Vetting Officer

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