Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Town Hall - Hybrid Working

Salary: Grade 5, £26,824 - £29,540 per annum.

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Wigan Council has issued its Progress with Unity Plan a new era for Wigan.

The Progress with Unity plan is a new movement for change for the next decade.

It builds on the successes and opportunities created during the last 10 years but also the lessons we have learned along the way.

We know that the world around us has changed significantly and the challenges and opportunities that our communities are living through requires a bold response.

As a partnership between residents, businesses, public services and community organisations we have reflected deeply on what our strengths are - but also where we have not gone far enough or had the impact we had hoped for.

Therefore, Progress with Unity is the culmination of a research project and is influenced by all of our partners and independent experts.

We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or ‘unbroken’ between the supporting organisations.

Wigan is a great place to work and, as a local authority, we truly value and recognise our staff as our greatest asset. We offer a generous leave package which often includes the discretionary ‘reward’ of extra leave for the staff. We actively encourage innovation, strive to deliver outstanding services and celebrate our successes by our commitment to our ‘Be Wigan’ behaviours, Be Courageous, Be Accountable, Be Positive and Be Kind.

As an employer we like 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; payment of professional memberships, supporting our staff in undertaking additional qualifications, free parking and access to an online employee benefit platform, My Rewards.

Your role:

As an Information Governance Assistant, you will be part of a client focussed and outcomes driven legal and democratic function.

You will play a key role in providing proactive, efficient and effective support to the Information Governance function and work collaboratively with colleagues across the Division to provide a high quality service.

You will work closely with clients and customers providing basic Information Governance advice, support and assistance to client officers, fellow professionals and members of the public on information governance related matters.

You will assist with the reviewing and updating of information governance policies and procedures including the examination and extraction of information.

You will assist and support other members of the Information Governance Team including , preparation of papers and minute taking, research and evidence gathering.

About you:

• You will have a knowledge and understanding of Information Governance issues,
• You will have experience of maintaining, updating and extracting information from computerised and manual systems,
• You will have experience of operating in a pressurised and deadline driven environment,
• You will have a High level of ICT skills with experience and excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages,
• You will have the ability to be positive, accountable and courageous in delivering the service priorities and clients objectives,
• You will have well-developed skills to influence and persuade decision-makers using written and verbal reasoning which is based on fact.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Our dedicated in-house Information Governance team provides advice and support to Senior Leaders, Elected Members, Council Officers, partner organisations and other key stakeholders across the public and private sector on a range information Governance matters including GDPR, Data Protection, Freedom of information , policies and data breaches

We aim to offer services which are good value for money, innovative in their approach and delivery, risk aware not risk averse and open to doing things differently. We adopt a collaborative approach with all our stakeholders ensuring we are embedded in all their processes and decision making.

We offer full training opportunities.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Please submit a CV and supporting cover letter.

For an informal discussion please contact Sally Lever IG Manager Sally.Lever@wigan.gov.uk

Interview date: To be confirmed

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