Information Officer - Public Sector - 14.47 p/h - Lisburn

VANRATH are delighted to be assisting our Major Public Sector Client with the Recruitment of an Information Officer to join them in their Lisburn HQ.

Scale 6 - £14.47 per hour. - (Mon -Fri- 9am - 5pm)

MAIN PURPOSE

To support the delivery of an effective and efficient day-to-day information management and information security service through the provision of timely information, support and advice in the areas of data protection, freedom of information, information management and customer charter complaints.

Key responsibilities:

Information Management

• To support the delivery of an effective and efficient day-to-day information management and information security service through the provision of timely information, support and advice in the areas of data protection, freedom of information, information management and customer charter complaints.
• To assist with the organisational implementation of strategies, policies and processes covering information management and security.
• To advise and support key user groups, including the senior information risk owner (SIRO); personal data guardian (PDG); information management leads (IMLs), information asset owners (IAOs), and data protection leads (DPLs), on legislative compliance matters and internal processes and procedures.
• To provide advice in key information areas such as privacy statements; privacy impact assessments; consent; and the legal basis for using personal information.
• To maintain up-to-date Information Asset, Data Flow and Record Management Registers and ensure suitable assurance processes are established and implemented across the company.
• To support the achievement of pre-defined information management performance measures.
• To support the implementation and maintenance of an effective records management system for company in accordance with relevant legislation and good practice.
• To support the achievement of compliance with the sponsor body assurance requirements with respect to information management.
• To assist the Information Advisor in investigating and reporting data breaches to the Information Commissioner, company Board, CMT and the information management group, disseminating, as necessary, related learning across the company.
• To ensure timely and appropriate responses in respect of data protection, freedom of information, environmental information, assembly questions, departmental queries; official departmental correspondence; and customer charter complaints.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

Applicants must provide evidence by the closing date for application that they meet the following essential criteria:

1. Either:

(a) Possess a degree or equivalent qualification and Have at least 1 years' relevant experience within a large multi-disciplinary organisation* of: * Records and information management practice including - implementation of freedom of information; data protection; environmental information; and Public Records (NI) legislation. * Implementing information management policy and procedure. * Providing training in respect of information management and/or information security. * Preparing and delivering reports to senior management.

OR (b) Be working towards a degree or equivalent qualification and Information Officer 6 of 6 Date effective from: Have at least 2 years' relevant experience within a large multi-disciplinary organisation * of

• :Records and information management practice including - implementation of freedom of information; data protection; environmental information; and Public Records (NI) legislation.
• Implementing information management policy and procedure.
• Providing training in respect of information management and/or information security.
• Preparing and delivering reports to senior management.

OR (c) Possess at least 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above, or equivalent, to include English and Maths, and Have at least 5 years' relevant experience within a large multi-disciplinary organisation