Overview
Position: Records & Retention Officer
Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience.
Division: Digital Transformation
Location: Hybrid – Reading UK
Description
As a Records & Retention Officer 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
* 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.
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