Information Governance Manager
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £41,525 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Peterborough, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | JNCC Support Co |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2026003 |
Summary
At JNCC, effective knowledge, information, and data management is vital to our role in advising UK governments and partners on how to best deliver positive outcomes for nature. As Information Governance Manager, you will be central to embedding a culture of robust management, working across the organisation to lead, coordinate and support knowledge, information & data governance policies, processes, and technologies.
You will lead the information management and data protection function at the organisation, supported by an Information Governance Officer (direct report), information asset owners across JNCC, and the Defra Data Protection Officer. The information management teamlet forms part of the Digital and Data Solutions Team, a multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering great digital and data services for our users.
It is an exciting time to be joining the organisation, as we are in the early stages of implementing our 2030 Digital Strategy, so this is an ideal opportunity for an individual to shape strategic outcomes for real impact for colleagues and stakeholders. The ‘Managing Assets’ pillar of the digital strategy focuses on modernising how information flows through JNCC, safeguarding and optimising our data and information resources, using effective management to maximise value and upholding stakeholder trust.
In the role, you can expect to work across corporate information management and advising on information governance for individual projects and programmes of work, supporting biodiversity and nature conversation in the UK and internationally.
Expertise and experience in data protection and data management would be helpful but evidence of transferable skills - training, support and advice will be available. The successful candidate would be expected to take, and pass, the UK GDPR Practitioner Certificate within six months of appointment.
Post Duties:
The successful postholder will work with the Information Governance Officer and Digital and Data Team Leaders to shape and develop the Information Management capability at JNCC. The main duties of the post are to:
• Strategic Implementation & Leadership: Shape and coordinate the successful delivery of JNCC’s Information Management aims, translating the ambitious vision into an achievable action plan to safeguard, utilise, and maximise value of JNCC’s information.
• Policy, Compliance, and Expert Guidance: Develop, implement, and maintain core Data Governance and KIM policies covering the full information lifecycle. You will provide expert advice on complex information management issues, such as quality assurance, safeguarding controls, master data management, and development of standards.
• Data Protection: act as JNCC’s Data Protection Manager, liaising with DEFRAs Data Protection Officer (DPO) and providing advice on complying with Data Protection legislation in line with Defra group guidance and standards, including use of Privacy Notices, Data Sharing Agreements and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• KIM Asset Management: be responsible for understanding and managing the organisational KIM risks and issues, and co-ordinating with asset owners to accept, mitigate or resolve them.
• Training and Upskilling: Deliver training, workshops, and meetings to identify issues, propose solutions and continuously develop KIM practices and data protection knowledge of colleagues across JNCC.
• Team and Management Oversight: Provide effective line management for one H grade Information Governance Officer, offering clear direction and support to deliver against departmental objectives.
You will lead the information management and data protection function at the organisation, supported by an Information Governance Officer (direct report), information asset owners across JNCC, and the Defra Data Protection Officer. The information management teamlet forms part of the Digital and Data Solutions Team, a multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering great digital and data services for our users.
It is an exciting time to be joining the organisation, as we are in the early stages of implementing our 2030 Digital Strategy, so this is an ideal opportunity for an individual to shape strategic outcomes for real impact for colleagues and stakeholders. The ‘Managing Assets’ pillar of the digital strategy focuses on modernising how information flows through JNCC, safeguarding and optimising our data and information resources, using effective management to maximise value and upholding stakeholder trust.
In the role, you can expect to work across corporate information management and advising on information governance for individual projects and programmes of work, supporting biodiversity and nature conversation in the UK and internationally.
Expertise and experience in data protection and data management would be helpful but evidence of transferable skills - training, support and advice will be available. The successful candidate would be expected to take, and pass, the UK GDPR Practitioner Certificate within six months of appointment.
Post Duties:
The successful postholder will work with the Information Governance Officer and Digital and Data Team Leaders to shape and develop the Information Management capability at JNCC. The main duties of the post are to:
• Strategic Implementation & Leadership: Shape and coordinate the successful delivery of JNCC’s Information Management aims, translating the ambitious vision into an achievable action plan to safeguard, utilise, and maximise value of JNCC’s information.
• Policy, Compliance, and Expert Guidance: Develop, implement, and maintain core Data Governance and KIM policies covering the full information lifecycle. You will provide expert advice on complex information management issues, such as quality assurance, safeguarding controls, master data management, and development of standards.
• Data Protection: act as JNCC’s Data Protection Manager, liaising with DEFRAs Data Protection Officer (DPO) and providing advice on complying with Data Protection legislation in line with Defra group guidance and standards, including use of Privacy Notices, Data Sharing Agreements and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• KIM Asset Management: be responsible for understanding and managing the organisational KIM risks and issues, and co-ordinating with asset owners to accept, mitigate or resolve them.
• Training and Upskilling: Deliver training, workshops, and meetings to identify issues, propose solutions and continuously develop KIM practices and data protection knowledge of colleagues across JNCC.
• Team and Management Oversight: Provide effective line management for one H grade Information Governance Officer, offering clear direction and support to deliver against departmental objectives.
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