Temporary Information Management and Governance Officer (Grade E2)

Temporary Information Management and Governance Officer (Grade E2)

Application Deadline: 12 April 2026

Department: Corporate Services

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Edinburgh - Hybrid

Compensation: Grade E2 £39,579 - £46,611. Civil Service Pension. Flexible Working Hours. Hybrid Working.

Description

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Information Governance, this role will support the delivery of activities underpinning the organisation's Information Governance Framework and the related preparatory work for the transfer of national training programmes from Skills Development Scotland to the Scottish Funding Council.

We expect that this role will end in February 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of activities underpinning the Information Governance Framework, including supporting compliance with data protection legislation and contributing to the development of our information management system.
• Provide support for responding to requests for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, including advising colleagues on our obligations and drafting responses.
• Support the Information Governance preparatory work underway to transfer the funding, development and delivery of national training programmes, including apprenticeships, from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
• Advise colleagues on Information Governance, including issues, risks, legislative requirements, lessons learned and latest developments in the field.
• Provide support for the SFC's compliance with information security and information management when required and the provision of information.
• Develop positive relationships and maintain effective coordination and liaison with our stakeholders and internal partners.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, knowledge and information sharing and the management of information.
• Ensure efficient prioritisation of tasks to manage competing demands and legislative deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

It is important through your CV / Cover Letter that you give evidence of proven experience of each of the following essential criteria:

Essential

• Experience of working within information management and supporting the data protection and information governance culture in an organisation.
• A good understanding of how information management and governance should operate in the context of the public sector.
• Awareness and understanding of the connections between various legislations and the implications for information governance within SFC.
• Ability to manage workload effectively when facing competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to influence outcomes and communicate specialist knowledge clearly to non-specialists.
• Ability to reach reliable judgements on the basis of complex and sometimes imperfect information.
• Experience of developing and managing key stakeholder relationships to ensure effective collaborative working across the organisation.
• Ability to develop training and guidance appropriate for non-specialists.
• Qualified to SCQF Level 9 (Degree) or equivalent experience.

• Experience of using Microsoft systems to support an organisation's compliance with records management requirements.

Terms and Benefits

• Normal full-time hours of work are 35 per week. We will consider flexible working arrangements. A flexi-time system is in operation.
• Annual leave entitlement of 30 days pro-rata, plus public and privilege holiday entitlement of 13 days pro-rata.
• A flexible approach to hybrid working, giving you flexibility to work from home anywhere in the UK for some of the time while also maintaining regular in person contact with colleagues.
• Annual pay review: approved within the framework of the Scottish Government's Public Sector Pay Policy and negotiated with our recognised trade union, Unite. Salaries are reviewed annually in April for employees who commence employment prior to 1 October in the preceding year.
• Eligibility to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. With its low member contribution rates and generous employer contributions, this gives you a secure, inflation proof pension for life with no investment uncertainty.
• Support for continuous professional development: as a part of SFC, we are dedicated to providing comprehensive support for continuous learning and professional development. Civil Service Learning curriculum has thoughtfully designed to cater to various learning preferences, allowing employees to engage in a manner that best suits their needs. All our educational resources are conveniently accessible through the CSL website.
• Support for health and wellbeing, including generous occupational sick pay, free access to confidential advice and support through our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Special Leave (paid and unpaid), a contribution to learning outside work through our Lifelong Learning Fund, free winter flu vaccination, and access to occupational health support.
• We provide support to SFC employees with Volunteering Days.
• Support for travel to and from work, including a salary sacrifice cycle loan scheme, cycle storage and shower facilities, an interest free loan for bus or rail season tickets and free office car parking for employees on a first come basis.
• Although most salaried roles are advertised as full time positions (35 hours a week), we are happy to discuss part time or compressed hours to suit a candidate's circumstances. We also operate a flexible working scheme to work around a candidate's other commitments such as caring responsibilities. We will consider secondment applications for most salaried fixed term or temporary positions and in many cases also for salaried permanent positions. If you are interested in applying on a secondment basis and this option is not explicitly mentioned in the job advert, please contact for further information.
• This role has been identified and will be funded by The Scottish Government to support the smooth transition of the Tertiary Education and Training (TET) Bill. This will enable SFC to continue delivering key priorities including the smooth transfer of the funding, development and delivery of national training programmes, including apprenticeships, from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).