Data Protection & Data Governance Consultant

Salary: Circa £55,000

Location: Leeds or Norwich

Contract: 12 Months FTC

This is a great job for someone who...

is experienced in data protection and governance within financial services and enjoys working across a wide range of activities-from providing advice to managing risk and compliance.

This role would suit someone who's confident managing their own workload and keen to build deeper expertise in privacy and data governance.

A bit about the job:

You'll join our Data Governance and Data Protection team, helping to shape how we manage and protect data across General Insurance and Digital.

You'll provide practical advice, support assessments, and help manage data risks to make sure we meet regulatory and internal standards.

This is a varied role where you'll work across multiple areas, including data protection compliance, subject rights, breaches, and third-party oversight.

By making sure our data is well managed and protected, you'll help us support better outcomes for our customers and deliver our business strategy.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience completing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) in financial services

• Good understanding of data protection risks , including credit reference agency and pricing data

• Knowledge of data governance and regulatory compliance principles

• Experience working with risk and control frameworks , ideally in an FCA-regulated environment

• A relevant qualification such as CIPP/E (or working towards it)

What you'll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - applies to our colleagues too. Here ' s what we offer:

• Salary : Circa £ 55, 000 ( depending on location, skills and experience).

• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.

• Generous pension scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

• We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

• Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don ' t , we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

• We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

• To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on 02045922145 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com