Information Assurance Team Manager

Service Care Solutions; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Information Assurance Team Manager to lead the modernisation of their data protection function. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in data protection and information assurance, especially within public sector environments. Key responsibilities include advising senior leadership, implementing change management initiatives, and enhancing training programs. This position is on a 6-month contract based in Wellingborough, ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act and UK GDPR.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Protection / Information Assurance, including public sector environments.
• Proven ability to design and implement policies and performance frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience of driving organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior advisor to the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer.
• Lead and deliver change management within the Information Assurance function.
• Overhaul and relaunch data protection training and awareness programme.

Skills

Data Protection

Information Assurance

Change Management

Communication Skills

Job description

Overview

Information Assurance Team Manager – Location: Darby House, Darby Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 6GS. Contract: 6 month contract with likely extension. Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday) 9am-5pm. Pay Rate: £24.50 PAYE hour.

About the Role

This role exists because the Information Assurance function needs modernising, tightening, and reasserting authority across the organisation. You are not here to "maintain compliance." You are here to lead assurance, drive change, and ensure senior leaders can confidently discharge their duties as Data Controllers under UK data protection and information security law.

Key Responsibilities

• You will operate at both strategic and operational level.
• Act as a senior advisor (alongside the statutory Data Protection Officer) to the Chief Constable and Chief Fire Officer, providing clear, defensible advice on compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, and associated legislation.
• Influence senior leaders, managers, and operational teams to ensure policing, fire, and corporate activity complies with data protection and information security requirements.
• Lead and deliver change management within the Information Assurance function, implementing improvements arising from internal and external reviews.
• Support the Head of Information Assurance across all core assurance areas, including:
  • Information access and disclosure
  • Compliance and audit
  • Information security
  • Freedom of Information
  • Subject Access Requests
  • Records Management
  • Information Sharing Agreements
  • Management of Police Information (MoPI)
• Overhaul and relaunch the organisation\'s data protection and information security training and awareness programme - this is a major deliverable, not a side task.
• Embed new ways of working to improve efficiency, consistency, and professional credibility of the function.
• Design and implement a revised performance framework, introducing meaningful metrics and accountability.
• Deputise for the Head of Information Assurance and Data Protection Officer when required.

Essential skills and experience

• Minimum 5 years\' experience in Data Protection / Information Assurance, including public sector environments.
• Proven ability to design and implement policies, processes, and performance frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience of driving organisational change, not just recommending it.
• Ongoing continuous professional development aligned to modern data protection and information security practice.
• Strong communication skills with the authority to advise from frontline to Chief Officer level.
• The confidence to challenge poor practice - diplomatically, but firmly.

Apply

Service Care Solutions is proud to assist in this recruitment campaign. If you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered, please apply now or reach out directly to discuss the role in more detail.

Harry Greenhalgh
Recruitment Lead - Police | Youth Justice | Domestic Abuse
Service Care Solutions
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01772 208962