Senior Information Governance Officer

Salary: £38,510 to £43,149 per annum

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Full time

Location: Flexible 

About Veritau

Veritau provides assurance services to local authorities, schools and other public sector clients, helping our clients to operate effectively, mitigate risks and comply with laws and regulations.

Our main services include internal audit, counter fraud, information governance and risk management. We’re owned by our member councils, meaning our work sits at the heart of the public sector. Our main offices are in York, Northallerton and Leicester, but we provide services across the country. Many of our employees have adopted a hybrid working approach, spending some time at home and some in the office.

Location

Flexible – you can work from any of our offices or adopt a hybrid working approach. You may be required to attend our offices for meetings and training events, visit client offices or other premises, and undertake other client related activities. During the induction period, we will expect employees to work in one of our main offices for a number of days. This is to support training and learning, and to provide you with the opportunity to meet other team members. 

We currently have a vacancy for the following role:

SENIOR INFORMATION GOVERNANCE OFFICER

Salary £38,510 - £43,149 (plus 3% performance related pay) 

Location – flexible

Contract – permanent

We're looking for an Senior Information Governance Officer to join our successful Information Governance Team. The post involves: being responsible for the provision of data protection and information governance services to client organisations ensuring services are provided in accordance with relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures assisting in the administration and discharge of clients’ responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation.

Key dates

Closing date 6 September 2026. 

Interviews w/c 28 September 2026

The package includes membership of a generous pension scheme and 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after five years of service.

We also offer flexible working arrangements including the possibility of hybrid working.  

To find out more about our current vacancies, and apply using the Veritau online application, please visit   If you require any documentation in a different format, please email us at View email address on nycjobs.engageats.co.uk

How to apply

To find out more about our current vacancies, and apply using the Veritau online application, please visit If you require any documentation in a different format, please email us at View email address on nycjobs.engageats.co.uk

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.