Remote Information Governance Assistant

Canal & River Trust; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Increased holiday entitlement

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Canal & River Trust is seeking an Information Governance Assistant to support FOI, UK GDPR compliance and records management across the Trust. You will work with the Information Governance Manager and Advisor to review processing activities and manage information requests.

This busy role requires strong IT skills in Office 365, excellent communication, and the ability to work remotely with periodic hub attendance to keep governance standards high.

Qualifications

• Experience in information governance or data protection is desirable.
• Experience applying regulatory knowledge in a governance environment is beneficial.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to ensure compliant outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day management of statutory information requests under UK GDPR, FOIA and EIR.
• Provide advice on data protection and information governance across the Trust.
• Undertake DPIAs and assist with data breach investigations.
• Support Records of Processing Activities and Information Asset Register reviews.
• Assist in developing Trust-wide data protection training and awareness.

Skills

Information governance

Data protection

DPIAs

Microsoft 365

Data breach handling

FOI requests

Tools

Office 365

Job description

Canal & River Trust is seeking an Information Governance Assistant to support FOI, UK GDPR compliance and records management across the Trust. You will work with the Information Governance Manager and Advisor to review processing activities and manage information requests.

This busy role requires strong IT skills in Office 365, excellent communication, and the ability to work remotely with periodic hub attendance to keep governance standards high.