Information Governance Officer

Job ref: S/58/26 Job type: Permanent Location: Ballycastle or alternative Council Office with prior consent Salary: PO1 (SCP 29-32) £41,177 – £44,253 per annum Quantity of Posts Available: One Closing date: Monday 12 Oct 2026 16:00

Job summary

1. Ensure that the department complies with all statutory and legislative requirements by adhering to these requirements and working in accordance with good governance and health and safety requirements.
2. Ensure that all responsibilities are carried out in a timely and effective manner and that general confidentiality is maintained in all areas relating to the work of the Council.
3. Working as part of a small Information Governance team, the postholder will support the DPO/Information Governance Manager in the development and implementation of an Information Management Strategy and Framework for the Council which ensures Council compliance with a range of access to information legislation such as the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018 (to be read in conjunction with the UK General Data Protection Regulation), and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. This will also include compliance with other related legislative requirements, such as the Regulatory Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations.
4. Assist with the development and implementation of the Corporate Records Management Strategy and Framework, with associated policies, procedures and systems, ensuring that it supports the priorities and statutory obligations of the Council.
5. Provide operational support to the DPO/Information Governance Manager in relation to the requirements of data protection legislation.
6. The postholder will be assigned to work closely with staff in one of the Council’s Directorates through a business partner model. The postholder will be required to be flexible in terms of the Directorates they support, ensuring Business continuity to help facilitate the efficient processing of requests for access to information and data protection issues.
7. The Information Governance Officer will play a key role in supporting and coaching managers to embed an information risk culture and will develop and maintain key working relationships with managers in order to proactively support response to requests for information.

PLEASE NOTE:Only application forms containing all the information which has been sought will be considered. The shortlisting panel will base shortlisting decisions on the information contained within the Essential Criteria narrative sections of the application form, however Desirable Criteria may be used. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide sufficient relevant information including dates in this section of the form for each criteria.

A reserve list may be established in order to fill future permanent and temporary posts that may arise for another similar vacancy within the following 18 months. Should a similar post become available within this time period, the post may be offered to those candidates on the reserve list, in order of merit, without the requirement for a further interview. The post may be offered on a full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary or fixed-term basis.

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