Redaction Support Officer

Fixed Term for 12 months 

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

Information Governance provides service support and guidance on the UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and Records Management.

Do you have experience of Redaction Support and Data Protection within an organisation?

You will provide a high level redaction support service for the Council with particular focus on work arising from the Children’s Social Care teams ensuring that all documents to be redacted are done so in accordance with best practice and guidance, giving advice and guidance to Council staff, external partners and providers. In addition you will provide support in ensuring that the Council meets a high level of compliance with data protection law and in embedding a culture of data protection and information security within the Council. 

 

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Elise White (elise.white@knowsley.gov.uk / 07385347601) or Simon Thomson (simon.thomson@knowsley.gov.uk)

 

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.