Knowledge and Information Management Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Department for Transport

Department for Transport
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Salary:

- £32,603
  • National minimum: £32,60
  • London minimum: £36,466
    Job grade:
  • Higher Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed term
    Length of employment:
  • 6 Months
    Business area:
  • DFT
  • Corporate Delivery Group (CDG)
  • Digital
, Information & Security Directorate
Type of role:
  • Digital
  • Knowledge and Information Management
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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    About the job


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    Location

    • Birmingham, Hastings, Leeds, LondonAbout the job

    Job summary:


    We are looking for a Knowledge and Information Management Advisor to join the Knowledge and Information (KIM) Team on a fixed-term basis.

    The KIM team are part of the cross-government KIM profession, we are responsible for:

    • Setting department policy on knowledge and information management;
    • Working across DfT to provide advice, guidance and promote best practice;
    • Ensuring that the department is compliant with the Public Records Act and other information rights legislation;
    • Delivering training and support to a network of Local Information Managers enabling them to effectively manage information in their teams;

    Job description:

    In the KIM Advisor role, you will be responsible for:

    • Supporting Local Information Managers (LIMs) in a director-general group guiding them to build good information management practices in their area
    • Training and supporting LIMs in their role
    • Developing and delivering training packages, drafting guidance and ensuring guidance is kept up to date.
    • Attending team meetings and cascades to sell the benefits of good information management.
    • Working with the wider KIM team to continually improve the services offered to the wider department.
    • Building new and amending sites on SharePoint and migrating information ensuring that sensitive information is protected.
    • Keeping up to date on changes to SharePoint and the M365 suite and understanding the impact on KIM.

    Person specification:


    • You will be working as part of a team of four KIM Advisors each with your own area of responsibility within the business.
    • We are looking for a selfstarter with KIM experience who can hit the ground running.
    • To thrive in this role you will have excellent digital skills as well as an aptitude for building strong, professional relationships.
    • You will have a good working knowledge of SharePoint and the M365 suite and use your skills to keep up to date with changes and understand how this will have an impact on KIM within the department.

    Additional Information


    A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.

    Occasional travel to other DfT offices will be required.


    Behaviours:

    We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

    • Communicating and Influencing
    • Working Together
    • Changing and Improving
    • Making Effective Decisions

    Benefits:

    Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

    We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

    Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport

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    Selection process details:


    • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
      How to Apply
    Within your CV and Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of the following:

    • An understanding of Knowledge and Information management principles.
    • Excellent digital skills including a good working knowledge of SharePoint and the M365 suite.
    • Experience of developing and delivering guidance and training.

    Sift & Interview Dates
    The sift is due to take place
    from 23rd April 2024.
    Interviews are due to take place
    from 6th May 2024.


    This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

    We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

    The selection process will be designed specifically for the role.

    As a result, your assessment will include:

    • An interview.


    You're encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

    The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. Th
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