Experience in managing teams, coordinating workloads, and supporting colleagues to meet shared goals
- Strong analytical skills and report development
- Engaging with risk and audit functions in a complex organisation
- Shaping and delivering projects
- Building relationships easily with people at different levels of an organisation
- Demonstrating capability to manage and coordinate the work of information security or assurance specialists, including the ability to realign resources and workflows in response to shifting organisational priorities.
- Proven ability to plan, organise, and deliver work efficiently and at pace, ensuring operational outputs and deadlines are consistently met.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and regulatory information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
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Desirable
- A data protection/GDPR qualification e.g. CIPP/E or CIPM
This list is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.
Application Process
This vacancy will be assessed using Success Profiles to assess behaviours and technical expertise. The application process will require 250-word STAR format for the identified behaviours, the submission of a CV and a statement of suitability to evidence how you meet the essential and technical criteria required for the role.
The sift will be based on the following behaviour:
- Managing a Quality Service
The interview will be based on the following behaviours:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others
Technical
A current and continued understanding on how to manage and coordinate the work of information security or assurance specialists, including the ability to realign resources and workflows in response to shifting organisational priorities.
Selection process details
All candidates must submit a CV and Statement of Suitability (of up to 500 words) which demonstrates the key behaviours required for the role.
Note: due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback after the CV review (sift) stage.
At the interview we will be assessing your technical/specialist skills and experience, testing your ability through relevant assessments and asking you questions around the behaviours we require to be successful in this role.
Hours of Work/Working Pattern
37 hour working week (standard).
Interview Behaviours
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others
Technical
A current and continued understanding on how to manage and coordinate the work of information security or assurance specialists, including the ability to realign resources and workflows in response to shifting organisational priorities.
Person specification
Please refer to the job description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
A current and continued understanding on how to manage and coordinate the work of information security or assurance specialists, including the ability to realign resources and workflows in response to shifting organisational priorities.
Alongside your salary of £42,914, Ministry of Justice contributes £12,432 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).


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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right
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