Information Governance Officer

2 days ago

London, United Kingdom Smartdesc Full time

**Information Governance Officer**
**Based**: Whitechapel, London (Hybrid Working)
**Type**: Full Time
**Salary**: £43,000 - £45,000pa depending on experience
**Eligibility**: You must be eligible to work in the UK

As the Information Governance Officer, you will be working with the Information Governance Manager to monitor and maintain our compliance with the EU/UK GDPR and help support our clients Information Governance requirements. Some of these requirements include.
- Advising customers on complex data protection issues
- Carrying out specific tasks within the UK GDPR
- Delivering data protection training both internally and externally

This a very varied role and involves managing the data protection framework for Smartdesc clients. Some of the day-to-day activities will involve working through Data Protection Impact Assessments for various projects and advising both internal and external stakeholders on data protection risks all the way through to reviewing data protection clauses within supplier contracts and creating privacy notices.

**Essential Experience and Qualifications**
- A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role.
- Ability to identify and demonstrate up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the information governance landscape and associated case law.
- Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to identify and develop strong working relationships with clients, key stakeholders and fellow consultants.
- Have an exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to display strong verbal and written communication skills, especially involving documentation and report writing.
- Enthusiastic about building a career in Information Governance
- Completing Data Protection Impact Assessments
- Maintaining general compliance with data protection legislation
- Investigating Security Incidents

**About Smartdesc**

Smartdesc (part of the Academia Group) is an IT Service Provider and Microsoft Gold Partner whose focus is not-for-profit organisations, which includes charities, social enterprises, and the public sector in the UK. We work with large household names like Mind, YMCA and WaterAid, as well as a diverse mix of other charities and non-profits.

We provide a range of IT Services including Strategy & IT Leadership, Cyber Security, Helpdesk Support and Project / Programme Management - tailored to non-profits and delivered through proactive partnerships with our customers.

Staff who work for Smartdesc are of the highest quality, and one of the main reasons for our success. We promote from within, pay for your training and certifications, and have fun in a

growing and exciting atmosphere. This means staff stay with us for years, because we invest heavily in them - our retention rate is 98% which is far above the competition.

We are a flat management structure without internal politics, and staff are given a high degree of autonomy to do their jobs to the best of their ability. We celebrate success as a team and you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a diverse range of cutting-edge technologies and systems, and never pigeonholed into one single area.

Since incorporation in 2012 we have grown to over 70 staff and are projected to have a £5M turnover in our current Financial Year

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