Information Access Officer

5 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £29,777 - £33,945 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | The Information Governance Team |

Pay Award Pending

International Sponsorship - this role is **not **open to international sponsorship (Shortage Occupations only)

**The Information Governance Team **are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Information Access Officer to join our established friendly and supportive team who contribute to a key area of work of the Resources Directorate.

This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week within the Resources Directorate based at County Hall, Preston.

What we are looking for:
Customer Focus - You'll be passionate about delivering a great service and enjoy dealing with people, asking for support when you need it and building on your knowledge, skills and experience.

Knowledge and Experience - You must be able to demonstrate experience of working within a busy and varied administrational role and have excellent organisational and time management skills. Full training will be given, but a general awareness of Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Environmental Information legislation is essential.

Great Communication - You'll be engaging and providing support and legal advice to members of the public, colleagues and third-party organisations, so being able to communicate information clearly and confidently and listen to individual requirements is key to the role.

Excellent Organisational Skills - We are a busy team who deal with approximately 3,000 requests for information each year, so being methodical and working under pressure are essential. You will need to be able to prioritise and work with precision on a number of tasks simultaneously.

Why join us:
You'll be fully supported by your line manager and the rest of the team. You'll learn new skills and feel valued and achieve both a great work/life balance and job satisfaction.

We are currently working a combination of home and office working; therefore, you will be required to have a suitable working space within your home and broadband connection.

Initial training for this role will take place at County Hall, Preston.

Interviews will be held w/c 20th May at County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ

Please note it will not be possible to rearrange an interview date or time.

For further information about the role please contact: Joanne Winston, Information Governance Manager

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

**Skills and Experience/Job Requirements**
- Experience of working in a busy administrational role preferably within an information governance, legal, or compliance role.
- A good understanding of FOIA, EIR, UK GDPR and DPA
- Practical experience of working within an information rights setting is desirable.
- Working to tight statutory deadlines and managing a wide range of complex tasks.
- Experience of working in a complex large public sector organisation.
- Experience of dealing with internal and external clients.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills

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