Senior Information and Records Manager in Nottingham

This job is with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

About the job

Would you love to be a key player in a project supporting DVSA to make best use of collaboration tools like Teams, SharePoint and Outlook? Can you help people manage information and records with confidence through providing firm, clear guidance and training? Do you fancy leading a small, close-knit and supportive team? Then this could be the job for you!

Join DVSA and help shape how information is managed across the organisation. As part of this role, you will support the effective management of information and records throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they are secure, accessible, easy to find, and appropriately disposed of when no longer needed. You'll work with colleagues across a range of business areas, providing advice and support to help them manage information effectively for operational activities and projects. Your work will contribute to improving efficiency, supporting compliance, and enabling better decision-making across DVSA.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

The postholder will work with colleagues and business units across DVSA, providing advice and guidance so that colleagues are confident to manage information in a way that complies with legislation, DVSA policy and good practice. Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Develop and manage processes to support collaborative working in the Agency's chosen systems for information and knowledge exchange (MS365 tools including Team, SharePoint and OneDrive).
• Provide a good quality records management service for the Traffic Commissioners, liaising closely with the Office of the Traffic Commissioners to understand their needs.
• Lead and manage a diverse team, supporting their continuing professional and personal development, to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to provide a good quality records management service.
• Be responsible for wellbeing within the team.
• Lead involvement in any DVSA projects for records management practices, including writing business cases to seek resources.
• Identify, record and manage risks relating to records management to support the Senior Information Risk Owner.
• Lead on the development and maintenance of records management policies and procedure documents.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience of providing clear guidance to people.
• Experience of building and managing good quality relationships.
• Experience of working with collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive; Google Workspace).

Additional Information

A recognised qualification in records management or information management or a related discipline, or a willingness to work towards such qualifications when in post.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part-time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week. Occasional travel to other DVSA sites, external meetings and conferences will be required for this post, which may require overnight stays. This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation. The selection process for this role will be:

• Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement
• Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Further information on the selection process

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.