Location
Ballymena
Position
Business Development
Vacancy Type
Temporary

Job Description

Contact Gillian Wilkinson  |  028 2563 1555  |  [email protected]
 
Information Governance Officer - Mid & East Antrim Borough Council - Ballymena
 
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council is seeking to appoint an Information Governance Officer to join its Ballymena based team. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail focused professional to play a key role in supporting information governance, data protection and compliance across the organisation.
 
About the role:
  • £20.66 per hour
  • Location: Ballymena
  • Monday to Friday
  • 37 hours a week
  • Temporary for 6 months 
  • Closing date: Thursday 28th May 2026
What you'll be doing in this role:
  • Develop and track project plans, outlining steps and tasks to be undertaken leading to the successful delivery of new processes and arrangements. Report progress on project plans on a regular basis to management. 
  • Prepare correspondence, reports, management information and co-ordinate, and log responses ensuring input from senior officers and elected members. 
  • Provide support, training and advice to managers and staff supporting business processes and administration. 
  • Research and promote best practice and assist with any council policy work as required. 
  • To develop and work to agreed plans, collect data and provide analysis and draft progress reports. 
  • Undertake research and prepare reports on a range of issues to update the leadership team, SMT and Elected Members. 
  • Keep up to date with legislation, guidance and best practice. 
  • Develop, implement, monitor and review processes and policies that will ensure drive continuous improvement and ensure Council meets its regulatory and statutory duties, advising and guiding senior management and officers on same.
What you'll need for this role:
  • A Degree in any discipline.
  • Alternatively, if you do not have a degree, you should demonstrate 4 years’ experience in each of these areas.
  • Be able to demonstrate, by providing 2 personal and specific examples, that they have two years’ (4 years’ if qualification is not met):
  •  Providing advice and guidance to management on the application of policies/procedures/legislation
  • Be able to demonstrate, by providing 2 personal and specific examples, that they have two years’ (4 years’ if qualification is not met):
  • Dealing with a range of internal and external contacts and stakeholders demonstrating success in achieving organisational objectives
  • Be able to demonstrate, by providing 2 personal and specific examples, that they have two years’ (4 years’ if qualification is not met):

    • Preparing reports and/or correspondence
    • Be able to demonstrate, by providing 2 personal and specific examples, that they have two years’ (4 years’ if qualification is not met):
      Preparing reports and/or correspondence
  • A full current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, or access to a form of transport that enables you to carry out the duties of the post (this applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act)
 If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you.  Apply online, email [email protected] or call Gillian on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.

Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.

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