• Own the information governance landscape in one of New Zealand's fastest-growing councils
• Make compliance meaningful and help reduce risk and lift capability across the organisation
• Join a forward-thinking Digital team where your IM expertise will genuinely shape outcomes

About the role:

Join Selwyn District Council's Information Management team and take ownership of how we manage one of our most critical assets, our information. As a fast-growing district with an increasingly complex digital environment, we need a specialist who can move us beyond reactive compliance and into proactive, risk-based governance.

Sitting within the Digital team and reporting to the Information Manager, this is a hands-on, high-impact role. You will help lead information governance across Council, own our Public Records Act compliance programme, and work directly with business units to build the kind of information culture that makes accountability second nature. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain and enforce information governance standards, frameworks and policies across Council
• Own Public Records Act compliance including retention and disposal authorities, and maintain assurance evidence for audit purposes
• Identify and implement process improvements that reduce manual effort and lower information risk
• Provide practical guidance and training to staff and leaders on their information management obligations
• Collaborate with ICT, Legal, Risk and business leaders to embed governance into systems, projects and service design

About you:

You're a seasoned information management professional who knows your way around the Public Records Act and doesn't just chase compliance instead making it practical and meaningful. You bring credibility with business units, a knack for simplifying complexity, and a genuine commitment to lifting the bar on how organisations care for their information.

You will also have:

• 5+ years' experience in information management, records management or information governance
• Proven track record advising business units on IM obligations and best practice
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Management, Records Management/Archives, Information Studies or Public Administration
• Experience in a local or central government environment (desirable)
• Experience working alongside Legal, Privacy and Risk functions (desirable)

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is the fastest-growing district in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!