De Montfort University
Information Governance Officer
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Information Governance Officer
Requisition Id: 600
Job Location: Gateway House
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Employee Weekly Hours: 37.00
Maximum Salary: 38,784.00 GBP
Minimum Salary: 32,080.00 GBP
Market Supplement:
Application Closing Date: 16/08/2026
Job Description
Main duties and responsibilities
De Montfort University is a university of quality and distinctiveness, distinguished by our life-changing research, dynamic international partnerships, vibrant links with business and our commitment to excellence in learning, teaching and the student experience.
Directorate
The role sits within the Information Governance Team, which is part of the Corporate Services Directorate, alongside the university’s Governance Office, Executive Services and Legal Services. We are a small, friendly team and you will be reporting to the Information Governance Manager, but also working closely with the university’s Data Protection Officer. You will liaise frequently with colleagues in Professional Services and Academic roles at all levels across the university.
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Role
The Information Governance Officer role helps to ensure that DMU complies with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act, Environmental Information Regulations and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.
Playing a pivotal role in ensuring DMU responds to Freedom of Information, Subject Access and associated requests within legislative timescales, you’ll also provide help and guidance for colleagues across the university in dealing with a broad range of information governance matters. You’ll log and provide guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessments, and take ownership of investigating data breaches.
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Ideal Candidate
You will ideally hold a relevant professional information governance qualification and/or significant experience in at least one defined area of information Governance (data protection; freedom of information; records management) and of applying related legal and/or regulatory requirements in that area.
We are seeking a candidate with strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills as well as strong subject knowledge skills. You will also demonstrate experience of handling confidential and sensitive matters professionally.
This is a full time, 37 hours per week role. We operate a hybrid model, with two days per week on campus.
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Contact
For more information about the role please contact Paul Starkey at paul.starkey@dmu.ac.uk
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