Information Compliance Officer
| Posting date: | 24 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £30,024 to £32,061 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Llandrindod Wells, Powys |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Powys County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About the role:
• To respond to the Council’s obligations under the various information
request regimes of Data Protection, Freedom of Information, and
Environmental Information Regulations.
• To support the corporate agenda in the implementation and monitoring of robust governance of information throughout the organisation, and Powys Schools.
About you:
You will be someone who has:
• Experience of information regime practices and procedures, including an understanding of confidentiality
• The ability to handle complex contact queries, from customers and internal clients.
• Experience of communicating with the public via different methods and
channels.
• An attention to detail.
• A professional approach to Customers and internal colleagues
• An ability to work under pressure, to statutory time constraints.
What you will do:
• Prepare responses and disclosures to information requests.
• Provide advice and guidance to Staff, Schools and the public on data
protection and information requests.
• Maintain and extract data from recording systems.
• Advise and respond to breaches of personal data.
This position has a requirement for a Standard DBS Check.
• To respond to the Council’s obligations under the various information
request regimes of Data Protection, Freedom of Information, and
Environmental Information Regulations.
• To support the corporate agenda in the implementation and monitoring of robust governance of information throughout the organisation, and Powys Schools.
About you:
You will be someone who has:
• Experience of information regime practices and procedures, including an understanding of confidentiality
• The ability to handle complex contact queries, from customers and internal clients.
• Experience of communicating with the public via different methods and
channels.
• An attention to detail.
• A professional approach to Customers and internal colleagues
• An ability to work under pressure, to statutory time constraints.
What you will do:
• Prepare responses and disclosures to information requests.
• Provide advice and guidance to Staff, Schools and the public on data
protection and information requests.
• Maintain and extract data from recording systems.
• Advise and respond to breaches of personal data.
This position has a requirement for a Standard DBS Check.
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