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Information Governance Officer
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Salary
£28349.00 - £33351.00 per annum + pension
Expires
18/06/2025
Location
England, Essex, Chelmsford
Job Type
Full Time
Information Governance Officer
Permanent, Full Time
£28,349 to £33,351 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Closing Date: 28th May 2025
This position has been classed as an anywhere worker role but has an expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office, in Chelmsford 1 day per month, with the remaining time for remote working if desired, in line with the organisation's needs.
Are you an Information Governance professional? Are you seeking a new challenge in a fast-paced local government environment? We have fixed term and permanent opportunities to join our team at the centre of the organisation.
We are looking for individuals who have experience in information governance, data protection and information rights to join our dynamic team.
The post holders will be required to prepare cases for disclosure under the subject access provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
The Opportunity
The post holders will be required to prepare cases for disclosure under the subject access provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
You will be required to understand the complexities around information disclosures as influenced by legislation including the Human Rights Act, Mental Capacity Act, and common law of confidentiality; and maintain detailed records of decisions/risk assessments and exemptions applied.
You should have good legislative and practical knowledge in this field and the ability to convey this to colleagues, partners, clients, and other stakeholders, as well as apply this knowledge to information right requests and complaints. Strong ICT skills are also required.
Accountabilities
* Responsible for managing a large and widespread workload ensuring completion to tight statutory timescales; and maintain detailed records of decisions/risk assessments and exemptions applied.
* The resilience to prepare cases for disclosure under the relevant legislation. This does sometimes involve preparing potentially distressing information.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
The Experience You Will Bring
* Educated to RQF Level 3 (A-level) including English and Maths, or equivalent by experience.
* Completion of relevant professional qualifications is highly desirable.
* Evidence of continuing professional development in Information Governance and Transparency.
* Experience of working within an information governance, data protection, information rights environment, particularly in recent years.
* Good interpersonal skills, particularly oral and written communications skills, presentation of text and other materials to the good standards and attention to detail.
* Excellent ICT skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft is essential.
* Experience of managing a diverse workload is essential.
* Proven experience of working effectively with internal and external customers
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