Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Lead

6 months ago


Harrow, United Kingdom Harrow Council Full time

Overview:
London Borough of Harrow has a great opportunity for a Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Lead Officer.

The post holder will act as Lead Officer in managing all stages from initial request to completion of Data Protections Act requests. This would include managing Subject Access Requests and other legal disclosure requests as well as Freedom of Information requests.

This role leads on the day-to-day management and administration of DPA, disclosure and FOI requests, and manages some of the complaints, MP and Cllr enquiries received by the team. The post reports to the Complaints Manager who leads on strategic and high-risk case management.

You will lead on the resolution of disclosure requests and enquiries with guidance from the Complaints Manager and Complaints and Information Officer.

Face-to-face interviews will take place week commencing Monday 22nd July at the Harrow Council Hub, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8FL.

About you:

- Ability to use statutory knowledge and interpretation skills to assess which legislation should be applied to requests received. This can be particularly complex where FOIA/DPA and common law considerations have to be considered within the same request.
- Experience of co-ordinating responses to information governance requests such as DPA and or FOI requests.
- Good communication skills to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret and apply.
- Experience of dealing with basic data collection, e.g. recording on Excel spreadsheets or databases.
- Experience of successfully monitoring and enforcing strict deadlines while maintaining quality responses.
- Good response writing skills to a range of different audiences.

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