Schools Ig Officer - Walsall, United Kingdom - Walsall Council

Walsall Council

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Walsall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Schools Information Governance Officer - Ref: RT16623

G6:
£ £23,991 per annum (Term Time Only)
Are you experienced in delivering good customer services and team administration, including invoicing?

Do you understand the Data Protection requirements organisations must comply with?

If you answered 'yes' to the above, and you are passionate about the protection of personal data and its appropriate use to support schools and have excellent communication skills at all levels, we are looking for you to work with us as a Schools Information Governance Officer.

In this key role, you will report to the IG Lead Assurance officer and work closely with the Data Protection Manager in:

Delivering the Schools DPO traded services to our clients.
Delivering Data Protection training to schools and undertaking annual data protection assessments and audits.
Monitoring the Information Governance (IG) teams' communication flows and mailboxes while ensuring queries are assigned to the most appropriate officer for a response.
Supporting the DPO and IG team in informing and advising the organisation and its employees about their obligations to comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws.
Monitoring compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, including supporting internal data protection activities, advise on data protection impact assessments; train staff and conducting audits.
Acting as a point of contact for members of staff and third parties.
In particular, you will provide advice, guidance and assurance to the Council by supporting and collaborating on the creation of newsletters, council updates and monitoring the collection of specific reports for board level meetings.
Supporting the Data Protection Manager and Information Governance Team in respect of collating, monitoring and sharing outcomes or updates in relation the Data Protection legislation, the Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations and other related legislation and regulation in a timely and professional manner.
Working with the Information Governance Lead you will fully support the delivery of our schools traded service by arranging schools visits, monitoring queries and responses and supporting the completion and collection of annual audits and the service level agreements.

You will work with services to ensure information governance principles and practices are embedded in everything we do.

As part of our ongoing commitment to make Walsall Council an excellent employer, we offer a range of employee benefits to suit individual lifestyles such as flexible working, generous holiday entitlement, training and development, employee assistance programmes and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Most importantly, working for Walsall Council gives you the opportunity to make a real difference to better the lives of the people we serve - the residents and organisations of this diverse Borough.

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Interviews will take place between the 11th and 15th of March 2024.

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.

The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits.

Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.

**Living in Walsall

Part of the Black Country, famous for its enterprising and industrial past, Walsall is reinventing itself to become a progressive modern community.

The borough is centred around the major town of Walsall, but also includes five smaller and distinctive district centres (Bloxwich, Aldridge, Willenhall, Darlaston and Brownhills), together with numerous villages.

Walsall Council is committed to Safer Recruitment.

To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

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