Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.

IRW’s Office of the General Counsel Division is recruiting for the position of ‘Data Protection Analyst’ to join its Data Protection Team based out of its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working policy.

The Data Protection Analyst will act as a technical expert on data protection, providing data protection services to all levels of the organisation that will support IRW to process personal data in a safe, ethical and compliant manner and uphold data subject rights.

The successful candidate must have:

• A qualification or equivalent in a discipline suited to the remit of the role such as data protection, information security, records/data management or business analysis.

• Experience of working in a data protection or information governance role.

• Excellent understanding of UK data protection laws and regulations and data subject rights.

• Resilient with a genuine commitment to advocate for data protection and data subject rights.

• Ability to work autonomously, and organise, prioritise and manage multiple workloads to meet deadlines.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience of interpreting how data protection principles apply in practical scenarios and making risk-based judgements.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to translate technical requirements and data subject rights into simple and clear language.

• Ability to ensure a high level of confidentiality when processing highly confidential and confidential data.

• Excellent IT & digital skills.

• Committed to personal development and continuous improvement.

• Ability and motivation to travel within UK (regional offices, shops, meetings etc.).

• Ability and motivation to provide training and coaching.

• Customer service focused.

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit:

https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place in early July 2025.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance

• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK

• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

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