Information Rights Officer

Overview

In this role you will support the council’s information governance by coordinating responses to FOI and EIR requests, processing DSARs with appropriate redactions, and serving as the first point of contact for data rights. You will help maintain governance records and support IT projects, contributing to GDPR and Data Protection Act compliance. The position sits in a multidisciplinary ICT, Programmes and Information Governance team, offering a chance to influence data handling across the organisation. You will work in a collaborative environment with opportunities to develop professionally while protecting residents’ data.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing support and employee assistance
• Private health care options
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Coordinate responses to FOI and Environmental Information Regulations requests
• Handle DSAR processes including redaction of third-party data
• Act as first point of contact for data rights handling with internal/external stakeholders
• Maintain information governance records to support compliance
• Support wider team in IT projects and change management programmes

Key requirements

• Experience in a complex administrative, compliance, governance, ICT or information governance environment
• Experience administering processes governed by legislation, regulation, policy or statutory timescales
• Strong attention to detail to maintain accurate records and databases
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information
• Effective communication skills for stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work with competing deadlines and strong organisational skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Ideally knowledge of Local Government information governance regulations; willingness to learn
• Educated to at least A-level or equivalent
• Willingness to work towards Information Governance/Data Protection/Records Management qualification

• Attention to detail
• Effective communication
• Team collaboration
• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams)
• Information governance and records management
• Data protection compliance (GDPR/DP Act 2018)

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