Senior Information Data Governance Officer in Manchester

It is a busy and exciting time at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The landscape with regard to managing, sharing and using information and data is changing at a rapid pace. This requires an information governance approach that is innovative, accessible and consistent to enable public service delivery across the GM City Region.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Information Governance Officer to join our team and lead on driving forward our internal Information Governance compliance.

As the Senior Information Governance Officer you will have responsibility for ensuring that the team manage Freedom of Information Requests, Environmental Information Regulations requests and Individual Access Rights requests in a timely manner, ensuring compliance to deadlines and facilitating effective reporting processes.

You will take an active role in the organisations information security incident management processes and work to put measures in place which proactively improve our resiliency to data breaches and information security incidents.

About you

We are looking for a passionate Information Governance professional who will embrace the opportunity of working within a dynamic Information Governance service in an exciting and changeable political environment. Have significant experience of managing FOI, EIR and individual access rights requests within a complex organisation and have experience of meeting statutory deadlines. You will ideally have experience of managing a team or have reached the time in your career where you are ready for this challenge.

• Advise where appropriate on key accountability documentation such as DPIAs and facilitate the accurate logging and co-ordination of requests which come into the team.
• Provide bespoke advice, when appropriate, on specific projects to ensure compliance with the data protection framework. This may include advising on lawful basis and conditions for processing, transparency requirements including privacy notices and matters relating to records management.

As the Senior Information Governance Officer you will be accountable to one of the Information Governance Leads in the team and will provide assurance to them over the management of the business as usual processes.

About us

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: offer

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx

Mandatory Information

Artificial Intelligence (AI) We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success. Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

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Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA's hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to 'Build Back Fairer' in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our on-site locations with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: 'Do what is right for you and the business on that day'. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.