AGMA 1BE2 / 1 Temporary Information Governance Relationships Manager - Information Governance [Enhanced DBS required]
An Information Governance Relationships Manager is required to provide high quality specialist advice, guidance and support to Council departments, Council wholly owned companies and schools to develop effective handling, sharing and collation of data within the information governance framework.
The postholder will have excellent inter-personal skills to enable the provision of specialist qualified advice and guidance that supports delivery of information governance and raises awareness of key messages.
Duties to include:
- To provide a comprehensive, responsive, efficient and effective information governance service to the public, customers, colleagues and staff from agreed partners/Council wholly owned companies and schools, liaising with these and other organisations or agencies in a timely manner
- To provide specialist advice on information related legislation (Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulation 2004, Data Protection Act 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Police enquiries and CCTV) and information sharing across council directorates and with agreed partners/Council-owned companies and schools
- To promote and monitor compliance with all aspects of legislation affecting information management for Council departments, agreed partners/Council wholly owned companies and schools and report on areas of non-conformity and good practice to the Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer and where appropriate relevant senior managers
- To advise on the development, implementation and management of information sharing protocols to support the interface between different organisations supported by the Information Governance Team
- To assist/support individuals within Blackpool Council, schools and partner organisations in undertaking Privacy by Design activities and Data Protection Impact Assessment screening
- Ensure that appropriate training programmes are delivered and tracking mechanisms established to ensure relevant individuals in organisations regularly complete Information Governance training
- To undertake investigations for data incidents or associated complaints and report findings to the Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer and where appropriate Senior Officers of the Council and Senior Managers in wholly owned companies and schools
- To support the Head of Information Governance as the Council’s statutory Data Protection Officer in undertaking their statutory duties
Pay Rate: £19.72 per hour PAYE
This is a temporary, but possibly long term role.
N.B. – 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.
Giving yourself the best chance of success:
- Your CV needs to be current with your latest/present role, noting that we won’t be able to submit it with any unexplained gaps in employment. It will save time and thus improve your chances of success if we can put your CV forward immediately and without having to ask you for a revised version.
- Your CV must cover the “Essential Requirements” (see below) of the role, ideally by way of bullet points that directly address the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please include any DBS details and other qualifications called for.
- Your CV should clearly state that you are available to start work either immediately, or at short notice. In general, our clients are unable to work with notice periods of more than 1 week from the point at which a role is offered, 2 weeks at the very most.
- We cannot put forward covering letters, so please ensure that your CV in isolation contains all relevant information being called for.
- We recommend that you consider sending us by email (see * below) a suitably ‘tailored’ CV for each role that you apply for, noting that job boards, sites and aggregators will generally store only one version of your CV, which can be a bit limiting...
“Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Your address (including post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Your Enhanced DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Information Governance or related subject
- Knowledge & Skills:
- Substantial knowledge and practical application of relevant information governance legislation including Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulation 2004, Data Protection Act 1998, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Police enquiries and CCTV
- Strong communication, negotiating and influencing skills
- Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills, including the ability to convey analytical information effectively to senior audiences, both written and orally
- Excellent ability to understand, fully utilise and develop the use of a range of Information, Communication and Technology packages and possess complementary skills
- Excellent ability to manage information and business affairs with secrecy and confidentially as appropriate
- Experience:
- Substantial experience of providing specialist advice, guidance and support on information related legislation
- An excellent understanding of risk management methodologies and their application
- Substantial experience of writing reports and analysing data to make sound judgements and recommendations
- Substantial experience of working and liaising with others and staff from partner organisations and agencies
- Information governance expertise required to work closely with all colleagues to share knowledge and experience, attend meetings, negotiate and influence key stakeholders and facilitate delivery of systems with all required partners and colleagues
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Experience of a Local Government or Public Sector environment
- Working knowledge of policies and procedures required to support Council services
Client Category: Local Authority
Division(s)/Disciplines involved: Information Governance
Anticipated Length of Assignment: 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. This opening assignment is for 3 months.
Hours per week: 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Whilst our ads will appear on partner sites such as Indeed, they are also listed - and will appear first - on our own website: Triumph Consultants Limited: www.tclrec.com
- If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via jobs@tclrec.com but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:
Job Ref: AGMA 1BE2 / 1
Temporary Information Governance Relationships Manager - Information Governance [Enhanced DBS required]
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We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.