FOI & Data Protection Support Officer

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave 30 days + bank holidays

Flexible working

Generous pension scheme

Free parking

Discounted leisure services

Job summary

North East Derbyshire District Council is seeking an Information Support Officer to assist the Information and Policy Officer with FOI/EDI requests and requests for personal information. You will log, acknowledge, and verify information, and draft responses while developing information governance knowledge.

The role offers on-the-job training within an agile, hybrid-working policy and opportunities to liaise across departments to understand local government operations.

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy; strong interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of FOI Act, Environmental Information Regulations and Data Protection.
• Experience handling correspondence and presenting findings; MS Office proficiency.
• Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Log and acknowledge requests under the relevant legislation.
• Obtain and verify information held by the Council.
• Draft customer responses based on the information provided.
• Liaise with colleagues across departments to understand council processes.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy and literacy

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Tools

MS Office

Job description

North East Derbyshire District Council is seeking an Information Support Officer to assist the Information and Policy Officer with FOI/EDI requests and requests for personal information. You will log, acknowledge, and verify information, and draft responses while developing information governance knowledge.

The role offers on-the-job training within an agile, hybrid-working policy and opportunities to liaise across departments to understand local government operations.