Governance Officer

Head of Information Governance
Governance
Full-time
Permanent
£54,558 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 18 March 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Information Governance professional to lead on the Museum's compliance and governance of information in both strategic and practical terms.

They will be an expert in the area, able to draw on their professional experience to give authoritative advice to colleagues around the Museum. They will establish technical and service standards for the Museum's Information Governance and will ensure that these are met. As part of this, they will be responsible for the Museum's compliance with the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Public Records Act and other related legislation.

The post holder will continue a review of the Museum's current approach to information governance, and will work on the design and implementation of a long-term strategy and framework for managing information within the institution, taking into account its wider structure as a charity and non-departmental public body. This will include developing and delivering organisation-wide policies, processes, standards and guidelines for information, ensuring effective management, accountability, compliance and assurance for all aspects. These will be communicated across the organisation, with accompanying training and materials, and reviewed, assessed and improved on an ongoing basis.

As part of this work, the Head of Information Governance will work closely with colleagues in IS on systems and mechanisms for achieving delivery, and with Collections on the assessment, processing, preservation and retention of information in the Archive. They will also liaise closely with Information Compliance to assess and mitigate risk and implement findings at a strategic level as needed.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Compliance with the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, and Public Records Act
• Fostering and leading an appropriate organisational information culture
• Oversight of information governance activities, policy and prioritisation.
• Documentation and application of information risk management frameworks
• Developing and delivering training
• Working closely with Information Compliance

About you:

• Degree or equivalent.
• Detailed knowledge of the relevant regulatory frameworks and their application.
• Experience in the design, application and delivery of information governance frameworks.
• Experienced in organisation-wide review and project management.
• Strong compliance assurance skills.
• Able to: carry a varied and unpredictable workload and to work to tight deadlines; assess risks efficiently and to clearly and concisely provide advice; understand the operational ramifications of advice and find practical solutions; apply knowledge/skills through handling complex problems.
• Professional manner, objectivity, and commercial negotiation skills.
• Experience of managing others, supervising and implementing processes.
• Ability to: listen and adapt; support others in complex decision making; communicate complex matters in a clear, straightforward way.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
• Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

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The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.

The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.