CYPE Information Governance Lead

Role Responsibility

Ensuring children, young people and families have absolute confidence in how we manage their personal data is a key priority for Kent County Council’s Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) Directorate. That’s why we’re looking for someone passionate about information governance, with strong communication skills and a proactive approach, to drive the data protection agenda and ensure staff in CYPE can confidently deliver their services whilst fulfilling IG requirements.

You’ll be the lead within CYPE for all information governance matters, to ensure managers and service units within the directorate can access timely and accurate advice and guidance and understand how to apply UK GDPR and DPA within the context of children’s legislation and statutory guidance.

You'll use your professional expertise and experience to lead in this area and ensure we’re driving best practice and meeting our statutory obligations. As part of this you’ll manage the development, implementation and review of information and guidance to support CYPE compliance with Information Governance legislation and council policies including privacy notices, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and our Record of Processing Activity (ROPA).

If you’re experienced in supporting organisations to comply with Information Governance legislation and are confident advising and guiding staff at all levels and are ready to take your next career step at a large organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

This role will involve hybrid working (Invicta House Maidstone and home working).

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Katherine Atkinson:

03000 417013

katherine.atkinson@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.