Head of Information Governance

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Bolton seeks a leader for their information governance team. The successful candidate will manage projects, ensure compliance with data protection laws, and act as the council's Data Protection Officer. Strong knowledge of legislative requirements and experience in team leadership are essential. In addition, employees enjoy various benefits including flexible working and wellness services, making it a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Discounts and gym membership prices

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible work opportunities

Access to Pension Scheme

Employee wellbeing and support services

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of legislative requirements linked to information governance.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Ability to generate performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the information governance team.
• Initiate and implement projects to meet council objectives.
• Act as the Data Protection Officer.

Skills

Knowledge of information assurance

Team leadership

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

The successful candidate will lead and manage our information governance team. You will initiate and implement projects or work programmes to meet specific, agreed objectives of the council. Alongside leading and representing the Council on strategic information governance areas of work, the role also involves acting as the Data Protection Officer for Bolton and Salford Cares.

This post is a designated customer‑facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of both legislative requirements and best practice standards in relation to information assurance, information rights, records management, and data standards. You will be able to apply that knowledge to deliver information assurance and governance in a complex organisation with a wide ranging and varied data landscape. Alongside experience of generating performance reporting, you will have experience of leading, developing and motivating a team with strong communication and teamwork skills.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

Benefits

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.