Senior Information and Data Governance Officer

GMCA; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking a Senior Information Governance Officer to lead on FOI, EIR and individual access requests, ensuring timely compliance and robust reporting. You will contribute to incident management processes and implement measures to strengthen data protection resiliency.

The role requires experience in managing complex requests, adherence to statutory deadlines, and potential team leadership within an active Information Governance service in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience managing FOI, EIR and Individual Access Rights requests.
• Ability to meet statutory deadlines.
• Experience leading a team or readiness for a leadership role.
• Advising on DPIAs and privacy notices and records management.

Responsibilities

• Lead on FOI, EIR and Individual Access requests and reporting.
• Support information security incident management and resiliency measures.
• Provide bespoke advice on data protection requirements for projects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory deadlines and governance processes.
• Collaborate with Information Governance Leads and provide assurance.

Skills

FOI management

EIR management

DPIAs

Data protection

Information governance

Team leadership

Job description

It is a busy and exciting time at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).The landscape with regard to managing, sharing and using information and data is changing at a rapid pace. This requires an information governance approach that is innovative, accessible and consistent to enable public service delivery across the GM City Region.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Information Governance Officer to join our team and lead on driving forward our internal Information Governance compliance.

As the Senior Information Governance Officer you will have responsibility for ensuring that the team manage Freedom of Information Requests, Environmental Information Regulations requests and Individual Access Rights requests in a timely manner, ensuring compliance to deadlines and facilitating effective reporting processes.

You will take an active role in the organisations information security incident management processes and work to put measures in place which proactively improve our resiliency to data breaches and information security incidents.

About you

We are looking for a passionate Information Governance professional who will embrace the opportunity of working within a dynamic Information Governance service in an exciting and changeable political environment.

Have significant experience of managing FOI, EIR and individual access rights requests within a complex organisation and have experience of meeting statuary deadlines. You will ideally have experience of managing a team or have reached the time in your career where you are ready for this challenge.

Advise where appropriate on key accountability documentation such as DPIAs and facilitate the accurate logging and co-ordination of requests which come into the team.

Provide bespoke advice, when appropriate, on specific projects to ensure compliance with the data protection framework. This may include advising on lawful basis and conditions for processing, transparency requirements including privacy notices and matters relating to records management.

As the Senior Information Governance Officer you will be accountable to one of the Information Governance Leads in the team and will provide assurance to them over the management of the business as usual processes.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Supporting Documents

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