Information Officer

Marks Consulting Partners are currently recruiting for an Information Officer to work with one of our local authority clients in South London.

This is a Grade 8 (indicative) role working 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, sitting within the Housing and Modernisation directorate's Customer Experience team.

What you will be doing:

* Managing the client's inbox, assessing and allocating incoming FOI, EIR, DPA and SAR requests

* Handling Council wide and Data Protection Act 2018 Schedule 2 requests, including from police, HMRC and other local authorities

* Logging and tracking requests to ensure responses are dispatched within statutory time limits

* Identifying and sourcing information, applying exemptions and redacting data as required

* Supporting FOI, DPA and EIR compliance across departments and liaising with the Information Commissioner's Office

What you will need:

* Working knowledge of FOI, EIR, DPA and GDPR legislation

* Experience managing a busy caseload and meeting statutory deadlines

* Strong communication skills across all levels of the organisation

* Analytical skills for handling data and producing performance information

* Confident IT skills, including word processing and database management

If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed