United Kingdom Job Openings

Ministry of Defence

DIO - Strategic Compliance Manager

FULL TIME

November 18, 2024

Details

Reference number

378202

Salary

£44,590

Allowances are applicable for some sites e.g. London Weighting

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Type of role

Estates
Property

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

Contents

Location

About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

We wish to be flexible on choice of duty station which can be discussed at interview

About the job

Job summary

We are looking for a forward-thinking, collaborative and self-motivated Strategic Compliance Manager (SCM) with particular expertise in Gas, to join our team. The SCM ensures that the Defence Estate meets the required compliance standards, making it safe and fit for purpose. The post holder is accountable for the overall management and leadership of Gas, one of the six strategic compliance areas. Travel is required between sites to review projects, infrastructure and local issues.
The successful candidate will lead a range of compliance-focused operational challenges – putting safety first, implementing long-term compliance improvement plans, upskilling local teams, identifying opportunities towards Net Zero, to name a few. Everything done will be in support of a safe and compliant estate and to support the strategic goals of the military.
We fully support flexible working and will consider the needs of successful candidates to ensure that the right work-life balance is achieved subject to operational needs. DIO is a multiple award-winning smarter working organisation that has successfully applied flexible working best practice, supported by digital technology and modern workspaces that will give you the opportunity to enjoy a health work-life balance in a collaborative working environment.
If found successful and subject to availability, you will be offered one or more locations as your base office. You will be required to work from this specific office on a regular basis, however, you will also be required to travel to other sites within your regional and wider DIO estate. You will be asked to confirm your preferred base location at application. We will endeavour to be flexible where possible on choice of site.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Provide direct support and proactive advice to site teams on their specific area of expertise (gas)
Taking the lead in carrying out compliance investigations to ensure contractors align with their contractual obligations and deliver in a consistent manner across the Region.
Implement compliance recommendations put forward by senior customer stakeholders
Formulate strategies to continually improve compliance
Lead and mitigate key compliance risks
Lead the provision of external technical support interface and coordination with expert include Subject Matter Experts
Work alongside site teams in identifying future work programmes producing a coherent continuous improvement bid for customers in the next financial year.
Work with commercial team members where a contractual scope issue arises
Work as an active member of the team supervising compliance in accordance with MOD and DIO policy and guidance
Ensure pro-active action in the case of non-compliance by partners

Person specification

A relevant gas qualification and relevant and recent experience in a compliance role in a construction, infrastructure, engineering environment
Experience of working in a property management (or similar) organisation including managing gas
An understanding and compliance with estate and property related legislative, statutory, regulatory and professional requirements.

Licences

Full driving licence is required to visit multiple sites, sometimes requiring an overnight stay, at sites which are not accessible by public transport

Behaviours

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

Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 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.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 words)
At sift you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following behaviour:

Managing a Quality Service

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

Communicating and Influencing
Changing and Improving

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.
Application sifting is expected to take place during week commencing 24 November 2024.
Interviews are currently expected to take place on MS Teams and to be conducted during week commencing 1 December 2024.
A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
To assist with your application please find attached below:

DIO Candidate Information Guide
DIO Candidate Information Guide (Accessible version)

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 :

colin.streater100@mod.gov.uk

Email :

colin.streater100@mod.gov.uk

Telephone :

07780 705303

Recruitment team

Email :

DBSCiv Pers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

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