Information Governance Officer

Staffordshire County Council; Acton Gate; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Permanent contract

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council's Information Governance Unit is seeking a motivated Information Governance professional to support the team and strengthen our organisation's approach to managing information.

You will provide data protection and information security advice, support audits, training, and policy development while handling breaches and incidents. Flexible, hybrid work is available for this permanent, full-time role.

Qualifications

• Experienced information governance professional with a degree.
• Familiar with national standards in information governance.
• Knowledge of local government statutory requirements.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical data protection and information security advice and support to SCC services to deliver projects and system implementation.
• Support the information asset and assurance work across SCC.
• Investigating data breaches and data protection complaints and reporting on trends.
• Supporting information governance audit processes across SCC and with partners.
• Creating and delivering engaging information governance training and awareness material.

Skills

Information governance

Data protection

Information security

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Responsibilities

• Providing technical data protection and information security advice and support to SCC services to deliver projects and system implementation.
• Support the information asset and assurance work across SCC.
• Investigating data breaches and data protection complaints, identifying and reporting on trends and recommending and implementing best practice across SCC.
• Supporting information governance audit processes across SCC and with partners.
• Creating and delivering engaging information governance training, workshops and awareness material.
• Implement and review information governance related policy and procedure to support the Information Management Strategy.
• Provide advice and support to customers as part of the information governance service level agreement.
  Our Information Governance Unit are looking to a recruit a motivated and detail-oriented Information Governance professional to support the team and strengthen our organisation's approach to managing information appropriately.

You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with data protection legislation, keeping up to date with developments in AI as well as data ethics and risk management, all whilst promoting best practice across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who relishes change, enjoys being challenged into new ways of thinking and for someone looking to make a real impact in an ever changing environment.

Minimum Criteria

• Is an experienced information governance professional who holds a degree
• Experience of demonstrating professional best practice and an awareness of national standards in relation to information governance.
• Understands local government statutory requirements and obligations
• Is confident in their professional knowledge with excellent communication skills and good attention to detail

Desirable

• Hold an information governance post graduate qualification
• Has lead on, and delivered, large scale information sharing projects/system implementation
• Experience of M365 products
• Understands technology, AI, data ethics and risk management and their impact on information governance practices
• Is passionate about information governance and the importance of data security assurance
• Is able to identify needs and offer appropriate solutions to deliver results
• Is a reliable, supportive member of the team

This is a permanent full-time vacancy and with flexible and hybrid working available.

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire