Information Rights Officer

WMJobs; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Cycle to Work

Vivup benefits

Annual leave 23 days

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council's Information Governance team is recruiting to support information requests and information rights, chiefly Subject Access Requests, Freedom of Information and Environmental Information requests. The role is hybrid, based in Shire Hall, Warwick, with one in-office day per week.

Join a friendly team focused on accountability and transparency, with a generous pension, Agile working, and access to employee assistance, cycle-to-work and other staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Fluency Duty requires accurate spoken English to advise the public.

Responsibilities

• Support information requests and information rights (Subject Access, FOI, EIR, Police Disclosure).
• Work with hybrid in-office team, one day per week.
• Contribute to accountability and transparency through information governance.

Job description

Warwickshire County Council,

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career in local government and Information Governance? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.

About Us

Warwickshire County Council’s dedicated and friendly Information Governance team delivers excel lent customer service, helping people find answers about services they have received and ensures the Council is accountable and transparent with its information.

This role will be a key part of that team, supporting information requests and information rights, chiefly supporting:

• Subject Access Requests
• Freedom of Information Requests
• Environmental Information Requests
• Police Disclosure Requests

The team is based in Shire Hall, Warwick, but the role is flexible, with a hybrid approach to working with an in-office team day once a week. The team is centred around this hybrid approach to working, providing staff with a good work-life-balance and a commitment to your continued professional development.

At Warwickshire County Council, you’ll improve the county and see just how much of a meaningful difference you make to its people.

Benefits

• Annual leave entitlement begins at 23 days, plus bank holidays and an extra day at Christmas.
• We offer an agile working approach that meets business, team and individual needs and we have a range of work-life balance policies to support our people, including paid carers leave.
• You will have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is widely recognised as a valuable benefit, and you will have the opportunity to join Citysave credit union to accumulate savings easily from your salary.
• The Council’s Employee Assistance Programme is available 24/7 to access health and wellbeing support and through our staff benefits partner, which offers discounts across the UK’s major retailers including technology, fashion, supermarkets, travel and much more, including significant savings through The Cycle to Work scheme.
• Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
• Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement.
• The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact Craig Ferguson, Information Governance Manager & DPO - [e-mail]

Closing date: midnight on 10th September 2026

Interview date: W/C 21st September

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more