Records Management Lead

Directorate: Assurance Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full tme 36 hours Salary: Grade J - £44,184 - £48,519 Location: Colindale / Hybrid Closing Date: 1st November 2026 Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. Records Management Lead (Primary base: Colindale with flexibility for some home-working) Ready to shape how information is managed across one of London’s largest and most diverse boroughs? This is an opportunity to lead a council-wide function, modernise records management and embed practical, sustainable standards that make a visible and lasting difference. At Barnet, your expertise will be valued and supported by an inclusive, collaborative team, and you will have access to excellent learning and development opportunities. This permanent hybrid role combines flexibility with regular collaboration at our Colindale office, where you will normally spend three days a week. About the role Barnet’s Records and Information Management Team leads the council’s approach to information governance and compliance with information law, providing trusted advice on data protection, freedom of information, records management and transparency. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Records Management Lead to take ownership of this important council-wide function. Your immediate focus will be to strengthen records management across services, improve digital governance, and embed innovation and good practice in everyday ways of working. This will help the council maintain compliance, improve efficiency and support financial sustainability. Working closely with the Records and Information Service Manager, you will influence how information is managed throughout its lifecycle. In your first year, you will help establish clearer, more consistent approaches to retention, digital records and the responsible disposal of information across the council. In this influential role, you will: Set a clear council-wide direction for records management by developing, implementing and continuously improving the strategy, policies, standards and procedures. Enable colleagues and senior managers to make sound, compliant decisions about the creation, storage, security, access, sharing, preservation, retention and disposal of records and information. Strengthen digital records and information management approaches, including the appropriate use and governance of SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and artificial intelligence. Build consistent, practical approaches to Information Asset Registers, retention schedules and the appropriate disposal of information (digital and physical). Shape new systems, technologies and transformation projects so that effective information management is designed in from the outset. Manage the contract and relationship with the council’s third-party provider for off-site records storage and scanning services. Promote a positive records management culture through clear guidance, relevant training, active engagement and practical support. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab”