Information Compliance Officer

Suffolk County Council

Information Compliance Officer responsible for managing statutory information requests for the council. Collaborating with departments and securing compliant information responses.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeNorwich • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £29,064 - £31,022 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing statutory information requests and applying relevant exemptions under UK FOI and EIR legislation. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for effective collaboration with various departments and external stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Statutory Information Requests ManagementFOI Legislation AwarenessEIR Legislation AwarenessOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills

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Soft Skills

Time-ManagementProfessional Responsibility

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DBS Check

Industry Keywords

Information GovernanceInformation Sharing RequestsExemptions ApplicationCollation of InformationStakeholder Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the council responds to statutory information requests received from the public and information sharing requests received from other organisations.
Work closely with the council’s various departments and external stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for the Information Governance Service.
Collate significant amounts of information and efficiently apply any required exemptions with reference to applicable legislation.
Work increasingly autonomously, taking professional responsibility for dealing with the full process of requests, engagement with the requester, collating information and the consideration of any applicable exemptions, to the secure provision of information.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must display excellent organisational, time-management and communication skills and an awareness of the UK’s FOI and EIR legislation and how this impacts the council.
Candidates will require a DBS check to be completed

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job