Salary range: Grade 8 £41,511 - £43,449 p.a. plus fantastic benefits
Contract: Fixed Term /Secondment up to 6 months
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Croydon
Are you experienced in FOI, SARs and information governance? Do you enjoy problem-solving, working with legislation and helping services manage information effectively?
We're looking for an Information Officer to join our Information Management Team on a six-month secondment/fixed-term basis. You'll play a key role in managing Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and Subject Access Requests (SARs), while providing advice on data protection and information governance matters across the Council.
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Why Join Us?
This is a great opportunity to contribute to transparency, accountability and compliance within a busy and supportive team while developing your information governance expertise.
For more information about the role please contact louise.edwards@croydon.gov.uk
Apply now and help us deliver high-quality information rights and governance services for our residents and stakeholders.
To view the Information Officer role profile please click here.
Apply early
This vacancy may close without notice if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early application is therefore encouraged.
The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services
Key business plan outcomes:
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.
We provide a large number of services for local people, businesses and visitors to the borough, including services for children and adults, and environmental, cultural, sports, housing, planning and benefits services.
The borough is split into 24 electoral wards, and local elections are held every four years.
With a workforce of approximately 3,300 staff, including teachers in schools, Croydon Council is the largest employer in the borough. Spending over £900 million per year, the council makes a significant contribution to the local economy.
The council comprises three main political functions, the Executive (Leader and Cabinet), Committees, and Scrutiny.
The Leader and Cabinet are responsible and accountable for shaping policies and plans and recommending them to the council for approval. Cabinet also gives direction to departmental directors on the way services are managed and the budgets allocated to them.
Six non-executive committees take decisions relating to planning, licensing, standards of behaviour and conduct for members and officers, staffing issues, tenders, property transactions, liaison with local utility companies and internal audit.
Scrutiny holds the council executive functions to account. Examining aspects of council performance, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee also increasingly involves other local agencies which contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the local population.
