Information Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Hereford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government job platform is seeking an Information Manager in Hereford to lead the Information Management team. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with information security practices, manage SharePoint sites, and conduct access control. Experience with operational record keeping and knowledge in information management tools is essential. Remote working can be discussed during interviews.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing information management teams.
• Proven ability to enforce information security principles.
• Familiarity with operational record keeping requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the IM team and enforce compliance with information security policies.
• Develop SharePoint sites and enhanced information sharing practices.
• Conduct rigorous access control management and permission reviews.

Tools

SharePoint

Office 365

Active Directory

Job description

The role of the Information Manager is to manage the IM team, working with various information management tools (including SharePoint and Office 365 products) across classifications and systems to conduct information management and exploitation activities.

As an Information Manager you will:

Work to the HEO Information Manager to ensure that the three core principles of information security (confidentiality, availability and integrity) are adhered to by the IM team and wider unit.
Work with the Information Management professionals in the unit to actively promote the use of effective IM practices, enforcing policy and ensuring that personnel understand the importance of effective information management and comply with the Operational Record Keeping (ORK) requirements.
Develop and maintain SharePoint sites and other information sharing platforms ensuring compliance with both the need-to-know and need-to-share principles.
Conduct rigorous access control management utilising Active Directory and other software, liaising with information owners and complying with all access control policies. Conduct regular permission reviews to ensure information assurance compliance and retain a full change history for audit purposes.
Comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practice to ensure a consistent, standardised approach to information management throughout the unit.
Work with personnel to ensure information is created, captured, stored, distributed, utilised, retained and disposed of in the correct manner.
Work with personnel across the unit to capture user requirements in order to develop information management ways of working and enhance information exploitation activities.
Enforce compliance with MoD directives, policy and legislative requirements.
Raise any identified risks to the HEO Information Manager in order to inform the Senior Information Officer (SIO) to mitigate and elevate as appropriate.
Participate in knowledge sharing forums, deliver training sessions and briefs to users of varied skill levels in order to upskill the workforce, raise awareness of information management ways of working, and increase compliance requirements awareness.
Maintain the unit IM plan and write policy detailing new ways of working for the unit.
Champion a change culture for information management to improve existing ways of working and embrace new technologies being delivered.
Work with HEO Information Manager to ensure new technologies are secured and used correctly in line with policy and direction.
Line management of 1 x Civilian Information Support Assistant.

Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.

Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.