Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Administration / Corporate Support
Digital
Annualised hours, Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
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Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ
At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver.
To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partners premises for 60% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home-based working.
This is a non-contractual arrangement.
The Dstl Records Manager is responsible for setting and maintaining the organisations standards for records management. This includes ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, embedding best practice, and safeguarding Dstls corporate memory and heritage.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
In this role you will:
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Oversee the management of digital and/or paper-based records.
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Design, develop and review filing systems and undertake records surveys.
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Establish retention and disposal schedules.
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Liaise with archivists to identify and transfer records to the archive.
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Advise on new records management policies, providing a framework to guide staff in the management of their records.
Please see full Job profile attached at the bottom of this page
We are looking for someone who has:
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Written and verbal communication skills to deal with senior colleagues, suppliers and contractors
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Team working skills and the ability to form strong relationships with colleagues across different areas of the business such as archives, IT services and data protection/governance.
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The ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
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Negotiation skills to persuade senior colleagues to follow agreed record storing guidelines.
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Problem-solving and analytical skills to develop an understanding of how your organisation works and build integrated records systems.
Please see the full Job description attached at the bottom of this page
Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.
For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require Developed Vetting and you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
Alongside your salary of £50,066, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £14,504 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .
Benefits
Dstls full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team [email protected] and we will do all we can to support you.
At the application stage we will be assessing the essential criteria against your submitted application against the essential criteria outlined in the job profile.
Sifting will take place week commencing 31st August with interviews to be held face to face at Dstl Porton Down from week commencing 28th September.
Your interview will consist of a behavioural and technical interview and will include a presentation. Details of the presentation will be provided to candidates who are invited to interview.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email
[email protected] stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.
