Vetting Administrator

Job title: Vetting Administrator

Location: Preston (Channel Way)– We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £31,560 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide a security vetting service to all internal and external customers, ensuring that service excellence is maintained and all vetting applicants’ information and queries are processed professionally and efficiently.
• Assist customers regarding vetting requirements, standards and policy. To ensure enquiries are dealt with considering data protection / security in relation to disclosure of information
• Ensure legitimate access to HMG and company information / assets is adhered to in compliance with the BAE Systems Security Policy Framework, Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), BAE Systems associated security policies and procedures, and BAE Systems Security Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Perform document checks for accuracy and record on appropriate databases and systems in accordance with procedures and guidelines.
• Initiation and sponsorship of electronic applications to individuals via National Security Vetting portal with provision of guidance notes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous vetting or security administration experience
• Experience of HR Systems
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload

Desirable:

• Experience of Successfactors, Taleo, GTI

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Vetting Team:

A professional team supporting BAE Systems by completing Vetting activities. You will be part of a team that bridges the Security and HR world, which can give oversight and potential opportunity with varied work within a set of admin processes.

You will be able to gain insight and knowledge from Government and BAE polices and take the correct actions to get individuals up and running within BAE. This role will allow you the opportunity to work in the rewarding space of Vetting, and help being the initial driving force within BAE that allows the whole business to function.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 4th April 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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