Information Rights Manager

Unit : 
University Secretary’s Office
Salary : 
£37,099 to £44,263
Location : 
Milton Keynes
Please quote reference : 
21526
Permanent, Full-Time post
Closing Date : 
26 March, 2024 – 12:00

Job share and flexible working patterns will be considered.

It is anticipated that a hybrid working pattern can be adopted for this role, where the successful candidate can work from home and the office. However, as this role is contractually aligned to our Milton Keynes office it is expected that some attendance in the office will be required when necessary and in response to business needs. We’d expect this to be approximately once a month.

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The University Secretary is responsible for the effective governance of the University and for its professional services. The University Secretary’s Office supports the University Secretary to enable the smooth running of the administration of the university, engaging with all areas of the University. The University Secretary’s Office manages the University’s governance and ensures that the regulatory conditions required by the Office for Students in England, the funding bodies, and other regulators in the UK nations and beyond (including the Information Commissioner’s Office) are met.

The role

The University is recruiting an Information Rights Manager to bolster the University’s response to personal data breaches. This is alongside providing assistance in finding resolutions to ongoing issues that have an impact on data protection and the University’s statutory obligations.

The postholder will strengthen the Information Rights team’s response to personal data breaches through collaboration with the University’s Information Security team and other stakeholders to resolve breaches and enact the necessary follow-up actions.

Skills and experience

You will have a demonstrable knowledge of Data Protection and ideally have practical experience of applying this in a workplace setting; be highly skilled in dealing with matters which require confidentiality, diplomacy and tact; have effective time management and prioritisation skills; have highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; be a team player with a proven ability to collaborate with and support colleagues; and be a proficient IT user.

More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact, Marion Child at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or [email protected]  quoting the reference VRF 21526

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following as one document;

• CV
• Personal statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you’re interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Please save your document with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, forename.

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Job related information : 

• Terms and Conditions – Academic Related Staff  (PDF)

• Terms and Conditions – Academic Related Staff  (Word document)

Posting Date : 
5 March, 2024 – 17:45