Shrivenham, South East England, SN6 8LA
Job Summary
The Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI) is one of the key operating units of the Defence Academy (DefAc). DCMCI trains the UKs Armed Forces as well as Civil Servants, International Allies and Industry Partners, focusing on the ‘technological edge’, leveraging the technology and information necessary to thrive in an increasingly interconnected, complex and ambiguous strategic and operating environment.
This role is within the Defence Cyber Academy (DCA) in DCMCI.
The Cyber Trainer role is to provide knowledge and skills with practical learning outcomes as a primary deliverer of training for the Defence Cyber Academy’s Cyber Foundation Pathway and Cyber Role training. The role additionally assists in the maintenance and management of all supporting materials, equipment, and classrooms. Role holders are expected to collaborate as required in the development of new learning outcomes.
There is at least 1 post available.
This role is advertised at 37 hours per week and is located at the Defence Academy of the UK, SN6 8LA; the post holder will be expected onsite when teaching as all Defence Cyber Academy courses are delivered face to face. The role is also suitable for a mix of home and office working, which currently expects 60% of the working week onsite.
Job Description
Main responsibilities of the Cyber Trainer role(s) are:
* To provide learning outcomes as a Defence Cyber Academy (DCA) trainer, in support of the Cyber Foundation Pathway (CFP) and Cyber Role Training (CyRT). Such learning may be delivered in an online or traditional classroom environment. Provide suitable lesson planning to support the learning outputs.
* Support the design, development, organisation, management, delivery, and continuous improvement of the curriculum and future courses as they are developed.
* As a DCA Trainer, maintain relevant learning materials and configure teaching environments as required. Support JSP822 documentation requirements as appropriate and keep appropriate records of learning outputs as required.
* Support the compilation of appropriate feedback and statistics and undertaking observations and internal validation as required. Assess other learning programs for suitability of use by DCA in support of requested training or related tasks.
* Undertake learning and development and upskilling as required. This could involve engaging in activities pertinent to the role to maintain currency, corporate knowledge, personal skills. This includes mandatory training.
Main Responsibilities Of The Cyber Trainer Role(s) Are
* To provide learning outcomes as a Defence Cyber Academy (DCA) trainer, in support of the Cyber Foundation Pathway (CFP) and Cyber Role Training (CyRT). Such learning may be delivered in an online or traditional classroom environment. Provide suitable lesson planning to support the learning outputs.
* Support the design, development, organisation, management, delivery, and continuous improvement of the curriculum and future courses as they are developed.
* As a DCA Trainer, maintain relevant learning materials and configure teaching environments as required. Support JSP822 documentation requirements as appropriate and keep appropriate records of learning outputs as required.
* Support the compilation of appropriate feedback and statistics and undertaking observations and internal validation as required. Assess other learning programs for suitability of use by DCA in support of requested training or related tasks.
* Undertake learning and development and upskilling as required. This could involve engaging in activities pertinent to the role to maintain currency, corporate knowledge, personal skills. This includes mandatory training.
Person specification
DCA trainers are responsible for building the cadre of suitably qualified personnel to support the National Cyber Force, Defence Digital Operations and single-Service Cyber units. This is achieved through the delivery of the Cyber Foundation Pathway (CFP) series of courses and the newly developed Cyber Role Training (CyRT).
Applicants will be expected to directly support the delivery outputs of the CFP and CyRT by delivering high quality training. As might be imagined, this is a fast-moving area with frequently updated policy and guidance; DCA is a dynamic and exciting place to work. Upskilling in both technical understanding and educational practice is a constant.
Essential Criteria
* Direct experience of training others, preferably in blended delivery methods.
* Experience of maintaining documentation for learning activities.
* Excellent presentation and communication skills (both written and verbal), strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
* Experience of engaging with others outside of your normal organisational boundaries is vital to this post with its wide-ranging stakeholder mix.
Desirable Criteria
* Candidates experience of training others should be supported by a recognised industry or defence training qualification (DTTT, DTC, DHET, TAP Trainer Diploma, CIPD etc), although a willingness to gain formal recognition soon after joining the team will be accepted.
* Experience of managing blended learning platforms (Moodle/DLE etc) is highly desirable.
* Applicants should have an active interest in cyber; this will be explored at interview.
* Candidates will possess excellent IT skills; ideal if in technical cyber areas (SANS, CISCO, CompTIA ,etc).
* Hold or obtain a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Developing Self and Others
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Developing Self and Others
* Communicating and Influencing
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.
o Highly competitive pension scheme.
o Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service if new to the Civil Service or the Line Manager has the ability to adopt flexible working sooner than the 6 month period.
o With Line Manager agreement move to an alternative Working Patterns (there are 9).
o 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. If by chance you have previously completed service in the Public Sector in the past 5 years, you may be eligible to request 30 days leave immediately. (Evidence will be required).
o In addition to annual leave you will be entitled to 8 Public Bank Holidays per year.
o Professional and Personal Development of skills.
o Minimum of 18 Days Special Paid Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Public Duties commitments (such as a Magistrate).
o Special Paid Leave for community volunteering up to 12 days a year for Special Constables and 6 days a year for other volunteering.
o Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
o Shrivenham has good travel links with free car parking. Other facilities are a Sports & Social club, a Gym complex, stables, a Golf Course and onsite Mess & Retail shops.
o 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. 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.
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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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
This Recruitment Process Will Consist Of Two Parts
1. A written application containing your experience (a CV and a Statement of Suitability [Personal Statement]) and 2 Behaviours drawn from the Civil Service Success Profiles.
2. If your written application is successful, you will be invited to a face-to-face interview where you will be assessed against 2 Behaviours (1 from your application, plus 1 more at interview) plus a 20 minute teaching session to the panel on any aspect of Cyber which interests you, delivered in any way you judge appropriate.
If a large number of applications are received, they will be assessed initially against your CV and Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement). Following this, evidence of experience and training in technical cyber areas (SANS, CISCO, CompTIA ,etc) will be considered to distinguish the order of merit.
Your experience will be assessed individually through your CV and a 500 word Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement).
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:
* Developing Self & Others.
* Communicating and Influencing.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
* Developing Self & Others.
* Working Together.
Candidates will also be asked to deliver a 20 minute teaching session to the panel on any aspect of Cyber which interests you, delivered in any way you judge appropriate.
Behaviours are assessed individually with a 250-word statement. The application form will indicate which behaviour is being assessed. We are looking for evidence using the Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR) methodology.
It is highly recommended you focus by providing one example for each behaviour. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if they are a few years old, using the STAR methodology.
Situation: Briefly describe the background of the situation in which you found yourself.
Task: What you were required to do/chose to do.
Action: What actions you undertook to achieve the tasks. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions led to results.
Result: Use facts and evidence to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.
Please make sure you have consulted the HM Government ‘Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours’ document (available on Gov.uk) to ensure you have understood the relevant Behaviours at Level Higher Executive Officer (HEO).
PLEASE NOTE
Sift to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing. Interviews likely to take place within 3 weeks of Sift.
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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Lauren Hawley
* Email : lauren.hawley102@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. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk. #J-18808-Ljbffr