Information Access Assistant - MID07179

This is a new fixed term post within the Place Directorate, established as part of the Council's redesign of its Compliance functions.

The role will coordinate the responses for Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information Requests. It is imperative that the postholder has previous experience of handling data requests and is familiar with current Data Protection Legislation.

• A comprehensive knowledge of GDPR, Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 and associated software programmes
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to analyse large volumes of data in a timely manner

The postholder should be educated to Higher/HNC/SVQ2 level, or equivalent. In lieu of a qualification, the jobholder must be able to demonstrate significant experience in a similar role.

Desirable

Experience working in an organisation of similar size and complexity., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £29,586.06 per annum.