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Knowledge and Information Lead Specialist

Reporting to:
Data Governance, Knowledge, and Information Lead
Team:
Data, Digital and Technology
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
Between £55,504 and £70,922 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus excellent benefits package.
Location:
Brighton/hybrid (6 days per month in the office)
Closing date:
Sunday 5 January 2025

Job ref: 211896

TPR grade: Grade 7 - Lead Specialist

About us

More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.

Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.

It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.

Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.

We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.

Role

Our Data, Digital and Technology vision is to be a catalyst for pensions innovation and regulatory effectiveness. We’re using digital, data, and technology to revolutionise pension regulation, making it more efficient, secure, transparent, and customer-centred.

Our data team has accountability for the data estate and is responsible for the organisation’s approach to data. We're data-enabled, not data-driven: we work with engineers, product managers, and other disciplines to understand how data can best support the needs of the organisation and ultimately savers.

We are on a fast-paced journey, and in recent years TPR has gone through significant technological and business change, including having fully migrated to Microsoft Azure. As part of these new systems, we have an enterprise-scale Azure data platform and engineering capability.

We are seeking an experienced Information Management Specialist to join our team. In this role, you will apply your expert knowledge of information management principles and systems, including Microsoft Purview, CoPilot, and SharePoint, to effectively manage and share our information assets. You will ensure compliance with relevant legislation, certifications, and standards, and set the direction for knowledge and information management within our organization, aligning with our policies and goals.

Responsibilities

As Knowledge and Information Management Lead Specialist, you’ll be responsible for.

  • Information management: Apply expert knowledge of information management principles and systems to manage and share information assets.
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, certifications, and standards.
  • Strategic direction: Set the direction for knowledge and information management, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
  • Change management: Drive change management processes, influencing decisions and engaging with stakeholders.
  • Policy development: Develop and implement policies related to the use of information management tools and systems.
  • Governance: Contribute to and drive outcomes from internal governance committees and processes.
  • Record keeping: Implement best practices for record keeping, including cataloguing sharing requests and managing data assets.
  • Team leadership: Manage and lead a team member working on knowledge and information management, including eDiscovery duties.

Essential and desirable criteria

Essential

  • In-depth understanding of various knowledge management systems, including Microsoft Purview, CoPilot, and SharePoint.
  • Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation and standards, including the Data Protection Act, GDPR, and ISO27001.
  • Expert understanding of information lifecycle management principles and practices.
  • Proficient in identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing information assets.
  • Ability to promote a collaborative and learning culture within the organisation.
  • Strong awareness of legal and ethical considerations in information management.
  • Experience in managing and leading in a technical environment to solve problems related to role-based access, security classification, and data retention.
  • Proficient knowledge of ISO15489 for the creation, capture, and management of records.

Desirable

  • Data governance experience.
  • Relational database management skills.
  • Experience in the pensions industry.

Person specification

  • Proactive and flexible.
  • Ability to prioritise and use initiative.
  • Problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Communication skills at all levels.
  • Leadership skills.

Salary and benefits

As well as a salary between £55,504 and £70,922, we offer:

  • Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
  • discretionary bonus arrangements
  • access to performance related pay progression
  • 25 days annual leave provision
  • flexible working arrangements
  • development opportunities
  • enhanced parental leave arrangements
  • a free employee assistance programme
  • an excellent office location in Brighton

How to apply

To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 211896 along with:

  • a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
  • a copy of your CV
  • details of your notice period

Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.

TPR is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.

Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.