MERITUS Talent are working with one of Europe's leading defence organisations for the recruitment of a Vetting Officer to join their Stevenage office on a contract basis
Security Vetting Administrator - Contract - Stevenage - Hybrid (3/2) - up to 12 Months - £20 per hour via Umbrella - SC Clearance Prior To Commencing Engagement
What you will be doing:
1. Support Recruitment in obtaining security clearances and checks for all new employees.
2. Supporting with the management of confidential and complex vetting enquiries.
3. Be point of contact for vetting issues/problems.
4. Liaise with UKSV and other external agencies when appropriate.
5. Work with external IT platform to obtain and update security clearances.
6. Lead on departmental projects for successful implementation to meet deadlines.
What experience and skills do you need?
7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
8. Customer service experience and excellent work ethic, motivated and enthusiastic
9. Ability to work as part of a team and within the wider security department and able to work under pressure and prioritise work as required
10. Experienced on the use of electronic Vetting Databases and multi IT platforms
11. Able to act in the strictest of confidence with personal sensitive data - integrity is paramount
12. Must be able to obtain national security vetting and BPSS
13. Ability to challenge, negotiate and problem solve when required
14. Willingness to learn new standards and processes to apply best practice security