Compliance Officer

Salary

£33, £36,363.00 pro rata per annum

Contractual hours

18.5

Basis

Part time

Region

Warwick

Package

Part time, Permanent

Job category/type

Museums / Galleries / Culture

Date posted

27/10/2025

Job reference

RA0007252

Join Our Team:

Are you passionate about improving access to heritage collections and confident navigating information legislation? Heritage & Culture Warwickshire (HCW) is looking for a Compliance Officer to join our team in a permanent, part-time role.

We're seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to lead on compliance across HCW. You'll join a team of archive, library, museum, and learning professionals who care for and provide access to Warwickshire's historic collections. You'll ensure our services meet legal and regulatory standards, including GDPR, FOI, and copyright legislation.

The role involves managing a wide range of information requests - from media enquiries to highly sensitive personal matters such as adoption - requiring sound judgement, discretion, and a strong understanding of legal frameworks. You'll also manage data licensing and digital access, and work with colleagues and partners to ensure robust data protection and responsible use of our collections.

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong knowledge of information legislation (FOI, EIR, DPA, copyright)
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Confidence handling sensitive enquiries and applying exemptions
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work independently
• Experience in the heritage sector or with policy development is a plus

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, thrives on variety, and wants to make a real difference in how people engage with heritage.

Location: Warwickshire County Record Office

For more information, please see the full Job Description;

Compliance Officer

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We welcome informal enquiries prior to application - please contact Amy Hurst, HCW Service Manager (Collections):

Closing date: 17th November 2025

Interview date: W/C 1st December 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce.