Job reference 332723Privacy Analyst - Information Rights and Assessments
Starting salary: £36,004 (with guaranteed pay progression after 12 months) plus 10% annual bonus, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, company pension scheme and health & lifestyle benefits.
Permanent, Fulltime
This is a Hybrid working role with a requirement to attend our
Sheffield office two days a week, normally every Tuesday and Friday, but with some flexibility. Royal Mail
Sheffield, Pond Street,
Sheffield, S98 6HR. Join Royal Mail at a pivotal moment in our transformation journey. We are embracing cutting-edge technology and redefining how we deliver for millions across the UK. As part of our Data Protection Office, you’ll be at the heart of this change, helping to ensure that our transformation is compliant, secure and trusted. As a Privacy Analyst in the Assessment’s Team, you will play a key role in safeguarding personal data and ensuring compliance with UK GDPR. You will manage privacy assessments, including data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) to identify and mitigate privacy risks and contribute to compliance documentation including records of processing activities for Royal Mail. You will use data analysis to reports insights and trends and identify opportunities for improvements. You will collaborate across the business to embed robust data protection practices. Be at the core of our transformation. Apply today and help us set the standard for data protection excellence. About the role• Lead and support the completion of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Legitimate Interest Assessments (LIAs), AI Assessments, and other privacy risk assessments.
• Advise stakeholders on compliance and privacy best practices.
• Analyse data flows and identify risk indicators to strengthen governance.
• Through the completion of assessments in OneTrust this role supports creation and maintenance of compliance documentation (records of processing activities), which is vital to other work (privacy rights, assurance, privacy notices) in addition to being a regulatory requirement.
• Report insights and trends to drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Legal, Cyber Security, and Risk teams to ensure a holistic approach to data protection and compliance. About You• Proven experience in privacy assessments and experience of data analysis and presentation of insights into data protection compliance.
Knowledge of data protection, information security and privacy compliance issues and applicable privacy and information governance practices.
• Knowledge of the privacy risk landscape and suitable strategies to remedy risks using technical and organisational measures.
• Ability to communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (e.g. face to face meetings, reports, email, presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to co-ordinate privacy assessments, reporting, and other compliance activities.
• Knowledge of PIA & DPIA Automation and Data Mapping Automation modules in OneTrust desirable. Extra Benefits
• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees Next StepsClosing Date: Monday 1st December 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions. Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted. We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/ #LI-Hybrid #LI-POST #LIMRT
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