FOI & EIR Officer — Public Transparency Champion

Working for Essex; Essex; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and benefits

Flexible working

LGPS Defined Benefit Scheme

Free Car Parking

Learning & development for all staff

Staff discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff recognition schemes

Health & wellbeing programme

Job summary

Braintree District Council is recruiting an FOI Officer to co-ordinate FOI and EIR requests from receipt to response, ensuring timely, accurate information. The role sits in a Performance and Improvement context and involves working with services to gather data, apply exemptions, and prepare clear correspondence.

The successful candidate will provide guidance and training on FOI/EIR obligations, maintain records, and monitor statutory deadlines, while keeping up-to-date with GDPR and data

Qualifications

• Experience with FOI and EIR requests and data protection.
• Organised and able to manage competing deadlines across services.
• Ability to provide guidance, training and practical support on FOI/EIR obligations.

Responsibilities

• Receive, assess and coordinate FOI/EIR requests within statutory timescales.
• Act as point of contact for FOI/EIR enquiries with internal/external stakeholders.
• Gather, verify and review information for disclosures and redactions as needed.
• Prepare clear, professional response letters and maintain records in the case system.
• Monitor progress, escalate risks and communicate with governance and senior staff.

Skills

FOI requests

EIR requests

Data protection

Information governance

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Braintree District Council is recruiting an FOI Officer to co-ordinate FOI and EIR requests from receipt to response, ensuring timely, accurate information. The role sits in a Performance and Improvement context and involves working with services to gather data, apply exemptions, and prepare clear correspondence.

The successful candidate will provide guidance and training on FOI/EIR obligations, maintain records, and monitor statutory deadlines, while keeping up-to-date with GDPR and data