Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique. RAF Wyton PE28 2EF, RAF Wittington WS14 9PY, RAF Waddington LN5 9NB, RAF Cranwell NG34 8HB - Other Duty Stations can be considered which will be subject to approval. Job Summary About the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Major Programmes and Projects DIO is part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). We play a vital role in supporting Defence by leading and managing the delivery of what the Armed Forces need to live, work, train and deploy on operations. Major Programme & Project Delivery (MPP) is accountable and responsible for the delivery of infrastructure capital projects to support the Front-Line Commands (FLCs) in the UK and overseas. MPP provides infrastructure project delivery and expert input to the early development of programmes and projects across the FLCs both in the UK and overseas. MPP has adopted the principles of Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) champions them across DIO. About DIO MPP Navy, Air & DE&S (NADES) Directorate The DIO MPP NADES Directorate manages an £8.4bn portfolio of work, covering three distinct customer groups across a dispersed geographic area. This includes all capital construction work undertaken in the UK on behalf of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Defence Equipment and Support as well as elements of the Defence Estates Optimisation programme. The new customer focused NADES directorate strives to build commonality and consistency of service across the portfolio, delivering outstanding service in terms of time, cost and performance, in a safe and responsible manner. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. About DIO View our YouTube video to see more about our work https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0 Job Description Working at the heart of a £350m per annum Capital Infrastructure delivery team, this post sits within the MPP NADES Programme Management Office (PMO). The Reporting and Insights Lead plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, data-driven reporting outputs that support both corporate and customer governance across a diverse stakeholder landscape. Collaborating closely with PMO leadership, the role ensures the provision of accurate, timely, and insightful data artefacts to inform strategic decision-making. It provides oversight and leadership across Reporting, Assurance, Learning From Experience (LFE), Standards, and Data Quality functions, with a strong focus on continuous improvement through data analysis. The post holder will lead the development of programme-level dashboards, enhance management information tools, and drive improvements in data quality and reporting maturity. By analysing delivery data and project change impacts, the role supports forecasting and planning for future programmes of work, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and organisational goals. Working at the heart of a £350m per annum Capital Infrastructure delivery team, this post sits within the MPP NADES Programme Management Office (PMO). The Reporting and Insights Lead plays a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, data-driven reporting outputs that support both corporate and customer governance across a diverse stakeholder landscape. Collaborating closely with PMO leadership, the role ensures the provision of accurate, timely, and insightful data artefacts to inform strategic decision-making. It provides oversight and leadership across Reporting, Assurance, Learning From Experience (LFE), Standards, and Data Quality functions, with a strong focus on continuous improvement through data analysis. The post holder will lead the development of programme-level dashboards, enhance management information tools, and drive improvements in data quality and reporting maturity. By analysing delivery data and project change impacts, the role supports forecasting and planning for future programmes of work, ensuring alignment with customer expectations and organisational goals. Person specification Working within a high-profile capital infrastructure delivery team, the Reporting and Insights Lead will be responsible for: Leading the development and delivery of coherent, data-driven reporting outputs to support the MPP governance drumbeat. Designing and maintaining programme-level dashboards that provide clear visibility of performance and delivery progress. Conducting data analysis to generate actionable insights that drive continuous improvement across the programme. Enhancing existing management information (MI) tools and dashboards to support strategic decision-making. Producing high-quality governance artefacts using validated data for DIO and customer meetings. Delivering regular reports, dashboards, and performance summaries with a focus on clarity, accuracy, and timeliness. Ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and completeness across all reporting outputs. Collaborating with data owners to resolve discrepancies and improve data quality and reporting standards. Overseeing the Gateway Review Pipeline, ensuring actions are tracked and insights are used to strengthen delivery assurance. Leading the collation and analysis of Health & Safety (H&S) and Learning From Experience (LFE) data to inform future project delivery. Managing a small team, including 2 x HEOs and 1 x EO, fostering capability in data and reporting. Essential : Full UK Driving Licence Due to the nature of the role and the team being spread across the UK, there will be a need for travel to various DIO sites. Visits to Construction Sites may be required to remote areas that are inaccessible by other transport means. Licences Full UK Driving Licence Due to the nature of the role and the team being spread across the UK, there will be a need for travel to various DIO sites. Visits to Construction Sites may be required to remote areas that are inaccessible by other transport means. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Leadership We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Managing a Quality Service Changing and Improving Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: P3M23: Independent Assurance 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 average employer contribution of 28.97% Alternative working practices such as working from home Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. 25 days Annual Leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days after 5 years' service Enhanced Parental Leave Most sites have free onsite parking, access to Gyms, Sports & Social clubs, On site shops and subsidised canteens 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/. 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A location specific reserve list will be held for these roles so please ensure you are only selecting the location(s) you are able to work from. 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 stage you will be assessed against your CV, Personal Statement and the following: Behaviours: Managing a Quality Service Changing and Improving At interview you will be assessed against the following: Behaviours: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture. Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical: P3M23: Independent Assurance We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn’t always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order. Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. 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: DBSCivPers-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. The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment. The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. 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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. 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). This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : MPP NADES Business Support Team Email : DIOMPP-NADESBusinessSupport@mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. 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