Vetting Administrator, Barrow in Furness

**About the role**:
**Join Our Team as a Vetting Administrator in Barrow-in-Furness**

**Are you detail-oriented, organized, and passionate about ensuring the highest standards of security and compliance? We are looking for a dedicated Vetting Administrator to join our dynamic team in Barrow-in-Furness.**

**In this role, you will play a crucial part in our vetting process, ensuring that all personnel meet the necessary security requirements.**

**As the guardian of our Personnel Security policies, you'll manage risk assessments, NSV implementation, and Aftercare with finesse.**

**The role**
- **Ensuring compliance with IPSA requirements, UK Government standards, and relevant legislation.**:

- **From interpreting security controls to delivering overseas briefs, you'll be the linchpin in our security framework.**:

- **Day to day management and delivery of Personnel Security policies, procedures, risk assessments and associated security processes.**:

- **Responsible for implementation of National Security Vetting (NSV), through systematic liaison with UK Security Vetting (UKSV).**:

- **Managing Aftercare within the company and any subordinate organisations that the company provides sponsorship for, in accordance with Industry Personnel Security Assurance (IPSA) requirements.**:

- **Ensure that all Aftercare activities are managed and undertaken promptly and effectively, liaising with HR and welfare organisations within the company as necessary.**:

- **Ensure that the company’s Personnel Security business processes are compliant with relevant legislation, and that the company operates according to the principles embedded in relevant UK Government standards.**:

- **Interpret, implement and monitor security controls for the appropriate maintenance of Personnel Security for security cleared employees either in the employment of the company or subcontractor. Develop and maintain a Personnel Security Risk Register where risks are identified, documented, tracked, mitigated and monitored.**:

- **Overall responsibility for pre-vetting checks (BPSS) and subsequent NSV processes. Deliver overseas security briefs, as appropriate, to security cleared staff travelling overseas.**

**What we offer you**:

- ** **Working Monday to Friday, from 08:00 to 16:00, you'll benefit from a consistent and predictable schedule that allows you to make the most of your evenings and weekends**:

- ** **Earn a competitive rate of **£14.58 per hour**, reflecting the value we place on your skills and dedication.**:

- **A friendly and supportive work environment.**:

- **Online training to develop your skills and advance your career.**:

- **Financial benefits: Company pension, life assurance, mortgage advice, and more.**:

- **Wellbeing support: Dental and physical health plans, plus learning and development opportunities.**:

- **Exclusive discounts: Car leasing schemes, high-street brands, online shopping, and even Costco membership**

**Essential Skills**:
**Requirements for this role**

**Essential**
- **Must have ability to receive National Security Clearance at SC Level**:

- **Right to work in the UK with a 5 year checkable history (enhanced screening required)**:

- **Must be a British national and have lived in the UK for the past 5 years (this is due to the nature of the site and requirement for additional screening)**:

- **A basic DBS is required for the role**:

- **Good communication and database user skills, conversant with the use of Excel, Word and Microsoft 365.**:

- **General understanding of Data Protection and GDPR principles**:

- **Able to resolve conflicting priorities and escalations using own initiative.**:

- **Knowledge in the use of UKSV system (NSVS) relevant to staff, contractors and sub-contractors.**:

- **Conversant with the BPSS process and capable of implementing and managing the process for numerous contractors and sub-contractors.**

**Desirable**
- **Experience with the maintenance of vetting records and management of associated Personnel Security Risk Registers.**:

- **Conversant with IPSA Accreditation and requirements of Aftercare and Aftercare reporting protocols.