Information Compliance Officer

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a prestigious central London University, for an Information Compliance Officer.

The University is seeking to appoint on a temporary ongoing basis initially, with potential to transition into a permanent role in the future.

Your work will include responding to statutory requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) and the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act (2018). You will also provide advice to other staff members on information compliance issues and queries. You will work in the University’s Information Compliance team, alongside the wider in-house Legal Services team.

To apply you will be:

• Educated to degree level – ideally in law or data protection/CIPP


• Experienced in responding to information access requests


• Able to commute to the office in central London on a hybrid basis of at least 1 day per week


• Available on no more than a 2-week notice period

The salary for this role is £38,200 - £43,000 per annum, which will be paid on an equivalent hourly rate initially. There could be room for negotiation on the salary for a suitably experienced candidate.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.