Overview
Salary: £28598 – £34434
Shift hours: 37
This role plays an important part in helping the Council meet its statutory responsibilities for information rights, responding to Subject Access Requests from people for the personal data that the Council holds about them. Meeting this fundamental right and helping ensure openness and transparency is both rewarding and challenging.
You will ensure appropriate information is prepared for disclosure, applying redactions and exemptions in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and liaising with customers and services to manage complex requests appropriately and within legal timescales.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
You will have experience and a good understanding of data protection and information law, and be able to work to a high level of confidentiality and information security. You will have the ability to redact complex and extremely sensitive information accurately using appropriate software tools, dealing with information that can be distressing. You will work closely with other team members and organise your workload to meet agreed timescales. You will be able to give clear advice and communicate effectively with members of the public, colleagues and partners.
This is a fixed-term role, until the end of June 2026, to cover Maternity Leave.
If you want to discuss this role, please contact Preeti Mistry on 024 7697 1736.
If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme – As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date:24th September 2025
Reference: coventrycc/TP/142313/11462
