Data Privacy & Governance Apprentice — Fixed-Term

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has a 21-month fixed-term apprenticeship for an Apprentice Information Governance Assistant. Earn over £25,000 annually while protecting data for over 200,000 residents and gaining a nationally recognised qualification.

You will log FOI requests, respond to inquiries about sensitive data, manage records, and help ensure AI usage complies with data protection and retention policies.

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs at grade A*-C (4-9) including Maths and English.
• Two A-Levels.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Log and allocate Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests to relevant staff and ensure on-time responses.
• Prepare responses to enquiries about sensitive data, including redaction where needed.
• Manage records, uploading documents to a secure database.
• Help ensure AI use complies with data protection and retention policies.
• Identify and escalate reported breaches involving personal data to the Head of Information Governance.
• Study towards Data Protection and Information Governance Practitioner level 4 qualification alongside work responsibilities.

Education

GCSEs (including Maths and English)

Two A-Levels

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has a 21-month fixed-term apprenticeship for an Apprentice Information Governance Assistant. Earn over £25,000 annually while protecting data for over 200,000 residents and gaining a nationally recognised qualification.

You will log FOI requests, respond to inquiries about sensitive data, manage records, and help ensure AI usage complies with data protection and retention policies.