Job Description
Salary £36,363 – £40,777 | 37 hours per week | Permanent, Full time | Preston, Lancashire
About the Role
A dynamic and knowledgeable professionally qualified Records Manager to work within the Information and Records Management Service in Digital Services at Lancashire County Council. The service delivers high‑quality records management support for physical and electronic records across the entire Council, managing a Corporate Record Centre, Deed Room facility and EDRMS. The service consistently strives for innovation and ways to support and develop key services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with talent, experience and skills in records management to join us on our journey to improve information governance, risk and compliance, information management, access and disposal across the County Council, helping to support our organisation's digital ways of working and ambitious Digital Strategy. This is an opportunity to advance your career within records management with an abundance of projects and challenges.
What We Are Looking For
* Passion – you are passionate about records management and have a keen interest in making improvements to existing processes, policies and procedures. You are ready to take the reins and play a lead role in specific projects, articulate and have excellent interpersonal skills, tailoring communications appropriately for various audiences.
* Challenge – you are a highly motivated self‑starter who is ready to be challenged by our fast‑paced work environment, dealing with conflicting workloads, managing people and various projects. You will take advantage of all available resources and keep up to date with your professional skills and knowledge.
* Collaboration – working within our service involves an overall team effort, collaborating to deliver excellent records management. You will lead on records management within our service and with the wider organisation, working alongside other Records Managers and colleagues in a supportive and friendly team, using training to fill in any skill gaps.
Benefits
There is fabulous flexibility and an opportunity to create a work‑life balance you love with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, two additional days at Christmas and an additional 20 days that can be purchased. We also have a generous Local Authority pension with shared AVCs, and a benefits package including dog care, childcare, holidays at home or abroad, long service awards, Medicash, support groups, cycle‑to‑work schemes, eye tests and more.
Development
You will receive support and development throughout your journey, with time for reflective supervision, opportunities for personal growth, multidisciplinary initiatives, mentoring, and the chance to make a difference and feel valued.
Inclusivity
We embrace diversity and accommodate personal and family requirements, appreciating that hours may vary. Successful outcomes are more important than the time spent.
Qualifications and Further Information
Key accountabilities, skills and experience requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification.
Further Information
For a confidential and informal chat, please contact Liz Allerton on 01772 538 605.
Closing date for applications is 06 April 2026. Interviews – 23–24 April 2026.
How to Apply
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence. If you are already an employee, you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
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