Package Description
Responsible to: Pan London Information Governance Lead
Starting salary: £52,344 per annum
Working Hours: 35 per week
Contract details: Full time. Monday to Friday. 9:00 am to 5 pm. Hybrid working, some mandatory office days required.
If you have any queries or would like to informally discuss the role, please contact Jay Saggar, Programme Manager for Data, Smart Cities and Cyber Security at jay.saggar@loti.london
- Application deadline: 11:59pm on 9 December 2025
- Interviews: 16 December - in person at London Councils Offices, EC4R 9AB
- Interviews (Second stage): 17 December - Online
Job Introduction
The Pan-London Information Governance Officer will play a crucial role in supporting the development and implementation of robust information governance and data sharing practices across London; supporting projects to deliver service improvements that protect the most vulnerable in society and encourage thriving communities and individuals.
When creating the Pan-London Information Governance Lead role in 2022, LOTI’s aim was to try an innovative approach to help build privacy by design into multi-agency collaboration, and minimise friction when upwards of 30 organisations are planning to share personal data. We consider the ambitions and responsibilities of all parties, to advise on actions, and draft guidance and agreements, that reflect the pan-London (and occasionally national) position, and not that of a single organisation.
We are now expanding the team with the role of Pan-London Information Governance Officer, to work within this pan-London approach. We’re looking for someone with strong information governance knowledge and experience, who enjoys problem-solving in new, complex and sometimes ambiguous environments, where both creativity and pragmatism are required.
You will advise colleagues at the Greater London Authority (GLA), London Councils, London borough councils, and partner organisations like the Home Office, Metropolitan Police, property developers, utility companies, and health trusts. You will work on a variety of projects, with a focus on the Data for London Platform, Get Britain Working Youth Trailblazers, and projects funded by the GLA Good Growth Programme; particularly around upgrading London’s Infrastructure and retrofitting buildings to achieve the Mayor’s Net Zero goals. Examples of existing pan-London collaboration projects are the Strategic Insights Tool for Rough Sleeping and the Pan London IoT Damp and Mould Project.
The Mayor of London's Data for London programme wants to make it simpler for people to share and use data held across London to improve the city and benefit Londoners. The Greater London Authority is building a new platform for data sharing and a user-friendly service to facilitate easy data discovery. We’ll also develop a new set of standards to foster collaboration between councils, universities, government agencies and others across the city.
With GLA colleagues, you will participate in the agile software development of the Data for London platform, supporting the project team to ensure that information governance best practices are represented in the product life cycle and reflected in the end user experience of the platform. This will include attending regular development team meetings as well as supporting user research with information governance colleagues across London.
With the oversight and support of the Pan-London Information Governance Lead, you will assist in the design of information governance frameworks; research and draft guidance for collaboration projects; conduct impact and risk assessments; convene stakeholders from the public, third and private sectors; and support the delivery of training and awareness initiatives.
Role Responsibility
Data for London
Provide clear, practical information governance advice to GLA colleagues working on the Data for London platform.
Help develop and embed IG frameworks, policies and processes that keep data safe and support smooth delivery.
Lead on DPIAs and Data Sharing Agreements for major GLA projects, including Get Britain Working Trailblazers and Energy & Retrofit initiatives.
Support the development of information asset registers and data flow mapping.
Advise on procedures for handling data subject rights requests and managing data breaches.
Pan-London collaboration
Work closely with the Pan-London Information Governance Lead to support IG needs across collaborative London-wide data projects.
Help London Councils, the GLA, LOTI and partner organisations meet their obligations under UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and wider data protection principles.
Bring together project teams and partners to develop DPIAs, DSAs and NDAs for cross-borough collaboration.
Contribute to wider assessments such as Equalities Impact Assessments and Algorithmic Impact Assessments.
Support monitoring and evaluation of IG compliance across pan-London work.
Engagement, support and best practice
Act as a point of contact for enquiries related to pan-London data sharing.
Help design and deliver training and awareness sessions on information governance.
Build strong, positive working relationships across a wide range of London public sector organisations.
Work with IG professionals across London to support consistency, shared learning and good practice.
Keep up to date with developments in legislation, guidance and best practice to support continuous improvement.
This list gives a sense of the key areas you’ll be working on, but it isn’t exhaustive. We’re a flexible, collaborative team, and you may be asked to support other reasonable tasks from time to time as part of being a valued member of the programme.
You can find the full details of the role in the Job Description and Person Specification attached below.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who:
Is motivated by delivering work that supports innovation and makes a positive difference for Londoners.
Understands information governance principles and data protection legislation (UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018) and has experience helping organisations comply.
Has hands-on experience conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), ideally for multi-agency or collaborative projects.
Can take a multi-agency approach - researching legislation, understanding different public sector responsibilities, and advising on how they align within a shared project.
Brings strong legal research and analytical skills, with the ability to understand project aims and identify the gateways, requirements and limitations that shape data sharing.
Is comfortable developing and testing new approaches to enable data sharing in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Has some awareness of cyber security considerations within information governance.
Enjoys solving problems in new, complex or ambiguous situations, using both creativity and pragmatism.
Looks for opportunities to strengthen compliance and improve how organisations collaborate on data.
Communicates clearly and confidently, with the ability to engage stakeholders and present complex information in an accessible way.
Works well independently and as part of a team.
Can manage fluctuating demand and balance multiple projects with strong organisation and time-management skills.
It would be great (but not essential) if you also have:
Experience working in the public sector
Knowledge of data sharing platforms and technologies
Experience of agile software development methods
You can find the full details of the role in the Job Description and Person Specification attached below.
About the Company
About LOTI
LOTI is London local government’s collaborative innovation team. We help London borough councils and the Greater London Authority (GLA) use innovation, data and technology to be high performing organisations, improve services and tackle London’s biggest challenges together. We connect more than 1,500 local government colleagues online and in person, helping them to share knowledge, build capacity, run projects and influence change together. Read all about our activities at: https://loti.london/.
How we work
The LOTI team is currently made up of 10 people. While being small, LOTI can draw on the time, ideas and energy of dozens of people from across our membership. We are committed to being a high-performing team, constantly reviewing, learning and adapting our ways of working, and operating in a high-challenge, high-support culture. We approach all aspects of our work with an outcomes-driven mindset, with an emphasis on finding creative and pragmatic solutions that can work in the complex environment of local government.
Note
LOTI’s work constantly evolves as we try new things, learn and adapt to meet the needs of our members. This job description is therefore not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the post-holder works. Other duties appropriate to the post may be assigned from time to time.
Hybrid working
The nature of LOTI’s activities is such that a significant amount of work can be conducted remotely. We currently envisage that 1-2 days a week (usually a Monday plus one other) will be spent in London, but the timing and frequency will be discussed and agreed with the team based on the needs of our members and London Councils' policies.
London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners.
Through lobbying, collaboration and partnership, we ensure the voice of the London boroughs are united, and heard at a local, regional and national level.
We also run a number of services on behalf of the boroughs including the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Health Emergency Badge (HEB) and London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).
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Our Recruitment Approach
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Your full details and original CV are not shared with the panel until after the shortlist is agreed and you are invited to interview.
We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates during the recruitment process.
