Information Governance Advisor

Do you have practical experience of data protection and information management?

Can you turn complex legal and technical requirements into clear, proportionate advice?

Do you enjoy working collaboratively with different services to improve how information is managed?

Would you like to use your expertise to support significant change and improvement within a large and diverse housing service?

We are looking for an Information Governance professional to join our Housing Improvement and Assurance Team. You will help Housing manage information lawfully, securely and effectively, while supporting changes to systems, services and business processes.

Your work will help protect the information entrusted to us by residents, employees and partners and will support fair, accessible and reliable services for Brighton and Hove’s diverse communities.

Contract type: This role is permanent.

Interviews to be held: week commencing 2nd November

There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Laura Stanbridge, Senior Programme Manager on 01273 293176 or email laura.stanbridge@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

Information governance is an important part of delivering safe, effective and trusted housing services. In this role, you will provide specialist advice and assurance to help Housing meet its statutory information management responsibilities and embed good practice across its services.

You will work with managers, Information Asset Owners, project teams and information governance colleagues to identify and manage information risks. You will provide advice that is legally sound, practical and proportionate, helping services to achieve their objectives while protecting the information we hold.

Your responsibilities will include:

• supporting the development and review of Data Protection Impact Assessments and information-sharing agreements;
• advising projects and service teams on the information governance implications of changes to systems, processes and ways of working;
• supporting Information Asset Owners to understand and carry out their information assurance responsibilities;
• reviewing information risks, incidents and the Housing information breach log to identify patterns, vulnerabilities and opportunities for improvement;
• supporting effective records management, retention and information lifecycle arrangements;
• developing accessible policies, procedures, guidance and training for colleagues;
• undertaking training needs analysis and designing role-based learning for different teams and audiences;
• preparing clear reports and management information to support risk-based decision-making; and
• building understanding and commitment across Housing so that appropriate information handling remains part of everyday practice.

The role will make an active contribution to important business and system changes within Housing. You will have the opportunity to influence how information is managed from the earliest stages of a project and help ensure that privacy, data quality, security and effective records management are built into new arrangements.

Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

How to apply
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.

We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.

All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process. Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.

Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

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