This Information Officer post sits in Croydon Council's Information Management Team and is offered as a six-month fixed-term secondment. The work centres on handling Freedom of Information, Environmental Information Regulations and Subject Access Requests from receipt to response, including applying exemptions and redactions. It also covers data protection and information governance advice to services across the council, with support on breach investigations. Candidates need hands‑on experience of information requests and working knowledge of FOIA, EIR and UK GDPR.
What the job involves
- Manage FOI, EIR and SAR requests from receipt to response
- Apply exemptions, redactions and disclosure requirements
- Provide information governance and data protection advice
- Support data breach investigations and compliance activities
- Work with services to improve information management and meet statutory deadlines
What’s required
Experience
- Experience handling FOI, EIR and/or SAR requests
- Experience managing competing priorities and deadlines
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of FOIA, EIR, UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills
- Working confidently with sensitive and confidential information
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
