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An exciting opportunity has become available within the Council’s Information Governance Team supporting the delivery of the Council’s Information Governance practices and helping us build ready for the next phase of our response to delivering services to the citizens we are here to help.

Come and join a growing team and enhance your development by working alongside the Council’s Information Governance officers in ensuring that the Council’s and contracted services including School’s, processes remain compliant with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

In this role the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of workplace skills and experience, as well as developing knowledge and understanding of the work and responsibilities of working in local government in Cardiff.

The Council’s Information Governance team provides an access to information service, together with Records Management and Data Protection service to all Council services and citizens and also contracted services to all Cardiff Schools as well as national services including the Welsh Local Government Association and Data Cymru.

You will be responsible for:

• Identifying and evaluating data protection and privacy risks through Data Protection Impact Assessments and supporting services to implementing of new processes and systems in a complaint manner
• Conducting investigations on behalf of the Council’s Information Governance Manager and Data Protection Officer, liaising with service officers, citizens and third parties to ensure that data protection incidents are thoroughly conducted and actions identified implemented
• Analysing data gathered through assurance audits and presenting key information to senior officers within the service

You must be able to operate at a strategic level. The ability to analyse data and new processes and empathise with customer circumstances and offer accurate, meaningful advice to customers, senior council officers and team members, is an important part of the job.

The successful applicant will work as part of a team to deliver a first class service.

You must have the ability to analyse data and empathise with customer circumstances and offer accurate, meaningful advice to customers, senior council officers and team members.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post please contact Catherine Hine, [email protected]

This post is temporary until 31st July 2026.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website:

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• Application Guidance
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