Data Protection Monitoring & Compliance Analyst

Job summary

Across government, the effective protection of data is critical to maintaining public trust, ensuring compliance with legislation and enabling the responsible use of digital technologies. As organisations increasingly rely on data and digital platforms, strong data protection monitoring and compliance capability is essential to identifying risks, managing incidents and supporting robust governance. Ofgem plays a vital role in the UK’s energy system, protecting consumers and enabling a more secure, fair and sustainable energy future, and safeguarding information is fundamental to this mission.

Ofgem is on an ambitious transformation journey. Within the Digital, Data and Security Services (DDSS) directorate, we are strengthening our approach to data protection, security monitoring and compliance. This includes enhancing our ability to detect and respond to data-related incidents, support regulatory obligations and ensure that data is handled responsibly across the organisation.

As a Data Protection Monitoring and Compliance Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the organisation’s data protection and security capabilities. You will monitor and investigate data protection events, contribute to governance processes and support the handling of incidents, freedom of information requests and e-discovery activities. You will work closely with cyber security, legal and operational teams to ensure that risks are identified, managed and appropriately mitigated.

This is a hands-on role within a complex and regulated environment, requiring strong analytical capability, attention to detail and an understanding of data protection principles. You will contribute to maintaining compliance while supporting continuous improvement in how Ofgem manages and protects information.

Job description

You will be responsible for:

• Monitoring and analysing data protection events and alerts, identifying potential incidents and ensuring appropriate investigation, escalation and response.
• Supporting the delivery of data protection governance activities, including reviewing and contributing to Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and privacy risk assessments.
• Providing advice on data protection risks and helping stakeholders implement effective mitigation measures.
• Supporting incident management processes, including responding to alerts, maintaining logs and escalating issues in line with defined procedures.
• Assisting with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and e-discovery activities, ensuring data protection considerations are appropriately applied.
• Monitoring the health and performance of security tools and supporting basic troubleshooting, escalating issues where required.
• Contributing to assurance activities and supporting compliance with frameworks such as the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF).
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across legal, security and delivery teams to ensure effective handling of data protection matters.
• Supporting continuous improvement through analysis, reporting and the refinement of monitoring and response processes.

We are looking for:

A detail-oriented and analytical professional who can operate effectively within a data protection and security environment. You will bring an understanding of data protection principles, alongside the ability to monitor, analyse and respond to incidents within a structured governance framework.

You may come from a data protection, cyber security or compliance background, but you will demonstrate:

• Experience in data protection incident management, monitoring or compliance activities
• Understanding of data protection legislation, including GDPR and Freedom of Information requirements
• Experience working with monitoring tools, security systems or data leak prevention technologies
• The ability to assess risks and contribute to mitigation and governance processes
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

A recognised certification such as GDPR/Data Protection Foundation is expected.

Experience delivering awareness or training activities, and working in government or regulated environments, would be beneficial.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting Ofgem’s approach to data protection and compliance. You will help ensure that information is managed securely and responsibly, contributing to a trusted and resilient organisation in an increasingly complex data environment.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience of defining Data Protection incident management, incident investigation and response policy and/or incident management and investigation processes, procedures and systems (Lead Criteria)
• Experience in documented principles and guidelines for Data Protection incident management, incident investigation and response activities (Lead Criteria)
• Experience in using Data Leak Prevention tooling
• Knowledge of Security Operations
• Knowledge of Data Protections, Freedom of Information and Cyber Security Regulations
• Certified Data Protection Foundation (GDPR)

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of delivering security education and awareness training

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• You will also be asked to prepare a presentation. Full details of the presentation will be included in the invitation to interview.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,232, OFGEM contributes £10,206 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Amber Shankland
• Email : amber.shankland@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.

In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website.

Attachments

DDSS Role Profile Data Protection Monitoring and Compliance Analyst (2A) Opens in new window (pdf, 101kB)DDSS Candidate Pack, Data Protection Monitoring & Compliance Analyst (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 3145kB)Terms and Conditions Opens in new window (pdf, 335kB)