Information Governance Officer

**Who we are** We are a welcoming and friendly organisation who provide homes for people who need them and services to help our customers lead better lives. We own and manage more than 7,000 properties across the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber, helping thousands of people in our communities every single day. This includes homes for affordable rent, homes for students and homes for older people. We even develop new homes to help people get on the property ladder. In addition to this, we provide Student accommodation. We support over 4000 learners a year with everything from entry level qualifications, arts and wellbeing courses through to employability support to help people fulfil their potential. This is through Riverside Training, our employment and skills team, and CLIP, an education provider. And last but by no means least is our HomePlus division, we want help people stay in their homes for longer - this is where our adaptations specialists come in. From wetrooms to handyperson services, we’ve got it covered when it comes to future proofing homes to help people live independently. In our teams across our entire organisation, alongside our partners, we have more than 300 people working collaboratively to help raise and realise our customers’ aspirations. Together, we’re honest, positive and ambitious. **Here's what our hiring Manager Catherine, has to say about the role**:"The Information Governance Officer role is perfect for someone who wants to work closely with our committees and all the teams across the Acis group, as you will be our primary point of contact for both our committee meetings and also for all things Data/information Protection, giving you the chance to really make a difference." **What you'll get as part of the team**: - Salary up to £27700 DOE - 25 days annual leave increasing by one day per year (capped at 30 days) plus bank holidays - Enhanced pension - matched contributions up to 10% - The opportunity to undertake professional training which will be funded by us, as will any relevant professional membership subscriptions - Staff benefits with Paycare - A fantastic health and benefits scheme - Benefits with Acis Perkz - a discount scheme offering hundreds of savings from food shopping to holidays - Employee recognition scheme. We ensure we recognise and thank our team with various rewards - Enhanced maternity and paternity scheme - Cycle to work scheme - Enhanced sick pay scheme - Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support - Death in service benefit amounting to 3 times annual salary **What a good Information Governance Officer looks like to us**: - A great standard of education, with at least 5 GCSEs at grades A-C (or equivalent) with one being in English. - Excellent typing skills. - The ability to take concise and accurate minutes of meetings and produce them for the Chair in a timely manner. - Experience of providing advice and assistance in relation to all things data protection. You’ve experience of working within governance and/or data protection environment. - You’re happiest when you are working within a team environment as we all support each other, but equally you will be able to work on your own without supervision. - You must know how to keep the information that you hear from working in your role confidential. - You will ensure that Acis and its customers obtain maximum benefit from what we spend on goods, services and works, through direct accountability for the procurement and the contract management of your budget areas; ensuring VfM and compliance with Acis financial regulations and procurement procedures. **What will help you stand out from the crowd**: - A recognised qualification in typing. - A qualification, or good experience of minute taking, would be amazing. - A qualification, or good experience of advising on data protection matters. - ECDL or similar for all our computing needs. - You can find solutions in creative ways, to a wide range of issues is one of your strengths. - You have worked within the housing sector before. **As a **Information Governance Officer**, a typical day might include**: **On the governance side of things**: - Making sure that all the necessary arrangements are in place for our committee meetings; preparing the agendas in advance, collating the meeting papers and publishing them on time in readiness for the meeting. - You will attend the committee meetings and take the minutes, making sure that you note any actions, and record all of the committee’s decisions accurately. You will also ensure that these are all done professionally and timely and that the committee stays within its Terms of Reference. - Ensuring that actions captured in the committee meeting are shared and then updated prior to the next meeting and making sure that the meeting forward planner is kept up to date. - Arrange and coordinate Acis’ Annual General Meeting. - Help to ensure that all the s