role	role_level	band	skill	skill_source	pcf_reference	esco_reference	expected_level	expected_level_number	expected_level_description	self_rating	manager_rating	gap	evidence	development_action
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Information governance and data protection	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/a4346013-a967-4a58-a533-6b32ad1364c5; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/51ece34f-c24e-4183-9bf4-9b6f28748aec; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/097c6a36-f031-4d3e-b5c1-62d6ffcb430b	expert	4	You can: - set information governance policy and strategy - advise the board on information risk and compliance - represent the organisation with regulators and partners 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Data protection impact assessment	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/71717c33-dd63-4acf-b052-a5fd5d9fc490; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/33a82b83-c838-4889-ae62-fae1317481eb	expert	4	You can: - set the organisation's data protection impact assessment process and standards - give the final advice on the highest-risk processing, such as large-scale data sharing or AI - consult regulators where the law requires it 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Information governance assurance and audit	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/9a0d0abc-010d-440b-8242-7e31510471ba; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/6a536b36-c5c7-4d10-bf67-a4fb0f8549b2; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/fb15ca73-68fb-41db-a235-0b61d7d9021e	expert	4	You can: - own the organisation's information governance assurance framework - report assurance and compliance to the board and its committees - set improvement priorities based on risk 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Confidentiality and information sharing	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/51ece34f-c24e-4183-9bf4-9b6f28748aec; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/a56dec32-05ef-45de-a256-ee6741f356db; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/b4548845-dc4c-43fb-a55c-b9b7c6c1defd	expert	4	You can: - act as the senior adviser on confidentiality for the organisation - resolve the most difficult disclosure decisions - set the framework for sharing information with partners 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Corporate governance and compliance	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/3d3ee5c3-4286-457f-9f76-1704011f7e11; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/4cb51222-3e2e-417c-9a5c-e9ccf262721d	practitioner	3	You can: - run the governance cycle for boards and committees - review policies and advise on compliance 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Organisational risk management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/6eff134b-e34f-4d6e-a6e8-5e47cf2228d0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/00920055-eb50-4cb8-a23d-3deedbf3753e; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/96550830-539b-4746-96aa-92aa4959945d	practitioner	3	You can: - run the risk process for a directorate or programme - assess risks against the risk appetite and escalate them - report on risks to committees 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	People management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/339ac029-066a-4985-9f9d-b3d7c8fea0bb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/add39442-b8ca-4412-8156-391db53b0c5d	practitioner	3	You can: - line manage a team, setting objectives and running appraisals - support wellbeing and manage attendance, performance, and conduct - plan the team's development and succession 					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Data ethics and privacy	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e9575f7f-053a-439e-8074-f93df3334e92; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/33a82b83-c838-4889-ae62-fae1317481eb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/71717c33-dd63-4acf-b052-a5fd5d9fc490	expert	4	You can: - oversee compliance with data ethics standards and legislation across the organisation - develop, manage and continuously improve an ethical framework within your area - develop a data ethics culture, influencing others to act on it - ensure data ethics is applied appropriately when formulating, implementing and evaluating organisational policies and programmes					
Data protection officer	Senior data protection officer	8c	Leadership and guidance	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/75d8e5d9-bef3-418b-9011-01bff9f27207; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/339ac029-066a-4985-9f9d-b3d7c8fea0bb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d5145a9a-602e-40bf-b3e1-f04cf9c3ef86	practitioner	3	You can: - make decisions characterised by medium levels of risk and complexity and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase - build consensus between services or independent stakeholders - identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them - engage in varying types of feedback, choosing the right type at the appropriate time and ensuring the discussion and decision stick - bring people together to form a motivated team and help create the right environment for a team to work in - facilitate the best team makeup depending on the situation