Information Governance Assistant

1 week ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Blue Arrow Full time

Temporary Assistant, Information Governance

Role Description
Information Governance is a professional service team within the Governance and Legal Services Directorate.


Working collaboratively with colleagues within the Directorate and across the organisation to support their mission and contribute to its strategic priorities, we promote effective information governance to support their business worldwide and manage information risk to meet relevant legal, regulatory and audit requirements.


Key duties and responsibilities

  • Assist the HIG & DPO, Information Governance Officers and Records Managers in managing information governance caseload
  • Assist in providing high quality and efficient administrative support to the Information Governance team
  • Provide clerking support to the Global Information Governance and Data Protection Committee and relevant working groups
  • Contribute to a productive and cooperative team ethos, building a wide network of mutually beneficial relationships across the organisation


Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post.

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Education, qualifications and experience

Essential:

  • Educated to Higher or A-Level standard (or equivalent)
  • Proven experience of building, and maintaining, relationships with a wide variety of stakeholder groups and audiences
  • Analytical, accurate and efficient data handling skills, with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong time management skills, ability to keep track of multiple tasks and to plan and prioritise workload and work effectively under pressure, often in the face of changing and conflicting demands
  • Ability to work independently and on own initiative, seeking guidance when appropriate
  • Strong decision making and problemsolving skills, with the ability to respond appropriately to varying scenarios and different demands from different stakeholders
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in both written and spoken English, and the ability to produce high quality written work
  • Ability to operate with a high degree of tact and maintain appropriate confidentiality at all times
  • Proven ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team
  • Maintains a positive disposition, pleasant, helpful and professional approach, even in difficult or challenging circumstances

Desirable:

  • Relevant work experience in an information governance service requiring strong customer service and administration skills, preferably within a higher education or publicsector environment
  • Understanding of key principles of data protection and freedom of information laws as they affect the management of information


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