Information Assurance Manager

434010 Information Assurance Manager

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 9th November 2025

Location:
Swansea (Hybrid)

Salary:
£35,663 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type:
Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

You will be highly consultive with the ability to provide information assurance support to delivery teams and the wider business, ensuring the processes we use to secure our data meet regulatory and legislative requirements. You will review and assure new and existing data processing activities providing the Information Asset Owner (IAO) Project Manager, DVLA Chief Data Officer, SIRO and DVLA Data Protection Manager (DPM) with the assurances and risk profile in order to inform any decision making.

This is a great opportunity to work in a diverse and varied role, which not only offers exposure to both Internal and External stakeholders but also provides the chance to gain an excellent understanding of DVLA at an organisational level.

Top Responsibilities

• Developing DPIAs in respect of high-risk processing activities in accordance with UKGDPR, incorporating related legislation and guidelines and associated guidance issued by relevant regulatory authorities, through to ensuring timely sign off by relevant parties including the Information Asset Owner (IAO).
• Providing advice and guidance to Operational Service Management, Service Designers, Project Managers and other relevant stakeholders, to ensure compliance with the UKGDPR legal requirement, to ensure Privacy by Design and Default and assure data processing activities.
• Managing requests to share or process personal data in line with agreed governance, ensuring there is a legal gateway to do so, data protection principles are adhered to, and data is protected accordingly, and incidents managed under the relevant controller/processor responsibilities.
• Providing a positive stakeholder / customer experience, through the understanding of often complex and diverse legal, regulatory and data security requirements to ensure a quality of service and undertake regular self-assessments to improve customer / stakeholder service.

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.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

For this role, you will need to be a highly proactive individual who can evidence strong stakeholder management skills. You will have an ability to analyse and understand complex information and relay it effectively to all stakeholders, whether that be in written or verbal format.

With your excellent communications skills, you will have the confidence to challenge and influence your stakeholders. You will be a strong advocate of change and continuous improvement, contributing to the development and continual improvement of the service you and the wider team provide, driving close collaboration between all.

Excellent organisational skills are required, and you will be able to manage and filter workflow as well as organise and prioritise your work to maximise productivity and achieve all deadlines

If you have not already achieved the qualifications listed in the role profile, you will be required to work towards obtaining these whilst in post.

How to Apply

Read the full job description and apply here

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 9th November 2025