United Kingdom Job Openings

Ministry of Defence

Business Management Advisor

Portsmouth

FULL TIME & PART TIME

November 14, 2024

Details

Reference number

377931

Salary

£36,530

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Navy

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support
Business Management and Improvement
Finance

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

Contents

Location

About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

Apply and further information

Location

Portsmouth, South East England, PO2 8BY

About the job

Job summary

The Submarine Directorate is a team of Royal Navy officers, civil servants and Contractors. The Business Management function is to support teams based in Portsmouth and London, as well as coordinate with Clyde and Devonport Naval Base business management teams.
The Submarine Directorate is refreshing the operating model. It is likely therefore that the responsibilities of the business management team will evolve.
This position is advertised at 36/37 hours per week TACOS Dependant.

Job description

As HEO Business Support, you will be at the centre of the Royal Navy’s Submarine Directorate supporting its senior leaders and their staff. This is a challenging and rewarding role that requires, drive, energy and initiative plus the ability to communicate effectively across various military ranks and civilian grades. You will be an integral member of the Submarine Directorate business management team and will need to develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members and other stakeholders across the Ministry of Defence.

Person specification

As SM Dir Business Support, you will undertake the following activities:

Support delivery of short term, small, scale projects such as the introduction of Op Model work, secure Directorate requirements for corporate provision of facilities – e.g. desk allocation/ IT.
Monitor and manage mandatory training ensuring all staff are up to date in accordance with policy.
Provide secretariat support for in house meetings.
Monitor and manage various business management trackers ensuring these are kept up to date.

To hold an EPC for the AOR and a CP&F account to order and pay for required items, following the strict policies that come with these.

Support the efficient provision of logistical and administrative arrangements, including travel and accommodation, hospitality, meetings/conferences, and the onboarding/offboarding of personnel.
Own the SM Dir’s Business Continuity Plan and conduct routine Business Impact Analysis as directed by NCHQ.
Support with coordinating Directorate in-year rewards, commendations and honours processes to recognise and incentivise the workforce’s contributions and achievements.

Behaviours

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

Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 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%

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this 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.
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 Policy 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.
Please provide a CV and personal statement required for the sift stage. The statement should demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

CV
Personal Statement
Leadership
Making Effective Decisions
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together

If there are a large number of applications the sift will be completed on the lead behaviour of Managing a Quality Service.

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

Making Effective Decisions
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

Open to UK nationals only.

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 :

Lara Tomlinson

Email :

lara.tomlinson275@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email :

DBSCiv Pers-Resourcing Team3@mod.gov.uk

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