Records and Retention Officer

Records & Retention Officer

Salary

Offering up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience.

Division

Digital Transformation

Location

Hybrid - Reading UK

Description

As a Records & Retention Office you will be responsible for overseeing the management, organization, and compliance of electronic and paper-based records. You will help develop retention policies, ensure adherence to data regulations, and educate staff on effective records management.

What you'll be doing as a Records & Retention Officer

Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements, including OFWAT, Freedom of Information, and the Data Protection Act (GDPR).
Oversee the management of electronic and paper-based records at Thames Water, ensuring compliance with agreed data retention standards.
Develop new records management standards.
Educate staff on effective records management.
Establish and manage the clients record management system.Base Location: Reading - Hybrid.

Working Pattern: 36 Hours.

What you should bring to the role

We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas. We're looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don't want to just be another cog in the machine.
Experience in leading a records management function.
Understand data lifecycle management, data modelling and align data initiatives with business objectives.
Effective negotiation and influence abilities across all levels.
Knowledge of cutting-edge data quality practices. Ability to assess data usage and ensure alignment with business goals.What's in it for you?

Competitive Salary of up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience.
Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and well-being, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance