Information Governance Officer

HS2 (High Speed Two); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail infrastructure company in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated professional to define and implement a governance framework for data use and ensure information assurance across HS2's IT landscape. The ideal candidate should have strong skills in information management and data risk management. This role offers a base salary of £41,092 to £48,344 per annum along with a competitive benefits package, including a flexible benefits fund.

Benefits

Flexible benefits fund

Competitive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to plan, implement and control the full life cycle management of digitally organised information and records.
• Ability to define, operate and maintain a framework of security controls.
• Ability to review and perform risk assessment and treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and monitor a governance framework for data use.
• Develop HS2's IT information governance and assurance approach.
• Provide advice for adherence to information assurance architectures.

Skills

Information management

Information security

Information assurance

Governance

Data management

Job description

Job Description

Base salary: £41092 pa to £48344 pa depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits – see our Benefits section on the website.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

About the role

• Define, implement, and monitor a governance framework to guide the use of data across HS2.
• Develop HS2's IT information governance & assurance approach, focusing on treating data as an asset and maintaining wider organisational compliance.
• Assure continuation of standard approach for the technical assessment of HS2 information systems against information assurance policies and business objectives.
• Develop information assurance policy, standards and guidelines.
• Provide advice and guidance to ensure adoption of and adherence to information assurance architectures, strategies, policies, standards and guidelines.
• Contribute to the development of organisational strategies that address the evolving business risk and information control requirements.
• Identify typical data risk indicators and plan for prevention measures, leveraging HS2's available data.
• Recognise decisions that are beyond their scope and responsibility level and escalates those decisions accordingly.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

About you

Skills

• Information management. Ability to plan, implement and control the full life cycle management of digitally organised information and records.
• Information security. Ability to define, operate and maintain a framework of security controls. Can also identify and communicate security risks that arise from technical solution architectures.
• Information assurance. Ability to review and perform risk assessment and treatment plans against managing risks related to the use, storage and transmission of data and information systems.
• Governance. Ability to define and operate a framework for making decisions, managing stakeholder relationships, and identifying legitimate authority for IT.
• Data management. Ability to develop, implement and assess the integrity of plans, policies, and practices that control, protect and optimise the value of data assets. Can also provide advice on the transformation of data from one format to another.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of various information assurance policies and standards, with a focus on industry trends.
• Knowledge of data storage tools used in HS2 projects.
• Knowledge of digital information technology, trends, and the opportunities they present.

Type of experience

• Experience in translating business requirements into engineered solutions aligned with architectural standards, in particular analytics solutions.
• Experience managing data as an asset inside a major organisation with similar compliance and risk management constraints.
• Experience in setting and complying with information policy directives.

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

As HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time‑bound visas that we cannot accept.

Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.

We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.

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Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

About Us

High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK's new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain's major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.

HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff – living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.

In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.

HS2 Ltd is also a safety‑critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others' health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our 'Safe at Heart' programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.

HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.