Are you passionate about data protection and keen to help shape best practice in information governance? Wythenshawe Community Housing Group is looking for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Information Governance Officer to join our team on a fixed-term contract ending 31st March 2026.
Working closely with the IG Manager and Lead, you’ll support data protection compliance across the organisation. You’ll coordinate and respond to access to information requests, deliver engaging training, support policy improvements, and play a key role in enhancing our approach to privacy, risk, and records management.

We’re looking for someone with:

• A solid understanding of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and related legislation
• Experience managing subject access requests, FOIs, and data protection processes
• Confidence in communicating across teams and delivering training
• Great organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and a commitment to best practice

If you’re ready to make an impact and help drive our information governance forward, we want to hear from you!

ABOUT US

Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
We are committed to investing in the health, wellbeing and development of colleagues, who we will reward fairly and empower and trust to deliver their best work for the benefit of WCHG, our customers and stakeholders. WCHG is an inclusive employer of choice where differences are recognised as strengths in delivering our purpose. A disability confident employer WCHG will work to make reasonable adjustments where possible throughout its employment processes.
Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our customers and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities.
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) manages almost 14,000 properties, providing homes for more than 29,000 people in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
Awarded ‘Investors in People’ Health & Wellbeing and officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer UK, three years running since 2019, WCHG is now amongst an elite group of world class organisations recognised for demonstrating a commitment to high performance through excellent people management and provides local employment to 530 colleagues.
Our purpose is to provide good quality homes and services to our tenants and leaseholders and to play a leading role in creating safer, healthier communities. WCHG boasts an impressive development portfolio which aims to deliver on average 1,100 new homes over the next five years with £195m estimated investment, leaving a lasting legacy in our communities

Please refer the Job description for details