Senior Information Management and Governance Officer
Data Protection and Information Rights lead (Grade E3) FTC until August 2025 (Maternity cover) Edinburgh/Hybrid £46,392 - 54,003 per annum
Everything we do at the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) aims to create the right environment for colleges and universities to thrive.
The Scottish Funding Council is Scotland’s tertiary education and research authority. Our ambition is to make Scotland an outstanding place to learn, educate, research, and innovate - now and for the future. We invest around £2 billion every year, and our funding enables colleges and universities to provide life-changing opportunities for over half a million people.
We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds: we want our colleague base to reflect the people and communities that we serve.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Assistant Director, Information Governance, you will lead on responding to information rights requests and fulfill the role of the Data Protection Officer - a key role within SFC. As an experienced Information Rights and Data Protection practitioner, you will be skilled in dealing with sensitive, complex information at pace, building trusted relationships with colleagues across SFC, and exercising good judgement in responding to information rights requests.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading the response to information rights requests, providing advice to colleagues across SFC, ensuring legal compliance with relevant legislation.
* Providing an efficient and effective senior contact point for queries in relation to information rights and data protection, including complex ones.
* Ensuring staff fully understand their responsibilities within data protection legislation and information rights and follow relevant processes, evidenced through reporting and auditing.
* Promoting an information governance culture and an understanding of data protection compliance throughout the organisation.
* Developing and maintaining effective coordination and liaison with stakeholders and external partners.
* Identifying opportunities to improve ways of working within Information Governance and implement positive change.
* Developing and maintaining SFC’s Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) to ensure accuracy and regular review.
* Coordinating with Information Governance colleagues to assess and respond to personal data breaches, including reporting to senior management and the ICO as required.
* Identifying and implementing improvements to data protection and information rights compliance based on user requirements and best practice.
* Monitoring SFC’s compliance with the UK GDPR and other data protection laws and our data protection policies, raising awareness of data protection issues, training staff, and conducting audits.
Person Specification
It is important through your CV/Cover Letter that you give evidence of proven experience of each of the following essential criteria:
Essential Requirements:
* Experience of leading and working within data protection and information rights, supporting an organisation in its compliance with relevant legislation.
* An excellent understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape of all aspects of information governance (freedom of information, records management, information security, etc.) and how they apply to this role.
* Evidence of personal commitment to continuous professional development relating to relevant legislative changes and best practice.
* Ability to demonstrate good judgement when analysing and responding to complex issues.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience of drafting reports, policies, procedures, and communications to staff.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively.
* Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of work, and prioritise tasks appropriately.
* Excellent organisational and planning skills, including the ability to work calmly and at pace and manage a diverse range of priorities.
* Qualified to SCQF Level 9 (Degree) or equivalent experience.
Additional Information
SFC offers hybrid working for its employees. This means that while the role is based at our Edinburgh office, there is substantial opportunity to work from home most of the time. As a rule of thumb, SFC expects that a minimum of one day a month in the office will achieve the benefits of its hybrid approach; however, it is for the employee and their line manager to agree on the balance between home and workplace working, determined primarily by business need. Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.
Rewards and benefits will be explained later in the process.
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