Information Governance, Student Placement

The Special EU Programmes Body are delighted to be offering the opportunity for a university student with an interest in governance and information management to join our team for a period of up to 51 weeks. The successful student will provide effective Information Governance (IG) support service to the Information Services Team and to all SEUPB staff across our 3 office locations. This role will assist where possible with the implementation of SEUPB’s Information Governance Framework. As part of this role, you will learn about the importance of GDPR compliance, and SEUPB’s compliance requirements regarding both UK and EU regulations. You will assist the team with both internal and external information queries, requests and responses including Assembly Questions, Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests and Subject Access Requests. You will help foster an excellent information and records management culture within the organisation, using the associated systems and processes and founded on the ethos of privacy by design.

KEY FUNCTIONS:
• IG Support to other teams within SEUPB – become a first line support the team.
• IG awareness and compliance – obtain an awareness of policies and procedures within SEUPB regarding information handling, data protection and privacy, to ensure compliance with both UK and EU legislation.
• Assist with the implementation of a training programme to improve uptake of SEUPB Records Management Systems.
• Assist with awareness training for staff so colleagues understand their particular responsibilities relating to IG.
• Assist IG Team with collection, maintenance, and disposal of information in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Assist with review and updating of relevant policies, processes, and procedures where appropriate.
• Assist with drafting data protection documentation and providing support to other teams within SEUPB in its completion.
• Assist with review and management of responses to Data Protection Questionnaire completed by prospective SEUPB suppliers.
• Assist where possible with any maintenance of SEUPB’s ISO 27001 policy implementation, processes and controls.
• Information Governance research duties.