Assistant Assurance Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Walsallto assist with the appointment of anAssistant Assurance Officer on a 3-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 14.32 - 18.15 per hour

Summary:

The Assistant Assurance Officerrole will involve reviewing redacting and preparing records for quality checking prior to disclosure.The successful candidate will have a good understanding of data protection legislation particularly in relation to Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information and be able to apply appropriate exemptions and redactions.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with clearing the backlog of SAR and FOI requests.
• Review records and information in response to requests.
• Apply appropriate redactions and exemptions in line with data protection and FOI requirements.
• Prepare records for quality checking prior to disclosure.
• Support the wider team in managing demand for FOI responses.
• Manage and respond to FOI requests effectively and within relevant requirements.

Essentials:

• Experience working with Subject Access Requests and/or Freedom of Information requests.
• Good understanding of data protection requirements relating to SAR and FOI.
• Experience applying appropriate exemptions and redactions.
• Experience managing and responding to FOI requests is highly desirable.
• Experience using Nitro Pro or Copilot would be beneficial.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires aBasicDBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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