Head of Information Governance & Data Protection Officer

Job Description

Your role at Veezu?

The Head of Information Governance and Data Protection Officer (DPO) will provide expert Information Governance advice and guidance to the Veezu management team and key partners to ensure that all parties are processing information in accordance with legislation, guidance, while meeting their legal and regulatory obligations.

Reporting directly to the IT Director and interacting regularly with the Executive Board, this role plays a pivotal part in protecting the company, our customers, and our partners while ensuring our compliance with various information governance and data protection legislations.

Responsibilities will include but won't be limited to:

Act as the appointed statutory Data Protection Officer as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 for Veezu Group.
Be the lead source of information and expertise on information governance and data protection including and national legislation etc.
Lead the development of strategies, policies, and guidelines that ensure organisational. compliance with information governance and data protection regulations across all departments. This will require making decisions in unprecedented situations.
Co-operate with and be the first point of contact for the Information Commissioner.
Be available to be contacted directly by data subjects.
Develop Information Governance policies.
Monitor the effectiveness of policies and procedures and the organisations’ compliance with them through a proactive program of audit and review.
Have senior responsibility for the development of a robust Information Risk Assurance function which includes Cyber Security, System Failure and GDPR.
Promote an effective information governance and risk culture that embeds information governance across the Veezu organisation.
Lead on the development of training, awareness and communications programmes aimed at informing and advising Veezu staff (at all levels)
Ensure the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) and other IG related audit submissions are made correctly, within timescales and are signed off by the Veezu Exec/Board where applicable and that evidence is available to support the attainment levels submitted.

This is a key role for Veezu as we enter into the really exciting process of a large scale Transformation and will include heaps of ownership in ensuring Veezu is a fully compliant business at the forefront of Data usage and protection.

Who are Veezu?

Veezu is the UK's fastest growing taxi and private hire technology platform operating across hundreds of UK towns and cities. We are the tech driven on-demand mobility service that supports our hyper-local communities, helping them thrive and so much more!

Why work for us?

Access to transportation is vital to the thriving local community. We help to fund hundreds of local projects across the country and aim to make a positive difference – because where our communities thrive, Veezu Driver Partners thrive, and our business thrives, too.

Our culture revolves around our core values. Community is at the centre of who we are. It all starts from within Veezu by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organisation, where all team members belong.

Our growth must be sustainable in the towns and cities we serve, which is why we have invested more than £5 million in low emission cars within the last five years.

So if you want to do some good in the world, be a part of an inclusive and diverse culture that uplifts everyone, be a part of a business making a real impact on sustainability and the environment and you're a the go to person for all things Information Governance & Data Protection

compliance/regulations,

get applying!

Thanks,
Veezu Recruitment Team