Information Rights Specialist: FOI/SAR & DP

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

On-the-job Training

Flexible Working

Supportive Team

Wellbeing Benefits

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council seeks a motivated Information Rights professional to join the Information Rights Team on a fixed-term 9-month contract. You will handle FOIs, SARs, EIRs, and Data Protection requests with on-the-job training and collaboration across the council.

You will work with colleagues at all levels and provide high-quality customer service while ensuring compliance with key legislation and maintaining databases and information systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in office administration or a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Confidentiality when handling personal information.
• Team player with a flexible approach to meet business needs.
• Confidence using Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist support and advice across council services, working with colleagues at all levels.
• Providing first-rate customer service to the public exercising access rights.
• Ensuring the council meets statutory legal requirements related to relevant legislation.
• Maintaining internal databases and understanding council systems and data stores.

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brighton & Hove City Council seeks a motivated Information Rights professional to join the Information Rights Team on a fixed-term 9-month contract. You will handle FOIs, SARs, EIRs, and Data Protection requests with on-the-job training and collaboration across the council.

You will work with colleagues at all levels and provide high-quality customer service while ensuring compliance with key legislation and maintaining databases and information systems.