Senior Information Governance Officer (Data Protection)

Job title:

Senior Information Governance Officer (Data Protection)

Company

Historic England

Job description

SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Senior Information Governance Officer (Data protection), joining the Information Records Management team.This is a full time post working 36 hours per week over 5 days, however, we are open to consider part time working from 3 days per week.This role can be remote or hybrid working at our Bristol, Swindon, Manchester or York offices.We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 28% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.To view our full range of benefits please follow the link .What you will be doingAs part of the Information Records Management team for Historic England, you will work across both Historic England and English Heritage Trust as part of a shared service to deliver compliance with Data Protection legislation, deputising as required for the Information Governance Manager.There will be an emphasis on raising awareness of the information governance agenda and providing data protection advice, responding to data subject rights, and investigating and responding to data breaches.This role is part of a professional and supportive Information and Records Management team which covers information rights, records management, IT knowledge management and training and information assurance.Who we are looking forStrong knowledge of Data protection legislationAbility to identify and assess risksCommunication, influencing and negotiating skillsExperience in handling data breachesAbility to prioritise your workWe are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.Why work for Historic EnglandWe are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.Historic England want all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at if you have any recruitment queries.At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow our hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.Provisional interview dates: week commencing 04th November 2024Please follow the link for a full copy of the Job Description –

Expected salary

£31912 – 36000 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:36:41 GMT

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