Information Governance Project Lead – Hybrid (9 Months)

Royal Veterinary College; Hawkshead Farm; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension package

30 days annual leave

Fitness & Wellbeing Centre on site

Cycle to work scheme

Family friendly policies

Job summary

Royal Veterinary College seeks an experienced Information Governance Project Officer to strengthen and modernise its information governance framework. You will lead a key project across the university to improve classification, retention and governance of information, including ROPA development and policy databases.

This 9-month fixed-term role at Hawkshead Campus offers hybrid working and opportunities to shape institutional information management and compliance with UK GDPR, the Data

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting information governance, data protection or compliance-related processes.
• Good working knowledge of UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
• Experience gathering information from multiple stakeholders and documenting processes or information assets.
• Experience developing reports, policies, guidance documents or governance materials.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain regulatory requirements to non-specialists.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills; able to build productive relationships across a large organisation.
• Experience creating or administering document libraries or records systems with MS Office tools (SharePoint, Excel, Word, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) to support UK GDPR compliance.
• Lead data mapping and develop data classifications and taxonomies across the institution.
• Create and implement an institutional records retention schedule using best practice.
• Maintain a central database of policies, review dates and owners.
• Collaborate with data owners and information stewards to gather and validate information.
• Produce reports, guidance and process documentation for project outputs.
• Deliver training and awareness activities to promote good information governance.
• Monitor developments in information governance and advise on implications for the institution.

Skills

UK GDPR

Data mapping

ROPA

Retention schedules

Governance documents

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Information governance

SharePoint

Excel

Word

Visio

Tools

SharePoint

Excel

Word

Visio

Job description

Royal Veterinary College seeks an experienced Information Governance Project Officer to strengthen and modernise its information governance framework. You will lead a key project across the university to improve classification, retention and governance of information, including ROPA development and policy databases.

This 9-month fixed-term role at Hawkshead Campus offers hybrid working and opportunities to shape institutional information management and compliance with UK GDPR, the Data