Senior Information Data Governance Officer

Role Title: Senior Information Governance Officer
Contract: Permanent
Location: Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester M16EU

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• Lead on driving forward internal Information Governance compliance.
  
• Ensure the team manages Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests and Individual Access Rights requests in a timely manner, ensuring compliance to deadlines and facilitating effective reporting processes.
  
• Take an active role in information security incident management processes and implement measures to proactively improve resiliency to data breaches and information security incidents.
  

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• Significant experience of managing FOI, EIR and individual access rights requests within a complex organisation and meeting statutory deadlines. Experience of managing a team or readiness for taking on this challenge.
  
• Advise where appropriate on key accountability documentation such as DPIAs and facilitate the accurate logging and co-ordination of requests which come into the team.
  
• Provide bespoke advice on specific projects to ensure compliance with the data protection framework, including advice on lawful basis and conditions for processing, transparency requirements including privacy notices and matters relating to records management.
  
• Accountable to a Information Governance Lead and provide assurance over the management of business as usual processes.
  

As an employer, the GMCA is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including: GMFRS; Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of age, disability, trans status and non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer details.

Artificial Intelligence (AI): We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success. Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting; AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if used to support your application, please give a brief explanation.

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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. See the GOV.UK right to work guidance. We are not a licensed sponsor.

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. Our hybrid approach combines attendance at on-site locations with remote working, typically from home. The location of work is dictated by business needs; you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best pattern for you, your team and your work.

Location and working patterns may be adjusted to meet business needs.