Information Governance Officer in Manchester

Salary: £40,903 per annum

Location: Manchester - Agile

Full Time, Permanent - 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 19th January 2026

Fixed Interview Date: 30th January 2026 in person at Lovell House.

Support our communities. See the difference you can make in our city. At One Manchester we are passionate about providing good quality homes, great services and real opportunities for customers and communities. We are more than just a landlord. We invest in new and existing homes, provide money advice and wellbeing, employment and training support and build strong partnerships to support inclusive growth.

We have an exciting position available for Information Governance Officer to join us! You will work with the Risk and Assurance Manager in managing One Manchester's information governance and data protection programme. The role will also undertake the management and maintenance of One Manchester's policies, procedures, processes, awareness, and communications in respect of information governance and data protection, ensuring they are appropriate and within General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and social housing regulatory compliance.

What we're looking for:

• Strong knowledge and experience of Information Governance, GDPR and data protection legislation in particular Subject Access Requests and Social Tenants Access to Information Requirement (STAIRS) scheme.
• Knowledge and experience of dealing with customer and colleague information requests (SARS).
• Knowledge and experience of relevant social housing legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge and experience of good practices with organisational data protection and GDPR matters.
• Ability to accurately record the right data and information with the ability to draft clear, concise, and accurate documentation and reports for reporting at Executive and Board level.
• Possess a high standard of data and information literacy with the ability to research, analyse and present complex information.
• Effective communication and people skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers, customers and stakeholders.

Why take up the challenge with One Manchester? This really is a great place to work. We have bags of potential and huge opportunities waiting to be unlocked. Supportive and flexible, we're rightly proud of our work and excited about the future. So, challenge yourself to be creative and ambitious and see the difference you can make in our great city.

If this sounds like you then apply today, we'd love to hear from you!

We own and manage over 12,000 homes in central, south and east Manchester. We have one purpose: to provide good quality homes, great services, and real opportunities for our customers and communities. Our role as a trusted Registered Provider of Social Housing goes well beyond putting people in safe and secure homes. That's not to say it's not one of our key priorities, it's simply one of the many things we do to help our customers live happy and fulfilled lives. We put people at the heart of everything we do. We're constantly evolving as a business to ensure we're supporting our customers and communities. We focus on improving our communities by offering a range of services, including employment opportunities, building new developments, and ensuring our customers have safe homes to live in.

In accordance with the aims of our Equality and Diversity strategy and organisational commitment to address the employment of underrepresented groups, One Manchester is operating 'the Rooney Rule'. This means that we aim to interview at least one ethnically diverse candidate for all roles. We will also interview at least one female candidate for all our roles within our trades and facilities teams where we experience an underrepresentation. One Manchester strives for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. We positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are transitioning to a culture where agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also try to support and promote a culture of flexible working where possible and practical. If you are interested in a role but require flexibility or part-time hours, please give us a call and we can let you know if this can be considered for a particular role.