Records Manager | Full time | Preston, Lancashire

Salary 36363 -hours per week Permanent Full time Preston Lancashire

We are currently recruiting

A dynamic and knowledgeableprofessionally qualifiedRecords Managerto work within theInformation and Records Management ServiceinDigital ServicesatLancashire County Council.

Our Information and Records Management Service delivers high quality records management support for physical and electronic records across the entire Council managing a Corporate Record Centre Deed Room facility and EDRMS. The service consistently strives for innovation and ways to support and develop key services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual with a talent experience and skills in Records Management to join us on our journey to improve information governance risk and compliance information management access and disposal across the County Council helping to support our organisations digital ways of working and ambitious Digital Strategy. This is the ideal opportunity to advance in your career within records management with an abundance of projects and challenges we have on offer.

What we are looking for

Passionyoull be passionate about records management and have a keen interest in making improvements to existing processes policies and procedures we need someone who is ready to take the reins and play a lead role in specific projects.We need someone who is articulate and has excellent interpersonal skills being able to tailor your communications appropriately for various audiences your previous background and knowledge in this area will greatly benefit our service providing a fresh perspective to the team.

Challenge you will be a highly motivated self-starter who is ready to be challenged by our fast-paced work environment dealing with conflicting workloads managing people and various projects.We want you to take advantage of all available resources as well as keeping up to date with your records management professional skills and knowledge.

Collaboration working within our service involves an overall team effort collaborating to deliver excellent records management.We want you to lead on records management both within our service and with the wider organisation.You will be welcomed into our team and work alongside other Records Managers and colleagues in a supportive and friendly team.You will be able to use our training to fill in any skills gaps become part of the future of Digital Services at Lancashire County Council and achieve job satisfaction.

Why join us

Benefits:Theres fabulous flexibility and the opportunity to create the work life balance youll love with up to 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays 2 additional days at Christmas and then an additional 20 days that can be purchased too we have a generous Local Authority pension with shared AVCs available then a benefits package which has everything from dog care to day care holidays at home or abroad long service awards Medicash support groups cycle to work schemes and eye tests plus much more

Development:youll get support and development along the journey there will be time for supportive reflection and supervision for yourself opportunities for personal growth and development multidisciplinary initiatives mentoring the opportunity to make a difference feel valued and achieve the job satisfaction youve always wanted

Inclusivity:we dont have a one size fits all idealism we embrace diversity and that includes around personal and family requirements so appreciate that your hours may vary or change and for us delivering successful outcomes is more important than watching the clock

Key accountabilities skills and experience requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

Further Info

For a confidential and informal chat please contact Liz Allerton on .

Closing date for applications is 06 April 2026

Interviews 23-24 April 2026

How to apply

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

If youre already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option onOracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications

Job description and person specification