Assurance Officer
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit an Assurance Officer for a 3 month contract with potential extension on a rate of £28.15/hour (PAYE). This role will be remote based.  
 
Responsibilities  
 
– Contributing to the procurement process to award suppliers including development of the Information Governance & Assurance elements of specifications and statement of requirements 
– Identifying Information Governance and assurance requirements for each program / new initiative  
– Leading the development of Information Governance & assurance documents 
– Working with a range of stakeholders including Information Governance Leads and DPOs in both national and territorial Boards to seek approval of Information Governance arrangements and documentation 
 
Essential Skills: 
 
– Experience working with 3rd party vendors for contract management & GDPR assurances. 
– Considerable experience of developing information governance and assurance documentation e.g. Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) 
– Proven expertise in the practical implementation and delivery of data protection and information governance legislation requirements  
– Extensive knowledge of information governance and data protection, including legislative issues. 
– Understanding legislative compliance for public sector organizations regarding data protection legislation. 
– Practitioner certification within Data Protection/UK GDPR or extensive equivalent experience and knowledge in relevant area 
– Experience of coordinating and facilitating information governance and assurance processes  
– Experience of using information for management purposes and in setting and monitoring targets and performance indicators 
– Experience of successfully working with a wide range of groups to achieve a common aim, where individuals or groups may be challenging, change resistant, antagonistic or even hostile. 
– Ability to rapidly assimilate significant volumes of complex information. 
– Strong understanding of regulatory environment.  
– Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and establish strong partnership working demonstrating a professional understanding of the needs and motivations of all stakeholders  
– Client, patient or user centred with a commitment to eliminating discrimination, promoting equality in service delivery and employment and ensuring a healthy and safe environment  
– Adopts a resilient approach in managing projects in adverse or challenging environments 
 
Desirable Skills: 
 
– Experience of project management and evidenced application of methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects Experience of problem solving and change management with ability to make judgements across a wide range of projects 
– Experience working with national transformational projects 
– Experience of collaborative working with organisations 
– Experience of chairing meetings and facilitating workshops 
 
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch. 

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Assurance Officer
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, Scotland
£28.15 per hour -
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