Legal Counsel, Data Privacy

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We have an exciting new opportunity for a Legal Counsel, Data Privacy to join our Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and Secretariat Function (LRECS). In this role, you will be an integral part of a high-performing privacy team, reporting directly to our Group Data Protection Officer. You will play a crucial role in achieving the privacy objectives for Centrica Group and the broader legal function.

Your responsibilities will include managing daily privacy risks and providing privacy services to the commercial and technology sectors of our business. Additionally, you will support a variety of legal tasks, including assisting our customer-facing business, British Gas, and overseeing the procurement of goods and services.

Location: We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. The successful candidate will, however, need to be comfortable commuting to our Windsor office on a weekly basis and to our other locations as may be needed.

What will you do?

The role is a broad privacy position with a focus on balancing the need for clear and pragmatic privacy advice while ensuring compliance with the laws and regulations governing the supply of energy and services to consumers and businesses.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Deliver high quality, high impact, high value privacy support across the business with the right balance of risk awareness and pragmatism.
• Support the businesses in managing operational and regulatory risks, including the development and delivery of key policies, training and guidance to the business to better manage privacy risk.
• Support the Centrica DPO in fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
• Advise and input on data protection clauses, transfer risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, maintenance of Article 30 Record of Processing Activities, customer rights requests, personal data breach risk assessment and reporting.
• Advise, review and input into contracts from a privacy perspective.
• Provide privacy advice to stakeholders on key business decisions, policy and customer journeys.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships and networks within the function and the other business units to support the delivery of objectives and the management of risk.
  
  

Who are we looking for?

You will be a qualified Lawyer who can bring a strong working knowledge of GDPR and a good understanding of other major privacy frameworks. Ideally with a privacy certificate/qualification, the diverse nature of this role requires someone who can consistently demonstrate a highly flexible and inquisitive approach, not only in service delivery but also across various legal tasks. You should be adept at managing a wide range of stakeholders, prioritising effectively, and delivering high-quality, practical work.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of privacy, technology, and information security law both within the UK and internationally. Additionally, familiarity with the UK home energy management market would be beneficial.

It would be advantageous if you could also bring the following;

• Experience of delivering successfully in a challenging, fast paced environment, preferably in-house.
• Experience of drafting data protection clauses and inputting into contracts from a privacy perspective is desirable.
• A keen interest in the relationship between privacy and technological developments/innovation would be an advantage.
• Ability to express complex concepts in plain and simple language.
• Pragmatic and clear advice focussed on delivering solutions.
• Interpretation of and advice on regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing risk and commercial objectives.
  
  

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows;

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance
  
  

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we’re making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.