Information Rights Specialist

Location:RG7 4PR, currently located between Reading and Basingstoke. We need you to be flexible attending the office up to 3 days per week.

Package: Starting from £37,910 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

As an Information Rights Specialist at AWE Nuclear Security Technologies, you will be developing a solid working knowledge of the Data Protection legislation; GDPR & DPA 2018 Act, Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). You'll be handling casework, ensuring subject matter experts engage fully with the Information Rights Team and all stakeholders to meet the statutory deadlines.

You'll be part of a small, very busy team so you'll need to enjoy working at pace and be service driven with a high level of articulacy.

We would like you to have demonstrable experience of the following:

• A good understanding the FOI Act, and or data protection legislation Or transferable skills and an aptitude to learn new skills within an established team.
• To be able to handle FOI requests, Data Subject Access requests; ensuring timely compliance.
• Interpreting information and identifying sensitive data.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Attention to detail
• Ensuring accuracy and integrity in managing information.
• Working collaboratively with departments and partners to gather information and compile responses.
• Ensuring practices conform to legislative and regulatory standards.
• Familiarity with information management tools.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know: which will include a ten minute presentatio

• This role requires Developed Vetting if successful which is funded by AWE.
• Interviews will be 75 minutes on TEAMs during working hours.
• Successful first interviewees will be invited to face to face interview on site with a 10 minute presentation

Due to the classified nature of some of the work involved, there may be periods when opportunities to work from home are limited in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermastonwith the intent to move to Green Park, Reading towards the end of the year.

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