Senior Information and Records Manager

Vacancy Details
Vacancy Title: Senior Information and Records Manager


Job Information
Agency: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Business area: Digital and Data
Number of jobs available: 1
Line management responsibilities?: Yes


Locations
Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham(Garretts Green) or Uxbridge.

You can be based at any of the above locations, however if your chosen location is Yeading/Uxbridge please note:

This role is advertised as being based in Uxbridge; however, the contractual base will be Yeading.

While estate works are being carried out at the Yeading site, all roles will be temporarily located in Uxbridge. Successful applicants will therefore begin their employment at the Uxbridge location.

Please be aware that all employees will be required to work from the Yeading site once it reopens in 2028.

Employees based at Uxbridge will receive a London Weighting allowance of £4,000. This allowance will continue when the location moves to Yeading.

Contract details
Contract type: Permanent Choose an item.
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job-share, Flexible working
Job grade: Senior Executive Officer
Salary minimum: £44,241
More details: Candidates based in Yeading will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000

The Advert

Job summary

Would you love to be a key player in a project supporting DVSA to make best use of collaboration tools like Teams, SharePoint and Outlook?

Can you help people manage information and records with confidence through providing firm, clear guidance and training?

Do you fancy leading a small, close knit and supportive team?

Then this could be the job for you!

Join DVSA and help shape how information is managed across the organisation. As part of this role, you will support the effective management of information and records throughout their lifecycle, ensuring they are secure, accessible, easy to find, and appropriately disposed of when no longer needed.

You'll work with colleagues across a range of business areas, providing advice and support to help them manage information effectively for operational activities and projects. Your work will contribute to improving efficiency, supporting compliance, and enabling better decision-making across DVSA.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers

Job description

The postholder will work with colleagues and business units across DVSA, providing advice and guidance so that colleagues are confident to manage information in a way that complies with legislation, DVSA policy and good practice.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Develop and manage processes to support collaborative working in the Agency's chosen systems for information and knowledge exchange (MS365 tools including Team, SharePoint and OneDrive)
• Provide a good quality records management service for the Traffic Commissioners, liaising closely with the Office of the Traffic Commissioners to understand their needs.
• Lead and manage a diverse team, supporting their continuing professional and personal development, to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge to provide a good quality records management service. Be responsible for wellbeing within the team.
• Lead involvement in any DVSA projects for records management practices, including writing business cases to seek resources
• Identify, record and manage risks relating to records management to support the Senior Information Risk Owner.
• Lead on the development and maintenance of records management policies and procedure documents,

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Open Sessions: Would you like to find out more about the role, the team and what it's like to work in our department? If so, we are organising an open session where you can virtually 'meet the team' on 22^nd July 2026 at 12:00. Sign up here

Person Specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience of providing clear guidance to people
• Experience of building and managing good quality relationships
• Experience of working with collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive; Google Workspace)

Additional Information

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

Occassional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Offered Benefits

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

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

Find out more about the benefits of working at DfT and its agencies (opens in a new window).

Selection Process Details

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience - you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (750-word count).

Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

• Experience of providing clear guidance to people
• Experience of building and managing good quality relationships
• Experience of working with collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive; Google Workspace)

The sift will take place week commencing 3^rd August 2026.

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Behaviours -

• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

Experience -

• Experience of providing clear guidance to people
• Experience of building and managing good quality relationships
• Experience of working with collaboration tools (e.g. Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive; Google Workspace)

The interviews will take place week commencing 17^th August 2026.

This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site (opens in a new window).

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Further information on the selection process

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

We will also hold a 12 reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. You can read more about our reserve lists here.

Should we receive a large number of applications, we may invite a shortlist of the highest performing candidates to interview. This means that some applications that meet the required standard could be placed 'on hold' after the sift and invited to interview if the vacant position(s) remain unfilled. You will be notified if your application is being put 'on hold' once the sift has been completed.

Appointments for this position will be made in order of merit. If you are successful in the selection process but there are no further available posts for the advertised role, you may be contacted to discuss an offer for a lower graded role (with similar experience and responsibility requirements).

If you are unsuccessful in the selection process, your application may be considered for a lower graded position if your demonstrated skills and experience meet the requirements of the alternative position. Candidates will be considered in order of merit.

AI Tools and Platforms

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

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.