Information Rights Manager Dundee, Scotland
Social Security Scotland
Full Time
Dundee, Scotland
26492 - 33356 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Overview:
This is a high-profile and exciting area, with continuing political, public and media interest. Dundee is the location of the Agency's headquarters, with Glasgow the Agency's other main location. The post-holder will be able to work from either location. Some travel between locations will be required.
While a professional qualification in a relevant area of information governance would be an advantage, we provide all our staff with the opportunity to undertake formal qualifications.
Social Security Scotland offers a diverse and supportive working environment. We would welcome applications from those looking to request flexible working arrangements. You will have a minimum of 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata) in addition to public and privilege holidays. The Scottish Government offers a number of additional employee benefits including career support and development and a mentoring scheme. All employees are offered a workstation assessment to enable you to carry out your role comfortably, putting in place any workplace adjustments you may require.
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.
Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.
Find out more about us here.
Our current way of working is by a hybrid working approach, where colleagues will be expected to use a mix of office based and remote working (working from home) depending on the requirements of the role.
Responsibilities:
The post-holder will also represent information rights issues in a variety of forums and groups in Social Security Scotland.
Here are details of the Competencies required for this role and you will be tested against these competencies if you are invited to attend the interview/assessment:
In your application form, we will ask you to provide specific examples of how you meet the Essential Criteria below. You will have 300 words for each to showcase your knowledge, skills, and personal qualities. Your experience and answers here don’t need to be work related. They could be from any part of your life including education, sport, and hobbies or even from your personal or family life.
1. You will have demonstrable practical knowledge of information rights with experience of taking a lead role in an information governance environment.
2. You will have excellent people management skills and be able to confidently engage with colleagues at all levels across an organisation to explain, persuade and influence them in complying with relevant legislation and good information governance practices.
3. You will be confident in analysing complex information, demonstrate excellent risk management skills, have the ability to make sound recommendations and be able to deliver these to the appropriate audience.
4. You will have a strong track record of continuous improvement, working closely with others to identify where improvements could be made and then working in partnership to deliver these.
Social Security Scotland - Person Specification - 2022
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Robert Fotheringham who can be reached at [email protected]
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)
If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner
If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the Resourcing Team via [email protected]
The Data Protection and Information Governance branch is responsible for ensuring that Social Security Scotland complies with its obligations under data protection, freedom of information and records management law and policy. We do this in a number of ways including:
managing requests for information under data protection and freedom of information laws including requests from third parties;- investigating and responding to personal data breaches;
- supporting teams to carry out data protection impact assessments and ensuring the organisation implements privacy by design approaches;
- setting standards for records management;
- carrying out awareness raising and assurance work on compliance with legislation and policies.
This is a high-profile and exciting area, with continuing political, public and media interest. Dundee is the location of the Agency's headquarters, with Glasgow the Agency's other main location. The post-holder will be able to work from either location. Some travel between locations will be required.
While a professional qualification in a relevant area of information governance would be an advantage, we provide all our staff with the opportunity to undertake formal qualifications.
Social Security Scotland offers a diverse and supportive working environment. We would welcome applications from those looking to request flexible working arrangements. You will have a minimum of 5 weeks annual leave (pro rata) in addition to public and privilege holidays. The Scottish Government offers a number of additional employee benefits including career support and development and a mentoring scheme. All employees are offered a workstation assessment to enable you to carry out your role comfortably, putting in place any workplace adjustments you may require.
Social Security Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government.
Our benefits help people from all walks of life in Scotland. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the clients we serve.
Find out more about us here.
Our current way of working is by a hybrid working approach, where colleagues will be expected to use a mix of office based and remote working (working from home) depending on the requirements of the role.
The post sits within the Information Governance Team, which forms part of the Data Protection and Information Governance Branch. The post-holder will be responsible for a number of duties, including but not limited to the following:
managing a team (currently six staff) delivering the Agency’s freedom of information responsibilities, third party disclosures and data subject requests;- advising on complex or sensitive data subject rights, freedom of information and disclosure issues;
- leading on information governance deliverables, including identifying risks, interdependencies or actions to ensure information governance compliance of the delivery of Social Security Scotland’s business;
- building excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
- producing communications and guidance to raise awareness of information governance requirements, including through formal communications and learning and development initiatives, and
- identifying opportunities for improvement and learning within the team in order to support the branch’s continuous improvement approach to compliance with information governance requirements.
The post-holder will also represent information rights issues in a variety of forums and groups in Social Security Scotland.
Here are details of the Competencies required for this role and you will be tested against these competencies if you are invited to attend the interview/assessment:
Self-Awareness- Communications and Engagement
- People Management
- Analysis and Use of Evidence
No specific qualifications required for this Post.
In your application form, we will ask you to provide specific examples of how you meet the Essential Criteria below. You will have 300 words for each to showcase your knowledge, skills, and personal qualities. Your experience and answers here don’t need to be work related. They could be from any part of your life including education, sport, and hobbies or even from your personal or family life.
Further information on what makes a good application can be found here Social Security Scotland - How to Make a Great Application
1. You will have demonstrable practical knowledge of information rights with experience of taking a lead role in an information governance environment.
2. You will have excellent people management skills and be able to confidently engage with colleagues at all levels across an organisation to explain, persuade and influence them in complying with relevant legislation and good information governance practices.
3. You will be confident in analysing complex information, demonstrate excellent risk management skills, have the ability to make sound recommendations and be able to deliver these to the appropriate audience.
4. You will have a strong track record of continuous improvement, working closely with others to identify where improvements could be made and then working in partnership to deliver these.
Social Security Scotland - Person Specification - 2022
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Robert Fotheringham who can be reached at [email protected]
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Social Security Scotland’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)
If you feel at any time your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner’s Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting Social Security Scotland at [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response, you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner
If you experience any difficulties accessing our website or completing the online application form, please contact the Resourcing Team via [email protected]
Social Security Scotland
www.socialsecurity.gov.scot
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
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Company - Public
