At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and process information requests while ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines.
- Company: Join a supportive team within a flexible Information Governance environment.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative work culture.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career growth in a dynamic and engaging workplace.
- Why this job: Make a difference by handling important information and supporting public interest.
- Qualifications: Experience in data protection, confidentiality, and strong IT skills required.
The predicted salary is between 13.9 - 13.9 £ per hour.
- Information Request Officer
- Taunton
- Contract
- 13.90 per hour
- Our client is looking for an experienced Information Request Officer
The Information Request Team is part of the Information Governance Team which has a flexible structure to meet the needs of the organisation.
The post holder is expected to work across a range of duties as part of the Information Request Team, as required by the Team Leader or Service Manager, and other members of the team.
- Using i Casework (software), the Information Request Officer manages, responds and processes requests within statutory guidelines and within set timescales.
- Assesses the request against guidance to make sure the request is clear, liaising with customers to clarify information if required and ensures a good quality response.
- Evidences and appropriately articulates the public interest and prejudice test when required by legislation to support the use of qualified exemptions.
- Ensures charges are levied to the Information Requester, if appropriate.
- Identifies any probable vexatious or repeated requests and reports this to the Team Leader.
- Works with the service department to ensure that they locate all paper and electronic records held that relates to particular requests.
- Develops and maintains the disclosure log on the website.
Essential
- Experience of following processes and assessing material for appropriate disclosure
- Working with confidential cases and documents, respecting the need for confidentiality at all times
- Dealing professionally with customers and building good working relationships with officers and managers
- Analysing, organising and presenting information to a high standard
- Knowledge of data protection
- Ability to interpret and apply legislation where necessary
- Ability to prepare files, sometimes of a complex nature, involving highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Must have a good range of IT skills and ability to use the Microsoft package and ability to learn new software such as Adobe PDF
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with a high level of accuracy
- Ability to organise own work, and multiple tasks at once
- Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)
- Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer
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