Senior Information Governance Officer

James Andrew Recruitment Solutions (JAR Solutions)

Job Location	Chatham
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Salary negotiable
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time

Job Description

Our client, based in Kent, is currently recruiting for a Senior Information Governance Officer on a temporary interim three month contract.The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience.The ideal candidate will have extensive experience of Information Governance in the Public Sector, and will be comfortable training staff and acting as the Data Protection Officer as and when required.PLEASE NOTE: No line management required for this role.Duties will include (but not limited to):

Ensuring compliance with Information Laws including (but not limited to) the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), UK-GDPR, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI), the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and the Privacy and Electronic CommunicationsRegulations (PECR)
Supporting the overall development, management and delivery of the Council’s IG Strategy and work programmes; overseeing data processing practices and ensuring they meet statutory requirements
Managing Information Governance assessments, strategies, roadmaps, organisational design and program design and implementation spanning the discipline of records management, privacy, information security and information technology to ensure privacy by defaultand design is captured
Providing support for internal audits regarding compliance against policies and standards around data and information protection to enable the auditors to assess gaps accurately
Deputising as Data Protection Officer in the absence of Head of Information Governance (DPO) and providing support as required to ensure consistency of standards are maintained

Experience required:

Working within related central or local government information governance function
Understanding local government services

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

Knowledge and understanding of public sector obligations in relation to Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and other relevant legislation relating to information governance

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week
Monday - Friday

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your applicationhas been unsuccessful on this occasion.Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £250 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.

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