Wheatley Solutions
Job title: Information Governance Assistant
Salary: SCP 17-18 (£27,300- £27,664)
Contract: Fixed term
Work pattern: 35 hours
Location: Agile home based with travel to group offices as required.
Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Solutions as an Information Governance Assistant
About the role
The role involves supporting the Director of Assurance, the Information Governance Solicitor, and the Information Governance Officers who manage and advise the business on information matters including records management.
This role will involve:
* Supporting the daily activities of the Information Governance team, including supporting projects involving the Assurance Team across Wheatley Group.
* The collation and redacting of information, and support with the preparation of responses to requests which fall under Data Protection legislation (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), and document specifications. This will involve liaising with internal teams to ensure Wheatley Group respond within statutory and reporting timescales.
* Supporting the development and maintenance of digital tools such as MS Forms and Lists (for example the Teams case tracker and data breach log), applying SharePoint retention labels, monitoring information governance mailboxes, tracking data breaches, contributing to training and awareness initiatives across group and providing assistance with corporate and information governance tasks.
Who are we looking for?
The ideal candidate will have:
* A working knowledge of Data Protection, FOISA, the EIRs and information security;
* Experience of writing appropriate responses to Subject Access Requests, Data Protection/FOISA/EIRs requests to customers;
* Working knowledge of SharePoint and/or other Wheatley systems; and
* Track record of communicating and liaising with senior managers to collate information.
The benefits we offer
We offer a sector-leading benefits package.
The successful candidate will receive:
* a rewarding career with a competitive salary;
* access to a contributory pension scheme;
* excellent leave entitlements;
* enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave;
* contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more;
* access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
* 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme.
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Closing date: 5pm on 4 November 2025
For a chat about the role, please contact Emma Cameron, Information Governance Solicitor on Emma.Cameron@wheatley-group.com
We want all our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@wheatley-group.com.