Overview
£47,181 - £50,269 per annum
Are you passionate about data protection, information security, and driving digital transformation? We’re seeking a forward-thinking Information Governance Manager to lead our Information Governance Team. This role covers a wide range of critical areas including information and data management, governance, records management, and security. As Information Governance Manager, you’ll take a collaborative and strategic approach, working closely with our DPO, internal teams, external partners, and national bodies. You’ll ensure our information governance practices are robust, future-ready, and aligned with best practice—enabling us to protect, manage, share, and use data effectively to support the Council’s priorities.
Using your high level of knowledge, skills and experience, you will lead the development and delivery of the Council’s Information and Data Management Strategy (IDMS) and Information Security Management System (ISMS), ensuring alignment with the Council’s Digital Strategy, wider governance objectives, industry best practices and regulatory requirements. You’ll use your project delivery skills to manage and oversee the implementation and maintenance of key information management technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG), Electronic Document and Records Management Systems (EDRM) and SharePoint. With your expert knowledge of information legislation and compliance frameworks, you will provide guidance and oversight relating to regulatory requirements, including requests under FOI, EIR, and Data Protection laws, as well as develop and enforce robust policies and standards for information governance, ensuring the secure handling, storage, usage and disposal of both digital and physical information and records.
Providing leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary team, you''ll foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development, whilst maintaining commitment to delivering high quality customer service, with a clear understanding of the impact of governance issues on service delivery and user experience. If this sounds like you and you’d like to help shape the role of Information Governance at Flintshire, this could be the perfect opportunity.
Formal interviews will be held in-person on 30th September. Welsh speaking and writing skills are desirable.
Responsibilities
* Lead the development and delivery of the Council’s Information and Data Management Strategy (IDMS) and Information Security Management System (ISMS) in alignment with the Digital Strategy and regulatory requirements.
* Oversee information governance operations, including information management technologies (GIS, LLPG, EDRM, SharePoint).
* Provide guidance on regulatory requirements (FOI, EIR, Data Protection) and develop robust policies and standards for information governance.
* Ensure secure handling, storage, usage, and disposal of digital and physical information and records.
* Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team, fostering excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development; maintain focus on high-quality customer service.
Qualifications
* Extensive knowledge of information legislation and compliance frameworks.
* Experience delivering information governance strategies and systems (IDMS/ISMS) and implementing information management technologies (GIS, LLPG, EDRM, SharePoint).
* Ability to work with internal teams, external partners, and national bodies; ability to translate governance issues into service delivery outcomes.
* Welsh speaking and writing skills are desirable.
Benefits
* Minimum of 34 days’ annual leave (pro rata) including bank holidays, increasing up to 41 days (pro rata).
* Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Hybrid working (role specific).
* Access to development opportunities.
* Free employee assistance programme (EAP).
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Discounts across UK retailers.
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