Information Governance Officer

Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Information Governance Officer Salary:
£24,500 to £28,000 annually, depending on experience/qualifications.

Hours of work: 36.5 hours a week
Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm
Friday - 9am to 4pm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Information Governance Officer to join a friendly bunch at a well established solicitors in the Rochdale area. This role in summary is to provide support to the legal team on all aspects of data protection and Information Governance matters.

• This will include: drafting emails and letters, reviewing and redacting documents, compliance and some client-facing advisory support

The successful candidate must be energetic, bright with a can-do attitude and have the ability to prioritise a busy workload.

Information Governance Officer Key Responsibilities:

• Provide feedback and input, supporting the directors in development of the firm's data protection services and products.
• Manage a caseload of data protection and Freedom of Information matters including requests, and drafting acknowledgement/response letters.
• Provide support to clients that have reported a data breach, including communicating remedial steps, whether the breach has crossed the notification threshold to the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) and updating corresponding records.
• Supporting clients with SARs (Subject Access Requests), including drafting acknowledgement letters.
• Operate a review and redaction service (reviewing documents to be disclosed under a SAR and removing any information which should not be disclosed).
• Supporting clients with carrying out data protection impact assessments.

Skills and Experience Required by an Information Governance Officer:

• Previous experience within a similar role.
• Knowledge on data protection.
• Previous working knowledge and experience with SARs & the ICO.
• Experience in minute taking, letter writing, document holding etc.
• Enthusiastic, committed & driven to achieve effective results and reach all targets.

Benefits:

• Free on-site secure parking
• On-site & surrounding amenities
• 33 days holidays, including bank holidays
• Pension Scheme (NEST)
• Company Sick Pay, increasing with length of service
• Company events

Northern Employment Services is a leading recruiter specialising in Temp, Temp to Perm, Contract and Permanent placements in a number of sectors including Manufacturing, Industrial and Production, Logistics and Distribution and Commercial.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to achieving ours and our client s goals in creating a positive work environment. We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply for this position.