Freedom of Information Officer

Freedom of Information Officer

Do you have experience of handling information and requests? Are you organised with a problem-solving approach?

About us

At Science Museum Group (SMG), we are dedicated to keeping our unique museums open for all through the care of our collections, buildings, people and information. Supporting this group goal, our Corporate Information champions are tasked with managing all corporate information generated by SMG's activities, helping our colleagues in maintaining the Group's commitment to transparency and compliance with our access to information obligations.

To support this work we are now recruiting for a Freedom of Information Officer to join on a part-time basis, working 21 hours per week, on a permanent contract. This role can be any of the following sites: Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, National Railway Museum in York, National Science and Media Museum in Bradford or the Science and Innovation Park in Wroughton, Swindon.

About the role

As Freedom of Information Officer (known internally as Corporate Information Officer), you will share the team's responsibility for the facilitation of all aspects of our information rights compliance including the management of information requests from, colleagues and members of the public and guiding and advising colleagues on how best to manage their information.

Your work will focus on supporting colleagues with Freedom of Information and Data Protection matters. You will also assist in delivering projects emerging from SMG's Information Management strategy and with updates to policy and procedure to support compliance.

About you

Joining us, you will hold good attention to detail and organisational skills. You will have experience of handling information and requests with the ability to work with individuals at all levels of seniority across the organisation.

Crucially, you will have a desire to continually improve systems and processes with a proactive approach to solving problems.

Applying

View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.

Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer

Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

* Support with personal and professional development
* 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
* Employee assistance programme
* Enhanced contributory pension
* Unmind App and other wellbeing support
* Interest-free loans
* Days Out discounts
* Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

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