Data Protection Support Officer

Greenwood Academies Trust, Nottingham, NG3 5LR

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  TBC

• Closing date

  25 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,510.00 - £45,529.00 Annually (FTE)

Data Protection Support Officer job summary

We are looking for a Data Protection Support Officer to join our team here at Greenwood Academies Trust!

Are you a data protection or records management professional looking for your next opportunity? Or are you someone who has worked with personal data in education for some time who is looking to specialise in data protection?

Greenwood Academies Trust is a large multi-academy trust based in Nottingham and serving schools across the East Midlands. With over 18,000 pupils and 3,000 staff, we handle a lot of personal data!

We want to be compliant, of course, but we want to go further than that, and become sector-leading in our approach to the culture and practices that surround our work with personal data.

For this reason, we have decided to expand our data protection team by creating this new role, which will report directly to the Data Protection Officer who is, in turn, part of our Corporate Affairs team.

You will use your knowledge of data protection in a busy environment to manage our day-to-day oversight of breaches, data subject requests and retention protocols. But you will also contribute more strategically to the ongoing development of a culture that places privacy by design at the heart of everything we do.

This is a home-based role, but the ability to travel to some or all of our sites is required so an East Midlands location would be preferable. A sound understanding of data protection principles and legislation is essential and, ideally, you will have some experience of, or interest in, education.

If this sounds exciting and you would like to find out more, then please contact Andy Gannon via email initially at andy.gannon@greenwoodacademies.org.

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

• Access to Benefit Hub - the world’s largest discount marketplace
• A free Wellbeing Gateway platform and mobile app
• A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it
• Lease a brand‑new or pre‑loved hybrid vehicle through our Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy
• Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review
• Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone
• Eye tests & Spectacles Discount
• Family friendly policies and time off for dependants
• Dedicated ECT support programme
• Access to savings in childcare costs
• Generous annual leave allocation
• Automatic pay progression
• Free parking on all sites
• Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff
• Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Greenwood Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Greenwood Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenwood-academies-trust

The Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) currently has 37 open academies educating approximately 18,000 pupils across seven local authority areas including Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Leicester City, Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Lincolnshire. GAT is a ‘not for profit’ organisation and was formed in 2009.

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