Information Management Assistant

Up to 0.8 FTE (29.6 hours per week)
About us
The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England and UNESCO World Heritage Site. We encourage people to enjoy and understand its beauty and helping those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners and ecologists.
We’re looking for an Information Management Assistant to provide guidance, advice, support and to manage policies for the Authority to improve management, use and access to business data. The successful applicant will support to the Data Protection Officer (Authority Solicitor) to provide expertise and coordination of activities related to the Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations, Data Protection and transparency) to ensure compliance.
What’s it like to work here?
The Legal & Democratic Service team are a small but highly motivated and committed team, who support service delivery across the whole organisation. We are passionate about the landscape and proud of the work we do to look after it and help people enjoy it. We are innovative and agile in our approach to work, ensuring we get the best from our resources.
We work from our office base at Wayfaring House, Kendal however you’ll be provided with a laptop to enable you to access our secure IT network and work remotely. A hybrid approach to working can be arranged and you can also work from our other offices across the National Park.
The role
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
• Advising and providing expertise for regulatory matters such as (but not limited to) the Freedom of Information Act, the Environmental Information Regulations, Subject Access Requests, and the UK GDPR. Responding to internal and external information requests, including coordinating responses with other teams and individuals where required and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
• Managing the Authority’s compliance with the GDPR by supporting the role of Data Protection Officer. This will include maintaining awareness of and expertise in developments related to records management and rights of access to information, including remaining up-to-date with legislations and standards relevant to the role.
• Maintain a policy framework to guide staff in the management of records, including the implementation and enforcement of retention and disposal schedules, implementation of labelling and retention policies within MS SharePoint, and support teams in their implementation.
• Manage and maintain the publications scheme to ensure that, when the organisation is required to publish information in compliance with Freedom of Information regulations, relevant, complete, and up-to-date information is published.
Please read the attached role profile for the full person specification on this post.
About you
You’ll be methodical and have an eye for detail, as well as being organised, flexible and be able to confidently manage a varied workload. Previous experience in this role or similar would be beneficial.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Electric car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Paid time off so you can volunteer
• Subsidised healthcare scheme
• Commitment to wellbeing
See our website for a complete list of our employee benefits.
We’re happy to talk about flexible working – let us know if you want to find out more.
Contact
For an informal discussion about this position please contact Julie Wood (Authority Solicitor) via Julie.Wood@lakedistrict.gov.uk or 01539 792665 or Gavin Capstick (Director of Visitor Services and Resources) via gavin.capstick@lakedistrict.gov.uk or 01539 792633.
Interview date TBC
We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, so please apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity.
Diversity and Inclusion
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Lake District National Park Authority is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide evidence in your application which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required under each of the essential criteria, as well as meeting any of the qualification, skills or experience defined as essential.

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