Data Protection Assistant
- NFU Mutual
- Full Time
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Salary Up to £25,000
Job Description
Data Protection Assistant
About the role
We have an opportunity for Data Protection Assistant to join our Operational Risk & Resilience Team in the Risk Division.
You'll be part of a high performing team of risk experts who ensure that we are doing the right things in order to protect our information and that of our customers, as well as the systems that process it. They also ensure that we can respond to incidents when things go wrong, so that we continue to provide great service to our customers.
This is a varied role that will be both technical and customer facing. You'll be supporting NFU Mutual to meet its obligations relation to Data Subject Rights requests by analysing, collating, and redacting person data, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory best practice. This means you will need a keen eye for detail but also excellent communication skills to engage with senior leaders in departments outside of your own team.
You'll also assess the impact of potential data and security breaches; and assist in the monitoring management information on risks and issues for all areas of NFU Mutual.
With our training you'll build your knowledge around Risk and data protection, which could develop into further long-term career opportunities within the business.
Please note: This role is internally known as Assistant Information Risk Analyst
About you
You'll have an analytical mind and be confident in delivering exceptional support services to senior stakeholders. You'll be proactive, balancing day to day regulatory tasks and using your eye for detail to maintain quality.
To join our team, you'll also have:
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
Working at NFU Mutual
We're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we're proud to be recognised as "a great place to work".
Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2026 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for eleven consecutive years. We've also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform.
Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2026 list of "Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK", and we've been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we're successful now and in the future.
