Information and Records Management Advisor

Croydon
8 months ago
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Information and Records Management Advisor - 12 months fixed-term contract

Hybrid - Croydon Head Office (from 2 days per week) and Remote

£34,000 - £35,500 per annum + benefits including Civil Service pension

Contract Type: 12 months fixed-term contract - unfortunately we are unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship now or in the future; if you are on any type of working visa you must be eligible to work for the entire 12-month period

Position type: Full Time

The vacancy

We’re the Pension Protection Fund. We protect millions of people in the UK who belong to defined benefit pension schemes. When these schemes fail, we’re ready to help. We do this by paying our members, by charging a levy and by investing sustainably. Our work has a real impact on people’s lives, so we strive to do it well, with integrity and their future in mind.

We’re looking for an Information and Records Management Advisor to join our team.

This role directly supports the Information and Data Governance Manager in maintaining and improving the PPF’s Information and Records Management (IRM) function. The role will be responsible for providing advice, support and guidance to PPF staff on IRM topics and escalating challenges and issues to the Information and Data Governance Manager as appropriate. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with the Public Records Act, the initial benchmarking of the PPF’s digital preservation levels, and improving training and awareness at all staff levels in the organisation.

Suitable candidates will be those with a high academic qualification in records management / information governance or those with suitable and recent work experience in these fields. You’ll also be qualified or have work experience in Sharepoint, OneDrive, Teams and Microsoft Office 365 applications at senior user or administrator level.

Finally, you’ll champion information and records management good practice in different ways with diverse stakeholders; have good attention to detail and autonomy to review and classify records; be able to handle sensitive/classified information with professionalism; and be open and receptive to working with new technology (as well as having an inquisitive mind to learn and challenge it).

Sound like you? Apply now.

In return for your skills, experience and commitment, we’ll give you a challenging role within a business where you’ll get the support you need to develop your career.

Our Croydon office is opposite East Croydon station, which is around 15 minutes from London Victoria or London Bridge, 10 minutes from Clapham Junction or 25 minutes from Kings Cross / St Pancras

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