Senior Information Governance Manager

Morgan Law are delighted to be supporting the Royal Parks (TRP) with the recruitment of their Senior Information Governance Manager.

BACKGROUND

The Senior Information Governance Manager will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Information Governance across The Royal Parks. You will ensure that TRP manages its information responsibly, lawfully, securely and proportionately across both digital and paper records.

The role will be part of One IT, providing specialist guidance on how information is created, stored, accessed, retained, disposed of, monitored and assured. The role will support TRP in moving from reactive information handling to a more structured, accountable and mature model of information ownership.

MAIN DUTIES

• Lead on effective information governance practices directly reporting to the Head of IT. You will ensure there is clear oversight and accountability across data protection, records management and freedom of information, data breach management, data governance and information security.
• Act as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for TRP, utilising, where necessary, knowledge from the Data Protection Compliance Manager who works part time.
• Work as part of One IT to define and embed clear guidance on the storage, classification, retention and monitoring of digital information.
• Line manage the Records Manager and ensure that records management activity is aligned with TRP's wider Information Governance priorities.
• Develop and maintain a clear model for data and information ownership across TRP.
• Oversee and support with the development and delivery of information governance training programmes and guidance to all our employees, collaborating with your team to do this.
• Lead and oversee TRP's approach to Freedom of Information requests, Environmental Information Regulations requests and Data Subject Access Requests.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong working knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations and related Information Governance obligations.
• Experience of managing or supporting FOI, EIR and DSAR processes.
• Experience of developing and implementing records management arrangements across paper and digital records.
• Good understanding of retention schedules, information lifecycle management, data ownership and information asset management.
• Experience of supporting DPIAs, privacy notices, data sharing arrangements, supplier due diligence and data processing agreements.
• Ability to provide pragmatic, risk based advice to senior managers and operational teams.