CFRS0153 - Information Governance/Data Protection Officer
Hours: This role is 37 hours, and is available on a full-time, part-time, or job share basis. We offer other flexible work options, such as compressed hours.
Fixed-term: Permanent
Location: The team is based mainly at Penrith (Fire Headquarters), but we do encourage flexible working which also means working from another station or homeworking.
Closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday 8th December 2024
Interviews: Interviews will be held in person, at Fire Headquarters in Penrith, and will be on Wednesday 18th December 2024.
THE TEAM
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our service as the Information Governance and Data Protection Officer. You will be joining a friendly and proactive team who are passionate about compliance, delivering a high standard of customer service, and delivering improvements. You will engage with staff all across the service, specifically service specialists to ensure that corporate learning informs service improvement across all functions.
THE ROLE
* You will lead on the provision of comprehensive specialist advice, guidance, monitoring and training on the implications of the General Data Protection Regulations and other statutory access to information regimes.
* You will fulfil the role of Data Protection Officer for the Service.
* You will ensure that employees, elected members and those working on behalf of the Service are fully informed of their own responsibilities for acting within the law and that the public are informed of their rights under the legislation.
* This role will lead on the development and maintenance of systems for reporting regular management information and intelligence from complaints, commendations and other statutory access to information regimes.
* You will also lead on the development and implementation of an 'open data’ approach ensuring that the Service’s approach to transparency and openness is customer focused.
* You will lead on the Safeguarding programme within the Service.
**This role requires a Standard DBS check.**
CFRS has a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those whose most recent employer is the Armed Forces, for Care Leavers, and for Disabled Candidates. We encourage candidates to let us know so we can provide the best support and access throughout the process.
Reasonable Adjustments – we strongly encourage any candidate who may require reasonable adjustments to make us aware as soon as possible. We will have a confidential discussion and will do our best to facilitate any necessary adjustments.
Please complete the online Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service Application Form.
With approximately 600 operational firefighters, front facing delivery teams, corporate services, and support staff, delivering services across the county from 38 Fire Stations, we know we need to be a modern, flexible, and inclusive employer.
We offer:
* Flexible working across the county, including a hybrid of homeworking and office working at one of our Wholetime stations.
* Free parking at our fire stations.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Access to station gyms, free of charge.
* Enrolment in either the Fire Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your terms and conditions).
* Occupational Health service, including counselling.
* Close working relationship with the Firefighters Charity, including mental and physical health support.
* On-going personal development, including apprenticeship options and leadership courses.
* Access to modern ICT equipment.
* Family friendly policies, including six months full pay for Parental Leave.
* Menopause Policy.
* Support for Carers.
* Workplace adjustments for Neurodiverse and Disabled employees.
* Staff Networks for a variety of different communities, including Armed Forces, LGBTQ+, Menopause, and Retirees.
Our service is passionate about the communities we serve and dedicated to developing our workforce. If you're looking to progress in an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic fire service, we would like to hear from you!
We value the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our communities in Cumbria. We actively encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
We capture Equality data on our application forms to help us review barriers in our processes for any minority group. This is optional to complete and is securely removed and accessed only by the Resourcing team to review.
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