Information Governance & Rights Officer

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave (rising to 31)

LGPS pension

Wellbeing & Employee Assistance

Private Health Care Options

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice

Volunteer days

Flexible & hybrid working

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are seeking an Information Rights Officer to join the ICT, Programmes and Information Governance Team in Ipswich. You will support data protection compliance, FOI responses, and permissions handling in a busy local government environment.

The role requires experience in governance, attention to detail, and the ability to work with confidential information. DBS checks are required, with hybrid working and a pro rata salary for part-time arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative, governance or information governance environments.
• Ability to communicate complex information to stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience handling confidential/sensitive information and meeting statutory timescales.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate responses to Freedom of Information requests.
• Handle Data Subject Access Requests including redaction of third-party data.
• Be the first point of contact for internal/external customers on data rights handling.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft 365

Education

A-level or equivalent

Information Governance/Data Protection qualification (desired)

Tools

Case management systems

Job description

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils are seeking an Information Rights Officer to join the ICT, Programmes and Information Governance Team in Ipswich. You will support data protection compliance, FOI responses, and permissions handling in a busy local government environment.

The role requires experience in governance, attention to detail, and the ability to work with confidential information. DBS checks are required, with hybrid working and a pro rata salary for part-time arrangements.