Data Protection and Information Governance Apprentice
MANCHESTER AIRPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Greater Manchester (M90 1QX)
Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026
Posted on 12 February 2026
Contents
Summary
The primary purpose of this role is to support the execution of MAG's Data Protection and Privacy Strategy. The Data Protection and Information Governance Apprentice will be responsible for assisting the organisation in its compliance with information governance and data protection best practice and associated laws and regulations.
- Wage
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£24,300 a year
- Training course
- Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5:00pm
36 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Thursday 7 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 7 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Oversee and manage the day-to-day coordination of individual information requests
- Advise and support business areas on breach related incident management
- Manage the DPO inbox and triage/escalate to the Data Protection Manager and/or Data Protection Officer as necessary, taking responsibility for the day-to-day operation of enquiries and transactional requests
- Demonstrate excellent and effective communication skills with all stakeholders within MAG and externally
- Assist in the maintenance and administration of the organisation’s information and governance framework
Where you'll work
6th Floor Olympic House
Manchester Airport
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M90 1QX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DAMAR LIMITED
Training course
Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
- Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
- Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
- Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
- Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
- Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
- Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
- Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
- Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
- Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
- Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
- Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
- Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
- Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.
- Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
- Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
- Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
- Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
- Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
- Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
- Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
- Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
- Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
- Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
- Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
- Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
- Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
- Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.
Training schedule
Level 4 Data Protection and Information Goverance Apprenticeship Standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Live in England and have the right to work in the UK (Government funding requirement)
- Able to travel to Manchester Airport regularly
About this employer
At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate.
We recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to creating environments in which our people can thrive.
https://www.magairports.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 6% company contribution pension
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Free parking
- Subsidised public transport
- Huge range of company discounts
After this apprenticeship
This position is a fixed term apprenticeship leading to a Data Protection & Information Governance Practitioner Level 4 qualification. On-the-job practical training will be provided alongside a comprehensive training plan that, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, could lead to a permanent role within the Data Protection function.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAMAR LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014565.
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Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026
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