Information Compliance Officer

We are looking for an Information Compliance Officer to join our Parliamentary Knowledge and Information Office at the House of Lords. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with good knowledge of data protection legislation and experience of handling FOI/EIR requests, who is keen to use their expertise to advise and support multiple stakeholders. The work that you do will ensure compliance with legislation and best practice, through your contribution to relevant policies, processes and sharing of knowledge with others., + coordinating the day-to-day request process, which includes monitoring team inboxes, ensuring requests are acknowledged promptly and tracked, and drafting and sending responses to FOI, EIR and data protection requests.
+ responding to and providing expert advice in answering FOI, data protection and environmental information enquiries
+ contributing to policies and procedures on information security issues and the accreditation of IT solutions, in liaison with the Information Security Team and House of Commons Information Compliance Team
+ supporting the Head of Information Compliance in completing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for projects and IT solutions that are processing personal data.
+ supporting the network of House of Lords Information Security Co-ordinators by keeping them informed of developments, new policies and procedures and supporting them with reviewing and updating records of personal data processing.
If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please see the full role details on the attached job description., The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. The Administration will also consider flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. For this role we particularly welcome applications from groups which are currently underrepresented within the team, including applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and candidates with disabilities.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis where you will be able to work up to 3 days a week from home and 2 days on-site at Parliament! This is a unique position for someone who possesses strong communication skills and enjoys working as part of a small team whilst liaising with a wide range of colleagues, and within a fast-paced, dynamic working environment., + A qualification in a relevant information compliance field (such as an FOI Practitioner or UK GDPR Practitioner certificate), or equivalent relevant experience with a willingness to undertake a qualification.
+ Information compliance: Experience of successfully handling information compliance requests and issues and proven knowledge of information legislation, including FOI, EIR and data protection.
+ Policies and procedures implementation: Proven experience of implementing new information compliance and security-related policies and procedures in a complex organisation.
+ Managing information risk: Proven understanding of information security and information risk mitigation activities from a compliance perspective.
+ Communication skills: Excellent written and spoken communication and influencing skills, high quality drafting skills and attention to detail.
+ Working under pressure: Tact and discretion, with the ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment.
+ Team working skills: Proven experience of supporting and working effectively in a team.
It would be even better if you had or if you’re willing to learn…
+ Presentation skills: Experience of delivering presentations and training sessions to colleagues.

What you’ll get in return
+ 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service)
+ Generous pension scheme
+ Discounts from well-known brands and retailers
+ Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme
+ The opportunity to witness history in the making!
The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:
+ Make laws
+ Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates
+ Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise