Data Champion

Read Easy Winchester provides free, confidential, one to-one reading coaching for adults who struggle with reading. We cover Andover, Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford, Romsey and areas in between. We are changing the lives of individual adults by providing them with the support they need to learn to read, and in turn opening doors for them to all sorts of new opportunities in life. You can read about the difference Read Easy makes on our website.

We have been operating in Winchester since 2015 and have a Management Team of 5, a Coordinator and 25 volunteer coaches. We are all volunteers.

If you believe the ‘devil is in the detail’ and enjoy working alongside a diverse range of people, then why not volunteer to be a Read Easy Data Protection Champion? You will liaise with members of Winchester Leadership Team to make sure that all personal data is stored according to the Data Protection Policy and generally ensure that the group’s records are kept correctly and securely so that more people can learn to read in the community.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring the group is operating in compliance with Data Protection Policy and that all the group’s volunteers are aware of the need to abide by the guidance
• Determining the purposes for which, and the manner in which, any personal data is processed and stored
• Establishing who in the group is collecting, holding and processing personal data
• Dealing with data protection queries in accordance with the policy
• Maintaining an audit of personal data to ensure the accuracy of records held
• Ensuring all volunteers receive Data Protection refresher training annually
• Attending Management Team meetings, typically every month

Skills

A successful candidate will have:

• Ability and confidence to ensure that others are adhering to the Data Protection Policy and procedures
• Reasonable confidence in using IT
• The ability to use initiative and work independently
• A willingness to abide by Read Easy policies and procedures
• An open attitude that encourages two-way communication and willingness to ask for ands offer support to the Team
• A non-judgmental attitude and respect for others, with a commitment to equality and diversity, so that you can make everyone feel valued and included
• Energy and enthusiasm with an average of three hours a month to commit to the role. Experience of managing personal data of others is desirable but not essential