Information Governance Officer job description

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• Facilitating the completion of missing mandatory demographic and ORGANISATION number information
• Be aware of and inform senior information colleagues of any issues and problems with respect to data quality and completeness.
• Provide all necessary support to the information colleagues with respect to any ad hoc data capture/management enquiries, fielded by the Informatics Department.

Information Security

• To work closely with the IM&T Department to implement appropriate information security policies, in line with ORGANISATION Information Security Standards, to ensure that information systems and processes are secure.
• To be responsible for establishing and maintaining an information asset register across the Organisation to include training, identifying risks and risk mitigation.
• To undertake network and information security audits on a regular basis and produce audit reports for the Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO).

2. Functional Responsibilities
Communication

• To liaise with various Organisation teams/departments across all Organisation sites and other areas providing and receiving often complex information regarding information governance and data quality issues. To provide advice, guidance and solutions to issues using the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Provide operational support to senior staff.
• Participate and contribute towards data quality training and awareness issues.
• Participate in forums in order to update staff on any organisation/national issues.
• Attend senior staff meetings and cascade to the Information staff on a monthly basis.
• Contribute to staff meetings including the provision of information analysis and exception comments whenever necessary.
• Ensure relevant administrative processes are adhered to.
• Identify and report potential risks for inclusion onto the Risk Register and to review the Risk Register.
• Deputise for the Information Governance Manager when required.

Continuing Professional Development

• Develop a personal development plan annually as part of the Individual Performance Review process.
• Keep skills up to date and relevant in order to carry out appropriate tasks in the areas of information management and desktop applications.
• Use available resources to keep abreast of IM&T topics (Intranet, internet, reading materials, conferences).
• Ensure continuation of personal development through appropriate formal training as and when necessary.
• Keep up to date with legislation in relation to data protection, Caldicott principles, confidentiality, Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act etc and the latest E-policies.