Democratic Services & Information Governance Support Officer

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When completing your application, you must refer to the How to Apply document. It contains essential information that you need to include and evidence. Failure to do so may result in your application not being shortlisted. Email your completed application to gbcrecruitment@gosport.gov.uk. Please do not submit a CV on its own.

Are you highly organised, good with detail and looking for a role where you can see how a Council really works?

We are looking for a Democratic Services & Information Governance Support Officer to join our team at Gosport Borough Council.

This is a genuinely varied role. One day you could be preparing for a Council or Board meeting and working with elected Members and senior officers; another you could be coordinating an information request, monitoring statutory deadlines or helping us improve the systems we use to manage our work.

You will support the full committee process, including agendas, meetings and minutes, as well as helping to coordinate Freedom of Information (FOI), Data Protection (DP), Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and Subject Access Requests (SARs).

We are particularly interested in someone who is:

• organised and able to juggle competing deadlines;
• a clear and accurate communicator;
• confident working with different people;
• comfortable handling detailed and confidential information;
• confident with IT and happy to learn new systems; and
• interested in improving the way things are done.

You don't need to be an expert in local government or Information Governance from day one. Previous experience would be helpful, but we're equally interested in someone with strong transferable skills and the ability to learn.

The role includes attendance at evening meetings.

If you are looking for a varied role that gives you an insight into democratic decision-making while developing skills in governance and Information Governance, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and selection criteria.