Legal Services Professional Support Officer, West Lothian Civic Centre, 504.71-

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36 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, Fixed term for 2 years. Secondment opportunities must be discussed with your current line manager prior to submitting an application for this post. We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds

About Legal Services

Legal Services provides comprehensive professional legal and committee services to the council and consists of four teams — Committee Services, Licensing, Litigation, and Property/Planning.

Role overview

This exciting, fixed term, post is a varied and challenging role, for a motivated and enthusiastic individual, to join a busy professional Service. The post holder, will undertake a range of complex and sensitive areas of work, collaborating closely with the Chief Solicitor and Legal Services Managers.

Key responsibilities

• The post holder will undertake specific projects and tasks to ensure the delivery of performance and modernisation activity
• Provide professional support by supporting development and maintenance training and guidance material of relevance to the service and broader council services with particular focus on data protection and broader information governance matters
• Support and undertake consultation and research activity
• Undertake specific functions such as freedom of information internal reviews, data analysis and preparation of a range of information, reports and briefings

Suitable candidates

The post is suitable for, and will be of interest to, those with particular knowledge and qualification relative to data protection, and the councils broader information governance obligations. They will have a desire to develop their existing project, organizational and communications skills, and undertake new and challenging tasks in a professional service.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent project management skills
• Experience in undertaking and supporting research
• Effective workload management and ability to prioritize and work under pressure
• They will be able to anticipate and proactively seek opportunities for improvement activity
• Have excellent communication and team working skills
• In addition to demonstrating an understanding of the sensitive nature of business undertaken within the service, and awareness of the necessity to exercise discretion and sensitivity in undertaking their role, they will demonstrate strong knowledge and understanding of GDPR, data protection and associated statutory obligations

Benefits

The benefits package includes a 36 hour week, flexible working hours, up to 30 days paid holidays and 7 public holidays a year, final salary pension scheme, a comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resources and access to a range of discounted benefits.

Working arrangements

This post is categorised as a hybrid post under the Council’s Flexible Working Scheme, which allows for up to two days home working per week.