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Information Governance Manager

National Institute for Health and Care Research - Finance, Operations, Information

Location: London, Twickenham
Salary: £51,500 (NEG)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 26th May 2023
Expires: 24th June 2023
Job Ref: 45873

Location: TWICKENHAM – SW London

We have an exciting Information Governance Manager position become available on our Governance, Performance and Improvement Team.

The GPI team is responsible for ensuring that the Grant Management Group delivers its services effectively and efficiently within corporate, customer and regulatory requirements.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We work in partnership with the NHS, universities, local government, other research funders, patients and the public.

The NIHR funds, enables and delivers world-leading health and social care research that improves people's health and wellbeing and promotes economic growth. We are also a major funder of applied health research in low and middle income countries.

Further information on the NIHR can be found at: www.nihr.ac.uk

Job Purpose

As an Information Governance Manager, you will be accountable for delivery of day-to-day data protection compliance activities including data subject rights management, key projects, accreditations and training provision.  As a key point of contact within the Information Governance Team, you will be capable of making decisions and supporting others in delivery of their roles within the team.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead on the work to embed GDPR best practice across the institution
  • Deliver training, guidance and internal communications
  • Deliver proactive information management support with data protection
  • Provide specialist technical advice in response to staff queries
  • Ensure requests to exercise data subject rights are responded to fully
  • Investigate, support remediation of and report on data security compliance matters

 We are looking for someone who can:

  • To support GMG in carrying out Data Protection Audits, Data Protection Impact Assessments 
  • Ensure that the ROPA is up to date and maintained
  • Lead on managing and responding to information rights requests under GDPR
  • Advise on information and records management best practice
  • Assist the NIHR Information Governance Group
  • Assist in the ongoing review and updating of information governance policy
  • Lead on the handling of data protection incidents or breaches promptly
  • To contribute to reports for SLG on compliance

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • In depth knowledge of the GDPR and UK data protection laws
  • Experience working in a comparable field such as data protection, information assurance, information security, information and/or records management
  • Expertise in information and records management 
  • Experience of delivering training sessions to non-expert audiences 
  • Organisational skills and the ability to deal with large amounts of information

Desirable 

  • Qualification in data protection such as CIPP, BCS or equivalent
  • Membership of a relevant professional organization such as the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS), or the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), or the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Experience of the application of data protection laws, in the management of data subject rights
  • Experience in research management
  • Experience in project management
  • Experience of liaising with the Information Commissioner’s Office

Salary and Benefits

  • Up to £51,500 (Negotiable)
  • Yearly bonus
  • Group Pension Plan
  • Private Health Care
  • Hybrid working

Interested in learning more about this exciting position with the NIHR please submit a cover letter and CV to carl.sanassy@lgcgroup.com and I will be in touch.

To complete your application please click on the ‘Apply’ button above 

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