AMS PSR

On behalf of Government Legal Department, we are looking for a Knowledge Systems Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based Hybrid in either the London or Leeds office.

As a Knowledge Systems Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Leading the team who own and maintain GLD’s knowledge systems (three document and legal knowledge search platforms using SharePoint, WordPress and Sitecore technologies and a document automation tool), including line management responsibilities, establishing clear priorities and setting performance and project objectives for the team.
• Working with system users and content creators, to ensure the systems are effective and content meets needs, including accessibility requirements.
• Finding innovative ways to make use of the systems currently available to meet the changing needs of the organisation.
• Project managing improvements to our current systems and working with a variety of stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes and value for money.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external technology experts and acting as the link between these experts and system users.
• Working across K&I and wider Knowledge and Learning Communities to support and engage users across GLD and the GLP, including delivering training.
• Contributing to K&I projects which benefit from a systems perspective and ensuring that conversations across the group which involves knowledge systems are joined up so that the Division work in a collaborative way. Supporting senior stakeholders (including Board level) in their strategic work to design the future direction of GLD’s knowledge and learning systems to ensure they support a national GLD and are fit for the future.

Essential:

• Strong understanding of knowledge data in professional services, legal or government, line management experience.
• Must of come from a Data knowledge systems background as will be working closely with digital team.
• Strong Stakeholder management skills

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GLD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

GLD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".