Lead Projects & Access to Information Officer

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a Lead Projects & Access to Information Officer within the Social Services and Wellbeing Directorate. You will lead a small team and coordinate information governance, business continuity, health and safety arrangements, and asset matters to improve service delivery.

Role involves managing FOI requests and information sharing processes, working with managers and corporate teams, and developing leadership capabilities across a range of service areas.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience in administration, project support, information governance or business support functions.
• Experience leading a small team and coordinating multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team and support delivery of directorate functions.
• Coordinate information governance activities and support business continuity and safety arrangements.
• Oversee accommodation and asset matters and contribute to improvement projects.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Job description

Lead Projects & Access to Information Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Job category/type Community Partnership, Performance and Projects

Date posted 24/09/2026

Job reference 19149

37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised and motivated individual to join the Social Services and Wellbeing Directorate as a Lead Projects & Access to Information Officer.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will lead a small team and support the delivery of a range of key directorate functions. You will help co-ordinate information governance activities, support business continuity and health and safety arrangements, oversee accommodation and asset related matters, and contribute to projects that help improve services.

Working closely with managers, colleagues and corporate teams, you will play an important role in ensuring the directorate meets its statutory responsibilities and continues to deliver high quality services. You will also support the management of Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests and other information sharing processes.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills who can manage a varied workload, build positive working relationships and use their initiative to solve problems and improve processes. Previous experience of administration, project support, information governance or business support functions would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their leadership skills, gain experience across a broad range of service areas and make a real contribution to the work of the directorate.

For further information on the role, please email Debbie Morgan, Group Manager, Business Strategy, Performance & Improvement ( [e-mail] )

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.