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 Our organisation is driven by knowledge and insights, and 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. Working in a team environment, you’ll enjoy collaborating with others and engage daily with partners and customers to meet business requirements. We will actively encourage and support your development to help you build your knowledge and experience. You’ll help implement best practice and share your existing knowledge to maximise the value of our information. You’ll represent the Data and Information Department and its aims. You’ll likely complete your first role in a central team focusing on information, records or data management, to give you an understanding of 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 have a key role in enabling digital and technological change, which could include contributing to the development of working practices and policies, and ensuring developments in information management tools are implemented. About You You’ll have a qualification in information management, records management or data management, or hold 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 welcome applications from recent graduates with information, records or data management qualifications, and those with a broad set of data and information management skills. Skills could include customer engagement, communication, presentations, implementing best practice, knowledge sharing, planning, and organisation. You’ll bring your expertise into an interesting environment that creates impact on a national scale. In short, you’ll have a head for information and data, but not data science for which we have a separate section and recruitment opportunities. You might have worked with an electronic document and records management system and developed information policies. Experience of delivering policy or technological change or working with a change team would be an advantage. You’ll have sound problem-solving skills and demonstrate an ability to provide practical solutions. You’ll work closely with other specialists but also take 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 receive an induction 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 Excellent pension scheme Cycle to work scheme Facilities such as a gym, restaurant, and on-site coffee bars (at some locations) Paid parental and adoption leave. Equal Opportunities At MI6, diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. We need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense: different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We encourage applications from groups that are under-represented in our workforce. We’re Disability Confident MI6 has achieved Leader status within the DWP’s Disability Confident scheme. 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). To secure an interview, the essential criteria are: A qualification in information management, records management or data management, or professional accreditation or chartership with IRMS or CILIP or ARA, or demonstrable proficiency in a data, information, or records management role. Reaching the minimum pass mark in the application form questions on motivation for the role and organisation. What to Expect Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Each stage is: Application sift, looking at your motivation for the role and the organisation and experience/qualifications Competency-based interview If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment. Please note, you must pass each stage to progress. Your application may take around 6 - 9 months to process including vetting, so continue any current employment until you have a final job offer. Before You Apply To work at MI6, you need to be a British citizen or hold dual British nationality. This role requires the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). You can find out more about the vetting process on our website. 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. An interest-free loan via our benevolent fund is available to assist with relocating into privately rented accommodation to take up the offer of employment. Right to Withdraw Statement: 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.