Information Governance Team Leader

Information Governance Team Leader at Waverley Borough Council

Remuneration: £45,573 - £48,836 per annum and generous benefits including Local Government Pension Scheme

Introduction:
This is an exciting time for Legal Services at Waverley. We’ve recently undergone a restructure and are now taking steps to appoint a number of key roles within this fast-paced team environment. These new roles will help shape the future of the team, as we seek to contribute to the delivery of our overall Council commitments for the Borough and its residents.

As Information Governance Team Leader you will be the Council’s statutory Data Protection Officer and with this responsibility you will provide direction, support and advice to the Council and Elected Members to ensure that we fulfil our statutory obligations in dealing with all access to information legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take the lead in providing expert advice to Council officers and elected members relating to all aspects of information governance including but not limited to ensuring compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), the UKGDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA2018)
• Act as the principal point of contact  for the Information Commissioner’s Office on issues relating to information governance and compliance with relevant information governance legislations.
• Ensure that data protection and information rights compliance and best practice is promoted across the Council by ensuring that standards are defined and maintained and set in relevant policies and procedures
• Ability to provide training for internal staff on information governance legislations such as FOIA and UKGDPR/DPA 2018 with particular emphasis on how to apply the various exemptions available under information governance legislation
• Lead a small team, ensuring that an excellent level of service is provided to all internal and external customers

About you:

To be successful in securing this position you will possess:

• Previous working experience and expert knowledge of information governance i.e. FOIA, EIR and UKGDPR
• Previous experience of advising internal customers on data protection and information governance
• Effective organisational and administrative skills, with an ability to plan and manage your own workload
• The ability to confidently communicate with a range of stakeholders at all levels of seniority including dealing with complaints from members of the public and supporting Members of the Council regarding FOIA/EIR and data protection queries

Rewarding you:

In return for your hard work we offer a wide range of benefits including; competitive salaries and generous leave allowance; free on-site parking; agile and flexible working policy; Local Government Pension Scheme with 17.2% employer contribution and; an Employee Support Programme. We are also committed to your longer-term career development and will support your continuing professional development.

Next steps:
For more information about this opportunity or about working for Waverley Borough Council, please visit out recruitment microsite:

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If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role prior to applying please reach out to our recruitment partners Tom Ripley or Nik Stoate at Venn Group.

To apply for the role, please click the link below.