Navy Command- CTP Senior Information Manager

Job summary

At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the authority for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine capability, the Submarine Directorate oversees one of the most complex and critical elements of UK defence. Covering everything from in‑service management to long‑term fleet modernisation, the directorate ensures the Submarine Flotilla remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet national security requirements.

Clyde Transformation Programme (CTP) is a Navy Command programme delivering critical infrastructure at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde to support the Royal Navy’s current and future submarine fleet. The programme includes new-build facilities, refurbishment of existing assets, and delivery of a resilient out-of-water engineering capability. The programme is supported by an Integrated Programme Management Office (IPMO) which provides common standards, governance and assurance across sub‑programmes.

You’ll be based at Kentigern House in Glasgow, a key Ministry of Defence hub in the west of Scotland. It provides a central location for a range of defence teams, supporting critical programme delivery and collaboration across the organisation. Its position in the heart of Glasgow offers strong links to wider defence activity, enabling effective engagement with stakeholders while contributing to the city’s vibrant professional community.

For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Are you passionate about helping people make better decisions through trusted information? Do you enjoy improving the way organisations manage, protect and use information? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Navy Command as a Senior Information Manager. You'll play a key role in improving how information is managed across a major transformation programme, ensuring that important information is accessible, secure, well-governed and used effectively. In return, you'll benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities, a supportive team environment, and the chance to make a real impact on the delivery of critical defence programmes.

As a Senior Information Manager, you'll support the governance, management and protection of information across the programme. Working within the Integrated Programme Management Office (IPMO), you'll help establish consistent ways of working, improve compliance with information management requirements and provide assurance that information is being managed effectively.

You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Ministry of Defence, delivery partners and suppliers to improve the visibility, ownership and quality of information. You'll also lead a small team, providing direction, support and development to help deliver programme objectives.

Your work will help reduce information risk, strengthen information governance and ensure trusted information is available to support effective decision-making and programme delivery.

Person specification

What you will be doing:

• Lead the development and improvement of information management processes, ensuring information is well-organised, accessible and effectively used across the programme.
• Provide expert advice on information governance, records management, security and data protection, helping teams comply with policy and legal requirements.
• Manage information risks and assurance activities, including audits, reviews and performance reporting, to improve compliance and reduce risk.
• Oversee information systems and collaborative working environments, ensuring information is secure, properly controlled and easy to find.
• Build strong relationships across the programme, supply chain and wider Defence community, promoting good information management practices and continuous improvement

To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience working within large, complex programmes or projects, ideally in a Defence or government environment.
• Strong knowledge of information management, information governance, records management or data management, and experience implementing effective ways of working.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• An understanding of information governance requirements, including information security, data protection and records management principles.
• The ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of teams, partners and suppliers across multiple locations.

Desirable:

• APM/ MSP qualifications

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Personal & professional development
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to a confidential, professional support service
• Discount schemes
• Bicycle / season-ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. During the initial period, you may be asked to attend more frequently to get familiar with the site, team, and responsibilities.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This inclu