Senior Information Rights Officer

Senior Information Rights Officer

Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Senior Information Rights Officer in Newham. This is a Hybrid position.

The Senior Information Rights Officer will be responsible for ensuring the council responds to Freedom of Information, Environmental Information, Data Subject Access Requests, disclosure requests and other individual information rights requests within the statutory timeframes, for Children's Services.

Pay rate - 23.62 PAYE / 30 Umbrella per hour

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Information Rights Officer you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for ensuring the council responds to Freedom of Information, Environmental Information, Data Subject Access Requests, disclosure requests and other individual information rights requests within the statutory timeframes.
• The post holder will require extensive knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004,Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR to ensure requests are dealt with accurately and lawfully. They will be able to highlight and apply any exemptions that may be applicable before carrying out the request.
• The post holder will embed standards and be part of the team that is the lead point of contact to provide guidance and advice to colleagues across the Council to increase understanding on information rights requests and the legislation that supports them.

Requirements:

• Must have experience of working collaboratively with service managers/social workers in relation to the processing of Children's SARs Experience Working as a Receptionist and as an administrator supporting operational management
• Enhanced DBS

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
• Excellent rates of pay
• Payroll services twice a week

If you are interested in the Senior Information Rights Officer or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions by email at (url removed)

Service Care Solutions also offers a 250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive 250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!