Download our model role description and person specification
Adapt the document to suit your school's context and data protection needs – we've highlighted in yellow the sections you'll most likely need to change.
The document contains a list of the requirements of the DPO, and the necessary experience and qualifications.
For more information about your DPOs responsibilities, take a look at our summary article.
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You're not required to advertise this position internally or externally, but it's good practice to do so. Find out what you need to include in your job adverts to help you recruit safely.
KeyGPT can help
Use KeyGPT, our AI-powered assistant, to help you fill out some sections of our model job description and write your advert – just adapt the prompts in our interview wizard to see your personalised result.