Information Governance Officer

Information Governance, Data Protection, Freedom of InformationSalford City CouncilSalford City CouncilSalford Civic CentreChorley RoadSwintonSalfordM27 5AW Information Governance OfficerWorking Hours: 36 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed Term until 16th May 2025
Working Location: Salford Civic Centre
Closing Date: 12th May 2024, 23:00
Aboutus
The council’sInformation Governance (IG) Team is a service dedicated to ensuring the councilremains compliant with legislation such as GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 andthe Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI). The team manages external requests for information and provides help andadvice on data protection, information security and records management to teamswithin the council.
We currently have anexciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on oursuccess and bring new experience, knowledge, and ideas into the team.
The InformationGovernance Team is part of the Resource & Transformation directorate basedat the Civic Centre in Swinton. However, the council has adopted a hybridworking pattern with a mixture of office and home working.
Aboutyou
Your style and approachwill reflect our values: you will be passionate about what you do, alwaysstriving to improve things; valuing and respecting others’ contribution.
You will beself-motivated and able to prioritise your own workload to meet tightdeadlines. Knowledge of data protection legislation would be beneficial butstrong IT and organisational skills are essential.
Aboutthe role
As a member of the IGteam, you will help to deliver a professional compliance programme for thecouncil, taking on your own caseload of requests from individual’s exercisingtheir rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR). This involvessourcing records, preparing, and disclosing those records as appropriate inaccordance with the law.
You will also assist inlogging, allocating and coordinating all requests for information.
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where yourpersonal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have theopportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are atthe heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture,empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you willhave the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employeegroup and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeingare important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits includingflexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range ofhealth and wellbeing options to suit your needs.
Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when movingbetween a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester,which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport forGreater Manchester, as well as many others.
Diversity andInclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respectsindividuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless ofbackground to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accrediteddisability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understandhow hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim toprovide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilitieswith work
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are setout in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice whichcan be found at
We havemade a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people withdisabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of aGuaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if youmeet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if youqualify please visit:GreaterManchester Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater jobs
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Information Governance Officer
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Information Governance, Data Protection, Freedom of Information
Salford City Council
Salford City CouncilSalford Civic CentreChorley RoadSwintonSalfordM27 5AW Information Governance OfficerGrade: 2C, £27,334 - £29,269 per annumWorking Hours: 36 hours per week Contract Type: Fixed Term until 16th May 2025
Working Location: Salford Civic Centre
Closing Date: 12th May 2024, 23:00
Aboutus
The council’sInformation Governance (IG) Team is a service dedicated to ensuring the councilremains compliant with legislation such as GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 andthe Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI). The team manages external requests for information and provides help andadvice on data protection, information security and records management to teamswithin the council.
We currently have anexciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on oursuccess and bring new experience, knowledge, and ideas into the team.
The InformationGovernance Team is part of the Resource & Transformation directorate basedat the Civic Centre in Swinton. However, the council has adopted a hybridworking pattern with a mixture of office and home working.
Aboutyou
Your style and approachwill reflect our values: you will be passionate about what you do, alwaysstriving to improve things; valuing and respecting others’ contribution.
You will beself-motivated and able to prioritise your own workload to meet tightdeadlines. Knowledge of data protection legislation would be beneficial butstrong IT and organisational skills are essential.
Aboutthe role
As a member of the IGteam, you will help to deliver a professional compliance programme for thecouncil, taking on your own caseload of requests from individual’s exercisingtheir rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR). This involvessourcing records, preparing, and disclosing those records as appropriate inaccordance with the law.
You will also assist inlogging, allocating and coordinating all requests for information.
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About your benefits You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where yourpersonal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have theopportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are atthe heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture,empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you willhave the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employeegroup and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeingare important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits includingflexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition to this we offer a range ofhealth and wellbeing options to suit your needs.
Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when movingbetween a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester,which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport forGreater Manchester, as well as many others.
Diversity andInclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respectsindividuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless ofbackground to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accrediteddisability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understandhow hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim toprovide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilitieswith work
Our core data protection obligations and commitments are setout in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice whichcan be found at
We havemade a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people withdisabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of aGuaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if youmeet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if youqualify please visit:GreaterManchester Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater jobs
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