Information Management and Governance Officer

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Information Governance, this role will support the delivery of activities underpinning the organisation's Information Governance Framework and the related preparatory work for the transfer of national training programmes from Skills Development Scotland to the Scottish Funding Council., 1. Support the delivery of activities underpinning the Information Governance Framework, including supporting compliance with data protection legislation and contributing to the development of our information management system.

2. Provide support for responding to requests for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, including advising colleagues on our obligations and drafting responses.
3. Support the Information Governance preparatory work underway to transfer the funding, development and delivery of national training programmes, including apprenticeships, from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
4. Advise colleagues on Information Governance, including issues, risks, legislative requirements, lessons learned and latest developments in the field.
5. Provide support for the SFC's compliance with information security and information management when required and the provision of information.
6. Develop positive relationships and maintain effective coordination and liaison with our stakeholders and internal partners.
7. Promote a culture of collaboration, knowledge and information sharing and the management of information.
8. Ensure efficient prioritisation of tasks to manage competing demands and legislative deadlines.

Essential

• Experience of working within information management and supporting the data protection and information governance culture in an organisation.
• A good understanding of how information management and governance should operate in the context of the public sector.
• Awareness and understanding of the connections between various legislations and the implications for information governance within SFC.
• Ability to manage workload effectively when facing competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to influence outcomes and communicate specialist knowledge clearly to non-specialists.
• Ability to reach reliable judgements on the basis of complex and sometimes imperfect information.
• Experience of developing and managing key stakeholder relationships to ensure effective collaborative working across the organisation.
• Ability to develop training and guidance appropriate for non-specialists.
• Qualified to SCQF Level 9 (Degree) or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Experience of using Microsoft systems to support an organisation's compliance with records management requirements.

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