Senior Information Governance Officer
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
·2 weeks ago
- Salary
- £43k – £46k/yr
- Location
- Sheffield Head Office
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Administration
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- Master
Description
Senior Information Governance Officer
Application Deadline: 19 July 2026
Department: Governance & Legal
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Sheffield Head Office
Reporting To: Information Governance & Corporate Complaints Manager
Compensation: £42,840 - £46,142 / year
Description
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: £42,840 - £46,142
- Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office)
We are seeking an ambitious Senior Information Governance Officer to join our Information Governance team.
This role provides senior and specialist support to the Information Governance function, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and promoting a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter detailing how you meet the criteria outlined in the role profile. Please see the role profile attached. Please note that all applications should be made directly via our careers portal.
About the role
Lead the effective day-to-day delivery of information governance service, ensuring the team operates efficiently, compliantly, and with a strong customer focus to ensure the organisation meets its service standards and statutory response times, contributing to operational excellence and public accountability.
Promoting a culture of accountability and compliance to ensure that information governance is embedded across all functions, supporting organisational resilience and ethical data use.
Delivering effective operational and strategic leadership and management of the decision-making and statutory obligations of the Mayoral Combined Authority.
Delivering effective operational and strategic leadership and management of the decision-making and statutory obligations of the Mayoral Combined Authority.
About you
You will have experience of information governance within a politically complex and accountable organisation, ideally within local government or a similar public sector body
You will have demonstrable experience in developing and implementing information governance management strategies, policies, and frameworks aligned to organisational objectives and statutory requirements
You will be able to translate legislative, regulatory, and sector developments into practical operational improvements, including assessing and responding to the impact of changes on governance arrangements
Benefits
All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.
In addition to the above, some of our benefits include -
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time-off in the form of Flexi-Leave or banked Annual Leave.
Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications
Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.
Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority
Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.
Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.
If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact [email protected] or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.
Skills
Compliance
