Data Protection and Information Governance Practitioner Apprenticeship (Salary - £20,048) – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Are you passionate about data privacy and compliance? This exciting level 4 apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to join the Information Management team and contribute to ensuring the Authority adheres to strict data protection and freedom of information regulations.

Wage

£20,048 a year

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Training course

Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday; from 9:00am to 5:00pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 2025

Duration

1 year 7 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Main responsibilities:

Support the management of information requests under FOI, EIR and Data Protection legislation, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and undertake effective file management.
Assist with the preparation of information for release and respond to requests under FOI and EIR legislation, in accordance with statutory deadlines.
Conduct and co-ordinate in a professional manner the delivery of specific data protection queries and requests within an agreed timescale. Including where applicable, redacting relevant information and preparing information for release, following guidance, policy and procedures in line with data protection legislation.
Support and assist in the development, implementation, maintenance and reviewing of policies, systems and data to ensure compliance with all relevant information regimes and legislation, including cyber security.
To assist with information management processes such as third-party and sharing agreements, retention and disposal, and access. Including having awareness of the legal requirements for information risk and compliance so service areas appreciate what measures they must have in place.
To support developing corporate information and records management policy and guidance and to evaluate compliance of service areas against appropriate codes of practice.
Monitor and review information security incidents, follow up and ensure recommendations are implemented to help with the prevention of future incidents and escalate relevant incidents to your team and manager.
Provide data protection and security advice to service areas.
To help organise and develop content and delivery of appropriate training for staff and Councilors in Data Protection.
To ensure the Council’s website is updated by services in line with the Local Government Transparency Code and the Council’s Publication Scheme.

The Councils offer a range of staff benefits:

Pension
Generous leave entitlements starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
Flexible working, where appropriate
Free parking within walking distance
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to employee benefits platform where you can find discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more

Where you'll work

Redditch Borough Council, Town Hall, Walter Stranz Square, Redditch, Worcestershire, West Midlands
B98 8AH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

DAMAR LIMITED

Your training course

Data protection and information governance practitioner (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.
Use IT systems to manage, share and store information in accordance with data protection requirements and organisation policies.
Communicate complex subjects in simple terms through different media (such as face to face meetings, emails, reports and presentations) to enable key stakeholders to understand what is required.
Prepare documentation and materials for review and ratification.
Working at times under time pressure, prioritising their workloads in order to raise and resolve areas of concern such as individual rights, breach management, FOI requests and information sharing.
Being able to accept and deal with changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage such as data incidents.
Interpret regulation and legislation, share best practice and advise stakeholders on its application.
Identify organisation needs and how these are applied to enquiries.
Interpret and apply sector guidance appropriately.
Undertake investigations and interviews in order to assess a data breach.
Gather, analyse, use and share data to inform risk assessment and make judgements on actions to take.
Make decisions on data protection and information governance issues raised and ensure that any areas of concern are escalated to the stakeholders.
Provide day to day support, specialist advice, guidance and training across the organisation and external stakeholders for all matters regarding information governance and data protection.
Identify potential data solutions and evidence the way in which they could improve data management.

Your training plan

Data Protection and Information Governance Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard

The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

This standard aligns with the following professional recognition:

Information and Records Management Society for Individual member grade
The British Computer Society for Associate member grade

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 x GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4/A*-C or above)

A Level in:

3 x A Levels (grade A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Damar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our apprentices and expects our employer partners to share this commitment and to take appropriate steps to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment.

About this company

Situated in North Worcestershire, Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council share services. The Councils are committed to being a customer driven organisation, with their customers at the heart of everything they do; focused on improving delivery of services that make a difference to the community that they serve. Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove District Councils, have 3 offices located in Redditch and 2 in Bromsgrove.

https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

The council are a forward thinking authority and corporately plans for succession. There are opportunities throughout the council both within ICT and other services at regular intervals, particularly as some of the Corporate projects progress.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DAMAR LIMITED

Sabina Adam

Sabina.Adam@damartraining.com

07566 289 979

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320105.

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Closes on Friday 27 June 2025

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