We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Newham to assist with the appointment of a Senior Information Rights Officer, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £22.12 - £28.81 per Hour
Responsibilities:
* Responsible for maintaining a reliable record on the Councils information rights reporting tool for receiving, tracking and
responding to external requests
* Responsibility for responding to subject access requests
(historic requests over six months since closure) and individual rights requests made by members of the public responsibility for responding to disclosure requests made to the Council by external agencies.
* responsibility for ensuring compliance with and responding to Environmental Information regulations made by members of the public and external agencies
* Work collaboratively with information asset owners in order to gather the information requested and respond to the requester within the statutory timeframes.
* Provide expert specialist advice and guidance to colleagues at all levels of the council on their obligations to provide access to information
Requirements:
* FOI Practitioner certificate or equivalent years working experience
* Applicants must have experience of working collaboratively with service managers/social workers in relation to the processing of Childrens SARs and wider experience of dealing with FOIs/disclosure requests.
Please note:
* You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
* You should have right to work in U.K
* This role requires an enhanced DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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