Senior Information Rights Manager

On behalf of UKRI, we are looking for a Senior Information Rights Manager (Inside IR35) for a 4 month hybrid contract based in Swindon.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK.

UKRI invests £8 billion of taxpayers’ money each year into research and innovation and the people who make it happen. They work across a huge range of fields - from biodiversity conservation to quantum computing, and from space telescopes to innovative health care. They give everyone the opportunity to contribute and to benefit, bringing together people and organisations nationally and globally to create, develop and deploy new ideas and technologies.

As a Senior Information Rights Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Reviewing and updating information rights policies and guidance, ensuring alignment with current legislation
• Supporting implementation of changes arising from the Data (Use and Access) Act
• Reviewing and improving privacy notices, ensuring accessibility and compliance
• Analysing data incidents and developing recommendations, training, and guidance
• Monitoring emerging legislation, standards, and regulatory guidance, and communicating changes effectively
• Providing expertadvice on:
• Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
• Data protection by design and default
• Transparency and accountability requirements
• Information rights and request handling (including FOI where applicable)
• Supporting delivery of monthly and annual reporting, including training and compliance metrics
• Collaborating with stakeholders across legal, governance, and programme teams
• Delivering clear organisation-wide communications on information governance topics
• Working across multiple workstreams, reprioritising based on business needs

Essential:

• Strong, demonstrable experience working with data protection legislation
• Proven ability to communicate complex information in plain language (both written and verbal)
• Experience providing pragmatic advice to projects and business change initiatives
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across complex organisations
• Experience in policy development, review, or implementation
• Experience of interpreting and applying FOI legislation

Desirable:

• Experience working within a public sector or highly regulated environment
• Familiarity with information governance in business change programmes
• Experience in knowledge or information management services
• Exposure to tools such as OneTrust or eCase
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. IAPP, CIPM, CIPP, BCS)

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UKRI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

UKRI guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".