Careers at MI5, SIS and GCHQ provided pay range
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Base pay range
Location: London
Starting from £41,737
Flexible Working: Full time, part time, and compressed hours are possible. Due to the sensitive nature of the work, the majority of the role is office based with limited opportunities for remote working (up to potentially one day per month working from home for learning and development).
About Us
We're MI6, also known as the Secret Intelligence Service, or SIS. Our mission is to protect the security and economic wellbeing of the UK from overseas threats such as regional instability, terrorism, and cyber-attacks. Working across the globe and in close partnership with MI5 and GCHQ, we help the Government to counter these threats through the provision of secret intelligence. A role in MI6 will see you providing vital support to this work, within a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.
The Role
As an Information and Data Management Officer, you’ll maximise the impact of our intelligence and actively contribute to our mission. Working with a range of unique, interesting, and unusual information, you will use your specialist skills to drive business outcomes and inform key decision-making.
In a team environment, you’ll collaborate with others and engage daily with partners and customers to meet business requirements. We will support your development to help you build your knowledge and experience. You’ll implement best practices and share your existing knowledge to maximise the value of our information.
You’ll represent the Data and Information Department and its aims, likely completing your first role in a central team focusing on information, records, or data management, to understand our objectives and legal obligations. We value motivated people who will seize the opportunity to make their own career in Information and Data Management, depending on your areas of interest.
The role includes responsibility for wider customer teams within the organisation. Using your expertise and influence, you will provide practical advice, empowering teams to make effective decisions. There may also be opportunities to provide customer training and drive excellence in information management behaviours across the organisation.
By joining us, you’ll enable digital and technological change, which could include contributing to the development of working practices and policies, and implementing developments in information management tools.
About You
You’ll have a qualification in information management, records management, or data management. Or you’ll hold a professional accreditation or chartership with the Information Records Management Society (IRMS), Chartered Institute of Library and Information professionals (CILIP), or the Archives and Records Association (ARA).
We are also keen to hear from recent graduates with information, records, or data management qualifications, and those with a broad set of data and information management skills. These could include customer engagement, communication, presentations skills, implementing best practices, and planning, organisation, and prioritisation skills. You’ll bring your expertise and skills into an interesting and unique environment that creates impact on a national scale.
You’ll have sound problem-solving skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to come up with practical and workable solutions in various situations. You’ll work closely with other specialists, while also taking ownership of your work. You’ll be proactive about contributing your expertise to the Data and Information Management community.
Training and Development
You’ll join a thriving Information, Data Management and Compliance community, working closely with experienced specialists. You’ll have opportunities to deepen and broaden your skill set while developing your expertise in areas that interest you. We pride ourselves on offering a supportive environment for you to undertake subject-relevant learning as well as growing your knowledge on-the-job. We encourage you to work towards or maintain professional accreditation.
You’ll attend an induction to be introduced to the organisation, along with a section-specific induction with team members to learn the specific requirements of your role.
Rewards and Benefits
You’ll receive a starting salary from £41,737 plus other benefits including:
* 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
* Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
* Interest-free season ticket loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
* Paid parental and adoption leave.
We’re Disability Confident
MI6 is proud to have achieved Leader status within the DWP’s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. Being Disability Confident, we aim to offer a person-to-person interview to any candidate who self-identifies as disabled and meets the essential criteria for the role. This is our ‘Offer of Interview’ (OOI).
What to Expect
Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage:
1. Application sift, looking at your motivation for the role and the organisation and experience/qualifications
2. Competency based interview
3. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment.
Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you to continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.
Before You Apply
To work at MI6, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. You can read our full eligibility criteria here.
This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes. You can find out more about the vetting process here.
Please note we have a strict drugs policy, so once you start your application, you can’t take any recreational drugs and you’ll need to declare your previous drug usage at the relevant stage.
The role is based in central London, so you’ll need to live within a commutable distance. Please consider any financial implications and practicalities before submitting an application.
Right to Withdraw Statement: Please be aware that we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role once a certain number of applications have been received. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other and Administrative
Industries
Government Administration and Government Relations Services
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