Information Governance Specialist
2 days ago
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Information Governance Specialist to lead our data protection efforts in Edinburgh/Hybrid. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of SFC's Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) and promoting an information governance culture within the organisation.
In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across SFC to provide guidance on information rights and data protection compliance, ensuring that staff understand their responsibilities under relevant legislation. You will also identify opportunities to improve ways of working within Information Governance and implement positive change.
A strong understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape of information governance is essential for this role. You will need to have excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience of drafting reports, policies, procedures, communications to staff, and responses to information rights requests.
The estimated salary for this position is £46,392 - 54,003 per annum, depending on experience. If you are passionate about data protection and information governance, we encourage you to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the response to information rights requests, providing advice to colleagues across SFC, ensuring legal compliance with relevant legislation.
- Providing an efficient and effective senior contact point for queries in relation to information rights and data protection, including complex ones.
- Ensuring staff fully understand their responsibilities within data protection legislation and information rights and follow relevant processes, evidenced through reporting and auditing.
- Promoting an information governance culture and an understanding of data protection compliance throughout the organisation.
- Identifying opportunities to improve ways of working within Information Governance and implementing positive change.
- Developing and maintaining SFC's Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) to ensure that it is accurate and regularly reviewed and information asset owners understand their responsibilities.
- Coordinating with Information Governance colleagues, assessing and responding to personal data breaches, including reporting to senior management and the ICO as required.
- Identifying and implementing improvements to data protection and information rights compliance based on user requirements and best practice.
- Monitoring SFC's compliance with the UK GDPR and other data protection laws and with our data protection policies, raising awareness of data protection issues, training staff, and conducting audits.
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