Information Governance Officer

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The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint an Information Governance Officerto join our Legal and Governance team tosupport the provision of independent oversight and advice on compliance with the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and related legislation.

The role is central to the practical operation of the MCA’s Information Governance framework, supporting compliance with UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and related guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The postholder works under the direction of the Data Protection Officer and Information Governance Manager (who acts as the statutory Data Protection Officer) to ensure that day-to-day information governance processes are delivered consistently, accurately and in line with legislative and organisational requirements.

What you’ll be doing

The Information Governance Officer contributes to the effective functioning of the service through casework delivery, administrativemanagementandmonitoring activity. They support the coordination of information governance processes across the organisation.

Working under the direction of the Data Protection Officer and Information Governance Manager, key work areas include:

Supportingthecompletion of Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information requests within statutorytimeframes

Maintaining information governance and data protection support logs

Preparing regular reports for MCA boards

Supportinginformationgovernance anddataprotection processes,such asData Protection Impact Assessments, considering risk implications and mitigation

Supporting the data breach/incident process, to minimise immediate risks and mitigate future breaches.

What you’ll bring

Experienceofworking in an information governance, data protection, legal administrationor compliance environment

Understanding of information governance principles and relevant legislation (UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, FOI Act, EIR)

Experience in handling confidential or sensitive information in a professional setting

Experience of managing administrative processes with accuracy and attention to detail.

We’reparticularly interested in people with experience of working in the public sector.

Why choose us?

As Information Governance Officer, you will play a key support role in how the MCA manages its information as a strategic asset by:

Supporting the MCA totake great care of the data entrusted to us

Supporting major projects and programmes to be compliant with legislation

Contributing to our new Information Governance framework and team.

This is not just a compliance role — it is an opportunity tosupportgreatgovernance at the heart of regional delivery.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference.

There’smore role-related formation is in the job description, but if you have any questions for the recruitment team you can contact us on Resour .

Ifyou’dlike to have an informal conversation about this opportunity with the manager who’shiring, you can contact Steven Hellard, Head of Legal Services,steven.hel

The closing date for this role is midnight on27th September 2026.

The interviews are planned to be heldon Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th October at our offices at 70 Redcliff St, Bristol BS1 6AL
, but please note the date may change.

Working arrangements

The Mayoral Combined Authority has a hybrid working approach, which enables employees to split their week between working in the workplace and working remotely. Full-time employees are required to work in the office for 1 to 2 days a week and can work from home for the remaining days. This approach…