Information Assurance Officer - London, United Kingdom - Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £33,875

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
KIM
Type of role:
Knowledge and Information Management
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Job summary:

Background

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is seeking an Information Assurance Officer within its Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) team, part of the Digital directorate.

The KIM team is responsible for managing the department's knowledge and information, including ensuring compliance with the Public Records Act and other information rights legislation.

You will be part of a growing team, liaising closely with the wider KIM team and with stakeholders across the department.

You will work particularly closely with data protection and security colleagues to promote good information management practices and to support the department's information assurance responsibilities, ensuring that information is managed and protected effectively in line with statutory and government requirements.

You will have KIM experience and excellent digital literacy and will enjoy working independently and with a range of people.

You will be enthusiastic about the benefits of KIM and able to actively promote good practice.

You will be responsible for handling information breaches, drafting reports to senior management and maintaining the department's information breach log.

You will also be responsible for responding to information assurance advice requests and ensuring records of advice provided are maintained, as well as supporting with the information asset management process.

You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Teams and SharePoint, and will keep up to date with changes on the systems and how these will impact on KIM within the department.

You will also contribute to projects, both within the KIM team and providing KIM input to wider departmental projects.

Job description:

Coordinate the response to information breaches, offer guidance when notified of a breach, and report to senior management and other teams
Respond to requests for advice on information security, information sharing and information asset management
Support the Information Assurance Manager in establishing and maintaining the annual asset management cycle
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the department, particularly data protection and security colleagues
Contribute to the development of procedures and guidance to ensure information assets are adequately protected and information is managed in accordance with relevant legislation and crossgovernment guidelines
Keep accurate records of information breaches and advice as required
Work with the wider KIM team to continually improve the services offered to the department
Contribute to wider KIM priorities and projects as required.

Person specification:

Skills

Understands the different business requirements for protecting information and applies the appropriate standards and policies for handling, storing, disseminating, and preserving it.
Strong communication skills for working with stakeholders in related teams
Understands the need to manage information throughout its lifecycle and applies agreed retention and disposal policies.

Experience

Experience of working in a knowledge and information management role or holds a relevant knowledge and information management qualification.
Good working knowledge of data protection and data security requirements
Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft 365.

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £33,875, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities contributes £8,313 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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We would strongly recommend that applicants get in touch with the vacancy manager to find out more information about this role.
We are for everyone

DLUHC want to bring in a diverse workforce at all levels.

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