Senior Information Management and Governance Officer

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. Reporting to the Assistant Director, Information Governance you will lead on responding to information rights requests and fulfil the role of the Data Protection Officer - a key role within SFC. You will work in close partnership with senior leaders, including the Senior Information Risk Officer and Chief Information Officer, supporting the Assistant Director to deliver the Information Governance Framework and leading on associated activities. 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 you will exercise 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. Provide an efficient and effective senior contact point for queries in relation to information rights and data protection including complex ones. Ensure staff fully understand their responsibilities within data protection legislation and information rights and follow relevant processes, evidenced through reporting and auditing. Promote an information governance culture and an understanding of data protection compliance throughout the organisation. Inform and advise SFC staff, including senior leaders, about their obligations to comply with the UK GDPR and other relevant data protection laws. Develop and maintain effective coordination and liaison with our stakeholders and external partners. Identify opportunities to improve ways of working within Information Governance and implement positive change. Manage and advise on internal data protection activities, for example supporting colleagues to deliver Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Sharing Agreements. Develop and maintain SFC’s Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) to ensure that it is accurate and regularly reviewed. Co-ordinating with Information Governance colleagues, assess and respond to personal data breaches. Identify and implement improvements to data protection and information rights compliance based on user requirements and best practice. Contribute, make recommendations and report to the Information Governance Oversight Group on data protection and information rights development and compliance. Monitoring SFC’s compliance with the UK GDPR and other data protection laws and with our data protection policies. Being the first point of contact for the ICO and for internal and external stakeholders, including data subjects. Support the formulation, implementation and regular review of policy and guidance to ensure that data protection and information rights policies meet all relevant legislation and best practice. Person specification Essential Requirements: Experience of leading and working within data protection and information rights and evidence of supporting an organisation in its compliance with relevant legislation. An excellent understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape of all aspects of information governance. Evidence of personal commitment to continuous professional development. Ability to demonstrate good judgement when analysing and responding to complex issues. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of work, and prioritise tasks and time appropriately. Excellent organisational and planning skills. Qualified to SCQF Level 9 (Degree) or equivalent experience. Desirable Criteria: Experience of performing the Data Protection Officer role, preferably in a public sector context. Experience of enhancing the information governance culture in an organisation, preferably within a public sector context. Additional information Location SFC offers hybrid working for its employees. This means that whilst the role is based at our Edinburgh office, there is substantial opportunity to work from home most of the time. Key Rewards and Benefits Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements. Annual leave entitlement of 26.5 days pro-rata, rising to 30 days pro-rata after 4 years’ continuous service. A flexible approach to hybrid working. Annual pay review. Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Support for continuous professional development. Support for health and wellbeing. Support for travel to and from work. The Selection Process How to Apply To apply, please send your CV and cover letter. The selection panel will use this evidence to assess your application against the selection criteria in the Person Specification section above. Pre-Employment Checks As part of our pre-employment process, we will ask you to provide relevant documentation to show that you are eligible to work in the UK. Disability Confident If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, please contact us and we’ll do everything we can to help.

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