Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Leeds
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Role summary
We’re looking for a Vetting Administrator to join our Vetting team responsible for the management of National Security clearances held by BAE Systems Digital Intelligence's employees and contractors, based onsite at our Leeds office. This role is responsible for ensuring that clearance applications are completed in a timely and accurate manner, and that current clearances are maintained efficiently in order to support Business Operations. Working within the Security function, this role contributes to securing BAE Systems Digital Intelligence against the ever evolving threats against the organisation.
What you'll be doing
- Managing clearance applications for employees and contracted staff in accordance with government guidelines and client specific processes.
- Managing leaver’s notifications on client networks when employees and contractors leave the business.
- Liaising with staff to ensure clearance administration is completed in accordance with agreed SLAs.
- Managing incoming and outgoing visitors for secure areas and client sites.
- Building good working relationships with key clients and vetting authorities.
- Ensure a working knowledge and experience of all responsibilities of the NS Clearances team to ensure continuity in the absence of a team member.
What we're looking for
- Must be a UK National eligible to receive DV Clearance.
- Ability to work with the highest level of discretion and integrity as the role involves working with a considerable volume of sensitive and personal information.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills, with experience of delivering briefs and presentations.
- Sound experience of working with Microsoft Office.
- The ability to work independently; this role is located at a different site to the wider team.
- Previous security clearance / vetting administration experience within the National Security or Defence sector is desirable but not essential.
Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day.
By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.
Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.
Division overview: Functions
At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and the business could not operate without all the dedicated work of our Functions teams. From Finance & Operations through Communications & Marketing, to HR and Site Operations and more, our Functions teams enable our divisions to implement ground-breaking digital transformations and crucial defence software.
As part of Functions, you will be supporting and partnering with our global business from the backline, being a strategic advisor within your specialist area, and ensuring the business runs smoothly and efficiently. We all have a role to play in defending our clients; and this is yours.
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