Risk Insurance & Information Governance Officer

What's involved with this role:
Interim Risk, Insurance & Information Governance Officer
Reference no: Tameside 0008 FD7F / 1
Pay Rate: £21.63 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: ASHTON UNDER LYNE
Basic DBS disclosure required
Hybrid working - with a flexible mix of home and office based working.
As the RIIG Officer, you will support the Risk, Insurance and Information Governance Manager in delivering best in class RIIG service, but most notably specialising in Information Governance advice and guidance as well as playing a key role in supporting business owners to produce Data Protection Impact Assessments and conducting data breach investigations.
Key Responsibilities
Keeping the Information Governance Framework under review, ensuring that it is fit for purpose, remains in line with available business and technology strategies and conforms to all relevant standards and statutory requirements.
Providing members of the public and Council staff with advice and guidance on insurance matters, including support on technical insurance matters.
Supporting the Risk, Insurance, and Information Governance Manager in the implementation of the Council’s risk management and business continuity strategies and promote the practise of risk management throughout the Council.
Advise on risk management and counter measures to minimise the impact of information risks to the Council.
Undertaking periodic audits/security reviews of information held by the Council to ensure adherence to legislation, policies and procedures thus minimising the risk of data/information losses/incidents.
Monitor conformance with and the effectiveness of the Council’s Information Governance Framework, reporting to management as required.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
A Levels or equivalent in a relevant subject  
Knowledge:
Knowledge of Data Protection legislation, the Freedom of Information Act a local government environment
Understanding of risk management/insurance concepts and processes
Understanding of and familiarity with Information Technology (Databases, Spreadsheets, Word Processing, E mails etc.)
Experience:
Previous risk management and insurance claims experience.
Experience of working with either Data Protection, Freedom of Information or Information Governance issues e.g. handling data subject/information access requests and providing advice on Information Governance.
Experience of assessing risks and compiling risk registers
Experience and understanding of business continuity.Methodology
Experience of working in a large organisation, dealing with multiple enquiries and tasks simultaneously in a timely manner
Experience and understanding of Information Governance issues in a local government environment.
Experience of preparing and delivering training courses
Skills & Abilities:
Effective communication skills.
Letter writing skills
Information Technology skills
Organisational skills
Negotiation and influencing skills
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Presentation skills
Supervisory skills
Able to effectively plan and prioritise workload.
Ability to handle difficult situations sensitively.
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Job Ref: Tameside 0008 FD7F / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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