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.