Corporate and Information Governance Assistant - Truro, United Kingdom - Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council
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Truro, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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We are seeking a Corporate and Information Governance Assistant to be part of our Corporate Governance and Information Team, which form part of Legal Services.


You will provide advice on Corporate and Information Governance issues, often from a legal perspective, help with the administration of the procedures relating to complaints against councillors and periodically may assist with investigations into councillor conduct.


You will also assist the Link Officer with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and be responsible for ensuring that matters referred by the Ombudsman are dealt with in a timely and accurate manner.

This is a varied and interesting role working within a small and friendly team. Support and training will be provided.

Applicants should have an understanding of the local government framework, and the democratic decision-making process.

Experience of providing advice on freedom of information and data protection as well as in relation to the ethical standards regime would be an advantage.


Applicants should ideally have recent significant experience in a legal office, or equivalent, or will hold a relevant legal or other relevant qualification.

A role profile can be found here.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall.

In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g.

race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.


Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk.

It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.
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