Data Protection jobs in United Kingdom

Salary: £22,307 Per annum Contract Type: Fixed Term Hours: 35 hours per week Job Reference Number: APR-DPI Job Location: England Job Area: Bootle, Merseyside Closing Date:09th January 2026

Hours: Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm.

35 hours a week

Duration: 1 year 6 months

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide day to day support and specialist advice across the organisation on all matters relating to Information Governance and Data Protection, including compliance with data protection principles.
• Assist with the management, coordination, and response to a range of information requests, including subject access requests.
• Support the completion of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), contributing to the identification and management of risks.
• Assist with internal and external data protection audits, visiting different parts of the organisation to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and policies.
• Help coordinate and maintain the organisation’s formal records of processing activities in line with legislation, regulations, and best practice.
• Work with the marketing team to develop internal communications that highlight legislative changes, encourage compliance, and promote good data protection practice.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to support compliance and provide guidance relating to Human Rights, Data Protection Law, and relevant codes of practice.
• Manage a varied workload across information governance, compliance, and advisory activities, including supporting complex procurement projects and contractual arrangements.

Company Benefits

• Generous annual leave of 23 days plus bank holidays.
• Access to the Blue Light Card scheme, offering discounts with high street retailers.
• Eligibility to apply for a TOTUM card, providing additional online and in store discounts with hundreds of retailers.

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

• A minimum 2 A‑Levels or a L3 Business Administration Diploma/NVQ

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

• Good communication
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Data interpretation
• Ability to use databases
• Proficient in Microsoft packages, including Word and Excel

You must be able to reliably commute to our office in Bootle, Merseyside and have a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, along with a confident and polite phone manner.

Autism Initiatives is committed to working in partnership with the people we support, their families, commissioners and others to provide a personalised, autism specialist service that makes a positive difference to the lives of people on the autism spectrum.

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long‑term health condition. This includes non‑visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

Upon successful completion of the Higher level 4 apprenticeship there may, where available, be the opportunity to join Autism Initiatives as a full‑time permanent staff member.

Closes on (Friday 9th January 2026 at 12:00pm/noon)

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Autism Initiatives Group of Companies. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634), registered office Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1170634). Autism Initiatives UK is a registered charity in Scotland - SC040905 in England & Wales - 702632, in Isle of Man - 835 and in Northern Ireland (NIC104641). Company Number: 2436777.