Compliance Consultant

Futura Design Ltd; Coventry; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading compliance consultancy in Coventry is looking for a Compliance Consultant to help embed compliance under GDPR for data access requests. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to work independently. The position offers a contract rate of £27.03 per hour, inside IR35, until December 31, 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a similar role or a sensitive business area.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Strong ability to organise workload to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Embed compliance under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Deliver end-to-end process of Data Subject Access Requests.
• Work with an existing team of 5 members.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights

Strong interpersonal/communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Critical thinking

Ability to work independently

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for Compliance Consultant to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st December 2026.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Compliance Consultant will work with an existing team of 5 members, reporting into the Process Delivery Manager.
• The purpose of this role is to embed compliance under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for delivering the end-to-end process of Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR), Pre-Action Protocols (PAPs) requests and other Information requests from third parties (e.g. solicitors, Jobcentre Plus, Department for Work and Pensions) and employees. This is a high priority, as we are legally bound to respond.

Essential Skills

• Experience of working in a similar role or a sensitive business area.
• Knowledge of Data Subject Access rights namely the “Right to Access”.
• Ability to work independently and proactively, taking full ownership and responsibility for own work, fully invested in achieving a successful result.
• You view things as a team rather than individual project level, considering the wider team needs.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Good influencing skills.
• Strong ability to organise and ensure prioritisation of personal workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent at critical thinking and confident in ability to make swift risk-based decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and highly competent in use of excel to enable and support analysis of employee master data and team activity reporting.
• Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under time constraints, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• You must be agile, work with integrity and have the ability to make a positive impact with your colleagues and the wider organisation.

Desirable Skills

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred.
• HR shared service experience.
• Experience of working with People Data Systems i.e. SuccessFactors Plus.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office apps such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Experience in using a range of tools within Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrate project management and problem-solving skills, namely technological challenges that may arise and could impact ability to meet statutory deadlines.

Education

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred / Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent experience preferred.