Senior Information Governance Officer

Senior Information Governance
Officer
Salary range: 32-35 | Twickenham | Permanent |Full time

**About the service**

**About the role**
The Senior Information Governance Officer will work closely with the Information Governance Lead and Data Protection Officer to support the development of information policies and procedures that ensure AfC complies with UK data protection law and good information management practice, the post holder will advise on all aspects of information governance and records management to internal stakeholders, and coordinate and process information requests from customers. The postholder will assist the Data Protection Officer (DPO) to investigate and respond to data breach incidents including deputising for the DPO as required.

**About you: our role specification**

**Qualifications**
- Educated to a degree level or equivalent experience
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent

**Skills and experience**
- Experience of working in Children’s Service environment.
- Ability to manage colleagues, including offering line management and performance management
- Knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation e.g. the Data Protection Act 2018,

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Freedom of Information.
- Knowledge and understanding of the importance of confidentiality and information governance and security principles.
- The ability to foster good working relationships with a range of colleagues both internally and externally.
- Significant experience of using IT including Google, Microsoft Office and Adobe
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals explaining specialist/complex issues
- Well organised and process driven with proven ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities
- Experience in leading a team, undertaking line management, performance management and change management.
- Proven experience of developing Information Government (IG) policies and procedures
- Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.

**Personal attributes**
- A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (trust, empower and respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
- Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software. Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, analytical and problem-solving.
- Able to work flexibly and independently using your own initiative to prioritise work appropriately.
- Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children. Taking a strength based approach to managing situations.
- Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.
- *The post holder will be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade of the post, including deputising or working flexibly across the week to meet the business demands. This job profile is provided for guidance only. _Version_0.1_November 2020

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £38,385.00-£41,586.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Twickenham, TW1 3BW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Reference ID: 793