About the job

Summary

The TRA is one of the first public bodies to be set up to meet the new needs of the UK following its departure from the European Union. We play a central part in ensuring that the international trading environment is fair as well as free, by protecting British businesses from unfair trading practices such as dumping, trade-distorting subsidies and unforeseen surges in imports.

We are growing to be an organisation of over 150 people, with our headquarters in central Reading. It is vital to me that we have a friendly, supportive culture, where you will quickly get to know everyone on first name terms and where you will be helped to realise your full potential. We strive to be an outward-looking organisation, learning from international best practice and looking to add our own distinctive twist, such as developing our digital-first approach to trade remedy investigations. As an arm’s length body that is independent of government, we are passionate about living our values of integrity, expertise, transparency, and inclusion.

We are looking for professionals who bring relevant skills and expertise but who are also eager to learn and develop. Nobody joins the TRA as the finished article. If you believe that you have the experience and qualities to put your stamp on something new and exciting, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Job description

As an Information Management Project Manager you will lead a cross-TRA project, influencing across the organisation to achieve a consensus to establish information management governance, procuring external technical support and account managing that relationship. Working at the strategic heart of our organisation, you will be part of a small team that manages the governance, business planning and corporate functions for the TRA.

Role Purpose

In this role, you will develop and implement a project plan that will provide the foundation for controlling, managing and exploiting our information and data. You will ensure there is strong governance in place to underpin this and be responsible for shaping and championing the culture in TRA on information security. This role will provide an opportunity to lead a project that engages with all teams across the TRA. You will also work directly with the senior leadership team.

The role would suit someone with an information management or governance background looking to develop their project management skills or someone with a project background interested in developing their understanding of information management and governance. There will be learning and development opportunities to support you in this role, including professional development in areas such as information, project and risk management.

Key Accountabilities

Reporting to the Governance and Secretariat Lead, you will:

-Build the knowledge and information management (KIM) project plan, ensuring all KIM work areas are planned;

-Identify KIM risks and dependencies and ensure the risk log is updated monthly;

-Report on milestones to ensure the KIM project plan is on track;

-Lead the review of SharePoint governance for the TRA and develop a change plan, working with all business areas and in partnership with the IT team; this could include commercial procurement of external expertise;

-Create and lead a SharePoint Champions network, providing a forum to support and develop the community of information managers across TRA;

-Develop a plan and process to manage the retention of information assets to meet the requirements of the Public Records Act 1958.

Working Pattern: We offer full-time, part-time, compressed and flexible working.

Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who will make a real impact within our organisation, building effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. You will be well organised and seek to maximise time productively in our fast-moving environment. You will be proactive, enthusiastic and keen to learn.

You are happy to contribute but also confident to challenge constructively, identifying suitable solutions to put forward. In addition, you work well as part of a team.

The following experience is essential for the post and will be assessed throughout the selection process.

Essential:

•Effective communication skills, with the ability to clarify and summarise key issues

•Ability to build rapport and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

•Experience of working under pressure and to tight timelines

•Experience of managing work to ensure stakeholders have assurance on progress and milestones and deliverables are clear and met on time, cost and to a high standard

•Experience of influencing change in process or culture

Desirable Experience:

•Experience of working in an information management role

•Understanding of SharePoint architecture

•Either hold or currently undertaking a project delivery qualification or willingness to undertake one (PRINCE2, MSP, APM or Management of Risk)

•Experience of risk management

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving