Information Governance Officer

Our client, based in Leicester, is currently recruiting for an Information Governance Officer on a 3-month temporary contract. The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The hourly rate is negotiable…

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Job type Temporary
Posted 27 August 2026

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Our client, based in Leicester, is currently recruiting for an Information Governance Officer on a 3-month temporary contract.

The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis. The hourly rate is negotiable based on experience for this position.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

* Dealing with sensitive information and high-profile matters, working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

* Overseeing the completion of FOI Requests, SARs, and EIRs, ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines

* Coordinate and support the handling of personal data breaches, including logging, information gathering, and progressing actions

* Handling complaints relating to information governance, applying relevant exemptions and coordinating cross-departmental responses

Experience required:

* Experience required in Local Government

* Experience dealing with FOI, SARs and EIRs

Rewards and Benefits:

* Fully remote working available

* Flexible working days

Working hours:

* 37 hours per week

* Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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