Technology Director

1. How you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, and how you would deliver as Technology Director at Kaplan Assessment.

2. Technical competency spreadsheet regarding technical competences as part of your application (spreadsheet in additional documents above).

Failure to submit ALL documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteri, (b) copies of your CV, job application, a covering letter and supporting statements; and / or

(c) suitable references from your employer or other third party referees.

3.3 We may also collect information on an ongoing basis about what pages you access or visit on the Websites and information about your use of the Websites including, for example, the job vacancies, sectors and locations you have viewed and any changes you make to information you supply to us, including by use of cookies (please see our Cookies Policy, set out in paragraph 9, below).

Sensitive personal information

3.4 In order to provide you with our Services we may also need to collect personal data which the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and the UK GDPR regards as sensitive or special categories of personal data, such as information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health or sexual orientation (Background Information) and/or information relating to any criminal convictions you have or offences you may have committed (Criminal Records Information) (Background Information and Criminal Records Information, together, being Sensitive Data).

3.5 By completing our equal opportunities form (Equal Opportunities Form) which forms part of our online application process (in respect of your Background Information) and/or by providing us with any Criminal Records Information requested for the purposes of providing our Services you will signify your explicit consent to such Sensitive Data being processed by us.

3.6 Please note that answers to all questions on our Equal Opportunities Form are optional and you can always provide a "prefer not to say" response. However, we may be required to obtain Criminal Records Information from you in order to assess your suitability for certain job roles; if you do not wish to provide your Criminal Records Information then we may be unable to process your application (including dealing with any in-flight applications) any further.

4 What do we use your information for?

4.1 You have the right to be told the legal basis and purposes for the processing of your personal data. We are relying on your explicit consent to the processing of your personal data (including any Sensitive Data, as defined above). This means that if you exercise your right to withdraw your consent (please see paragraph 8 below) we will no longer be able to process your data (including dealing with any in-flight applications). Please note we may retain a copy of your data in accordance with our data retention policy.

4.2 We may use your information for the following purposes:

(a) to:

(i) manage Your Account, process any information provided by you to us and to store your personal data in our databases;

(ii) process any applications made by you for job vacancies advertised on the Websites and manage the recruitment process, including contacting and liaising with employers in relation to your applications;

(iii) assess your suitability for any job vacancies for which you have applied via our Websites or for which we think you may be suitable;

(iv) allow us to analyse your employment preferences and personalise our recruitment services to you, (b) for our own market intelligence gathering purposes, to enable us to understand the recruitment market and prepare demographic, analytical, statistical or market information (which may include aggregating your data with, and benchmarking it against, data received from other individuals, clients and employers) and to improve our services (all on the basis that your personal data will be completely anonymised and you will not be capable of being identified from such information if we share it externally);

(c) to contact third parties such as your employer/referees whom you have nominated to verify information about yourself. By providing us with your employer/referee details when registering Your Account and/or when applying for job vacancies advertised on the Websites, you are deemed to have provided us with your consent to us contacting such employer/referees;

(d) for such purposes as are reasonably necessary to comply with any legal obligations to which we are subject in the performance of our Services; and

(e) to communicate with you, including sending you information about job vacancies which we think may be of interest to you and to send you event invites, newsletters and updates on the basis that you have given your consent to such processing by opting-in to receiving marketing information from us on the My Account page on Your Account. You will be able to opt-out of such communications at any time by contacting us using the contact details in paragraph 11, below, or by opting-out of receiving marketing information from us via the "My Account" page on Your Account.

4.3 Please note that we may also use your personal data to prepare, use and disclose statistical and demographic information regarding use of the Websites for the purposes of improving the Websites (in pursuit of the legitimate interests of improving the Websites for the benefit of you and our other clients to whom we provide our Services) and for our marketing purposes (in no circumstances will you be capable of being identified from such statistical and demographic information)., (a) our data hosting/support service providers who process and store data on our behalf;

(b) our professional advisors and consultants;

(c) third party data providers for the purposes of validating the information provided by you and to check that the data we hold about you is accurate, consistent and up to date (including for the purposes of performing background/verification checks of the type referred to in paragraph 4.2(a)(v) above);

(d) your current employer and/or any other individuals who you nominate as referees to verify certain information;

(e) any of our group companies, including any companies which may be added to our group from time to time;

(f) any of our business partners, employers and their stakeholders with whom we share information for the purposes of identifying suitable job vacancies in which we think you may be interested and assessing your suitability for any such role; and

(g) our trusted third-party emailing service provider whom we use to upload and send email communications with you.

5.2 We may also share your personal information with third parties:

(a) in the event that we or any of our group companies, our business, or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party (in which case personal information about customers will be one of the transferred assets);

(b) if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply any contract with you or to protect our rights, property, or safety of our employees, customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction; or

(c) if such disclosure is necessary in connection with any law (including any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Websites).

Ideal candidates will bring experience in managing and delivery technology solutions, strategic planning skills, a passion for innovation and the proven ability to lead cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams. You will possess the ability to assess current systems and design future-state architectures, with experience leading re-platforming exercises using off-the-shelf solutions over custom-built software, and have experience implementing and integrating off-the-shelf solutions, including CRM, ERP, and web content management systems to create seamless user experiences.

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

For a confidential conversation, please contact: Katherine O’Donnell (katherine.odonnell@gatenbysanderson.com), Katherine O’Donnell: 07570 654500, 1.2 GatenbySanderson Limited (we, us, our) is a registered data controller under the terms of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Details of our notification to the data protection regulator may be found in the Information Commissioner’s Office Public Register of Data Controllers at ico.org.uk under registration number Z9032296. Our registered office address is at 14 King Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2HL.

1.3 Our Data Protection Officer is: Nathan Tittensor.

2 General Information

2.1 This Privacy Statement explains what information we collect about you when you:

(a) visit our websites at:

(i) www.gatenbysanderson.com (our Main Website); or

(ii) apply.gatenbysanderson.com (our Application Process Website), (a) our privacy team at privacy@gatenbysanderson.com (or such other email address as may be displayed on the "Contact Us" section of any of the Websites from time to time); or

(b) our Data Protection Officer by post at GatenbySanderson Limited, 14 King Street, Leeds. West Yorkshire, LS1 2HL.

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