Information Governance Manager

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We have an exciting opportunity for a committed and dedicated information governance professional to join our dedicated team within the Secretariat of the Faculty of Medicine Education Office. You will have a key focus on collaboration and providing guidance to our staff, students and colleagues in NHS and Primary Care practices to ensure that our education and support services are student centred and compliant across the range of information governance legislation. If this is an area that you are passionate about and want to enhance your skills further, then we would be delighted to hear from you!

As the Information Governance Manager, you will work with colleagues both within the faculty and across the institution on matters associated with information governance and promoting best practice. You will hold and further develop expert knowledge in information governance legislation including but not limited to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), Data Protection Act 2018, and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You will bring strong interpersonal skills, excellent attention to detail and will have experience of reviewing and summarising complex information from a variety of sources and presenting the information in the most effective formats.

You will work closely with the Digital Education Office, colleagues within the School of Medicine, the Imperial College London Data Protection Officer, and the Faculty of Medicine Head of Data.

You will be a key member of the team to provide specialist advice and support, often to non-technical specialists, to enable the Faculty Education Office to comply with information governance requirements including data protection and Freedom of Information legislation

• Be responsible for identifying and managing risk related to information governance and ensuring that risks are escalated appropriately.


• Apply specialist professional knowledge and expertise to advise on data protection compliance and in particular the requirements under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.


• Support staff in completion of data protection impact assessments and advice on measures to ensure compliance and good practice is observed.


• Develop and update FEO data management procedures, and guidance to ensure they continue to meet current legal requirements


• Ensure that there are effective communication channels between the DEO, College DPO and the Faculty Head of Data to facilitate sharing good practice and ensure new proposals are compliant with College procedures and relevant legislation.


• Inform and deliver briefings and training to the FEO community to improve awareness, understanding and compliance with information governance legislation


• Apply specialist knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and work with colleagues across the Faculty (and University where appropriate) to locate and retrieve information required to respond to FOI requests which relate to information held within the FEO.


• Prepare responses to requests including identifying relevant exemptions as appropriate, utilising effective and informed judgement. Applying the public interest test to decisions as appropriate and liaising with the Head of School Secretariat and the ICL Freedom of Information team as required.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent


• Experience in the application of information governance legislation with an understanding of data protection and freedom of information legislation


• Experience of reviewing and summarising complex information from a variety of sources and presenting the information in the most effective formats


• Experience of working independently and proactively, with limited supervision, to resolve complex issues and complete tasks and projects

This is a full time, open ended position that is based at the South Kensington Campus.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Trisha Brown, Head of School of Medicine Secretariat ([email protected] ).

Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

For any technical issues, please contact [email protected]