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Stonewater

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2015

🏠 Real Estate

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Real Estate • Non-profit • Social Impact

Stonewater is a registered social landlord and housing association that provides safe, affordable homes across the UK, offering rental, shared ownership and purchase options. It also operates specialised services including retirement and supported living schemes, domestic abuse refuges, LGBTQ+ safe spaces, and young people’s foyers, with a mission focused on enabling people to have a place they can call home. Stonewater emphasizes employee development and inclusive culture as part of its organizational values.

📋 Description

• Manage data subject rights requests (including SARs) end-to-end, ensuring they are completed accurately and within statutory deadlines • Provide first-line advice and guidance on data protection queries across the organisation • Support the handling of personal data breaches, including logging, investigation support and follow-up actions • Maintain key information governance records, including the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) • Monitor compliance with policies and processes, escalating risks where appropriate • Support training and awareness activities to promote good data protection practices • Assist with audits, reviews and regulatory reporting requirements

🎯 Requirements

• Good working knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and data protection principles • Experience in a data protection, information governance or compliance role • Experience managing or supporting data subject rights requests or similar processes • Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities • Clear, practical communication skills, with the confidence to advise colleagues • The ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate more complex issues • It would be great if you also have: • Experience supporting data breaches, audits or compliance activity • Knowledge of records management or data retention practices • A relevant qualification (or willingness to work towards one, such as CIPP/E) • Experience working in a regulated environment such as social housing