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MERITUS Talent are working with one of Europe's leading defence organisations for the recruitment of a Vetting Officer to join their Stevenage office on a contract basis
Security Vetting Administrator - Contract - Stevenage - Hybrid (3/2) - up to 12 Months - £20 per hour via Umbrella - SC Clearance Prior To Commencing Engagement
What you will be doing:
- Support Recruitment in obtaining security clearances and checks for all new employees.
- Supporting with the management of confidential and complex vetting enquiries.
- Be point of contact for vetting issues/problems.
- Liaise with UKSV and other external agencies when appropriate.
- Work with external IT platform to obtain and update security clearances.
- Lead on departmental projects for successful implementation to meet deadlines.
What experience and skills do you need?
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Customer service experience and excellent work ethic, motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work as part of a team and within the wider security department and able to work under pressure and prioritise work as required
- Experienced on the use of electronic Vetting Databases and multi IT platforms
- Able to act in the strictest of confidence with personal sensitive data - integrity is paramount
- Must be able to obtain national security vetting and BPSS
- Ability to challenge, negotiate and problem solve when required
- Willingness to learn new standards and processes to apply best practice security
