Job Title: Head of Information Governance
Contract: Permanent
Working arrangements: Majority home working
Salary: £77,000 - £85,000
Role Purpose:
- Address all relevant information and data protection issues arising within the organisation, including dealing with Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information requests;
- Create, develop and maintain knowledge management systems.
- Be responsible, for ensuring that the relevant functional teams, have comprehensive and up to date policy and guidance documents that support regulatory decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Line management of the Data Protection Manager, Knowledge Manager, and Policy and Guidance Manager (Regulatory Decisions), providing guidance and support and facilitating personal development.
- Lead, in collaboration with the wider organisation’s Data Protection Officer, on all necessary arrangements for organisations compliance with the UK GDPR/DPA including providing training, relevant policies and guidance and expert advice on issues arising.
- Manage all Subject Access, data subject rights and Freedom of Information Requests arising from the work of the organisastions regulatory departments (including handling any associated complaints that arise), requesting legal advice from the Legal team where necessary.
- Advise the organisation on data protection and information issues including but not limited to: data protection impact assessments; data sharing agreements and memoranda of understanding; data breaches; disclosure of personal data; retention and destruction issues; and international transfers of data.
- Remain abreast of changes and developments in Information Law and associated caselaw and legislation including advising the organisation on implications arising from such changes or developments
- Oversee and lead on ensuring the development of regular knowledge sharing and training events and management of the legal training programme in collaboration with the Legal Team
- Recruit and build a new Policy and Guidance unit to ensure the development and management of a complete set of clear, accessible, up to date policy and guidance documents to support regulatory decision making and empower regulatory teams to make sound, consistent and timely decisions
Essential criteria:
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Data protection practitioner level qualification
- Extensive leadership and team management experience
- Experience of advising staff, senior managers and other leaders on data protection and information matters
- Wide experience of dealing with subject access and other data subject rights, and Freedom of Information requests in accordance with the UK GDPR, Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts
- Experience of producing and/or managing the production of clear and accessible policy and guidance documents
- Proven track record of taking action to enhance collaboration between teams
