Information Governance Officer

1 week ago


West Suffolk, United Kingdom West Suffolk Council Full time

**About the role**:
We are looking for an efficient, enthusiastic and solutions focused individual to join our Customer and Digital Service at West Suffolk Council as the Council’s Information Governance Officer.

In this varied role you will work with the Head of Customer and Digital, Change and Digital Manager, Senior Information Risk Officer, Data Protection Officer and members of the Information Governance Working Group to ensure strategic and operational compliance with the legal requirements associated with obtaining, use, retention and disclosure of information.

The role would suit an ambitious, creative, forward thinking individual who has the desire, drive and ability to continually adapt and improve.

**What you will need**:
You will have extensive Information Governance knowledge, to include FOI, EIR, Data Protection and GDPR. You will have excellent experience of working with/influencing officers, and driving improvement programmes as well as an excellent record of working to tight deadlines, and the ability to communicate policy and procedures effectively at all levels.

**Why work for us?** Our benefits include**:

- Generous pension scheme - contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 26%
- Life assurance - a payment of three times your annual salary
- flexible working options to enable work/life balance
- agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
- access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)
- Rail and bus staff discounts
- A range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme
- Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
- A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
- Modern office accommodation

**For more information**:
**Closing date**: Thursday 19 December 2024

**Interview Date**: 9/10 January 2025

West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 councils for climate action and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2030.



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