United Kingdom Job Openings

Ministry of Defence

AO Postal Messenger

Shefford

FULL TIME & PART TIME

November 14, 2024

Details

Reference number

373358

Salary

£24,985

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Administrative Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Strategic Command - Defence Intelligence Training Group

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Chicksands, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PR

About the job

Job summary

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Postal Messenger to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of mail and parcels within our organisation. You will supervise and mentor the E2 Messenger while ensuring that the Post Room operates efficiently and in compliance with Unit Postal Standing Orders, Local Security Regulations, and JSP 367.
Your responsibilities will include managing the handling and distribution of classified and accountable items, liaising with civilian agencies, and providing guidance on the proper usage of Official Mail services. Additionally, you will act as the Post Room Radiation Protection Officer and serve as the focal point for Health and Safety issues within the Post Room. This is a crucial role that ensures smooth communication and operations within our organisation.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

Job description

Collect and deliver internal and external mail and packages promptly and efficiently.
Maintain accurate records of deliveries and collections.
Supervision and Mentoring:
Supervise, mentor, and develop the E2 Messenger to ensure effective performance.
Post Room Management:
Ensure the Post Room operates in compliance with Unit Postal Standing Orders, Local Security Regulations, and JSP 367, including:
Correct handling and distribution of classified and accountable items.
Proper handling of Royal Mail, Defence Mail, and Courier deliveries.
Compliance with regulations for internal and external mail dispatch.
Liaise with civilian agencies, including Royal Mail, Parcel Force, and DMC.
Guidance and Compliance:
Provide guidance to Unit personnel regarding the correct usage of Official Mail services and address potential infringements.
Health and Safety Responsibilities:
Act as the Post Room Radiation Protection Officer, ensuring safety protocols are adhered to.
Serve as the focal point for Health and Safety issues within the Post Room.
Additional Tasks:
Perform any additional tasks as assigned by the line management chain.

Person specification

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Strong organisational skills.
Proficient IT skills, including word-processing, and spreadsheets.
Willingness to learn and adapt to changing processes.
Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines.

Behaviours

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

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,985, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,238 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

This Post is office based
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 includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCiv Pers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name :

Maj John Howlett

Email :

JITG-HQ-RAO-RAO@mod.gov.uk

Telephone :

03001594772

Recruitment team

Email :

DBSCiv Pers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

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