Information Officer - Data Protection & FOI - 3 Months

Information Officer

London

£16.78 per hour

36 hours a week

Start - ASAP

3 Month Contract

About the company

Sue Hill Recruitment are working with an independent, London-based body set up by UK Parliament that helps to regulate and set certain standards, who are looking to recruit an Information Officer to work as part of a small team providing comprehensive information management services to the organisation. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Senior Adviser Access to Information to administrate the process and issue Freedom of Information and Data Protection requests in effectively and within statutory timeframes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Registering requests that meet the criteria set out in the freedom of information and data protection policies and procedures.
• Liaise with teams to ensure timely responses are received.
• Support teams to search for relevant information (advise on conducting searches of records using key terms according to agreed scope).
• Redact appropriate information for publication.
• Co-ordinate and monitor the FOI and DP mailboxes for action and or escalation.

What We’re Looking For:

• Relevant qualification in Information or Records Management at degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience of working in the administration of Data Protection Requests and/or Freedom of Information administration/advice or similar statutory advice services.
• Experience in searching for information across systems and organising search results in a logical format.
• Experience developing structured searches and documenting the search and outputs in a standard format.
• Experience of handling and developing information processes in SharePoint Online and O365
• Working knowledge of access to information and personal data legislation including Data Protection Act 2018, the UK GDPR, and Freedom of Information Act.