Falkland Islands
Job Summary
The role will provide the job holder with excellent career development opportunities within the Health, Safety and Environmental Protection (HS&EP) subject in a unique operational environment safeguarding the relationship with a complex set of stakeholders; Military, Civil Service, Defence Contractors and the Falkland Islands Government (FIG).
Operating under Strategic Command (UKStratCom), International Global Defence Network (IGDN), the mission of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) is to deter any military aggression against the South Atlantic Overseas Territories (Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and Ascension Island), to protect the right to self-determination of the Falkland Islands and to reassure the local population. BFSAI also have operational responsibility for Ascension Island Base for which this post will also be responsible for and provide regular assurance visits.
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. Because 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
The role of Theatre Waste Manager (TWM) is appointed to provide evidence-based Waste Management advice and support to Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), Heads of Establishment at both Falkland Islands and Ascension Island Base, as well as senior leadership team, Line Managers and staff.
In addition, maintaining the waste management plan and strategy to ensure compliance with the relevant UK legislation, Falkland Islands Ordinances, Ascension Island legislation and MOD Regulations/Policy.
TWM reports to the Deputy Chief of Staff Plans in the Headquarters for BFSAI. Additionally, the TWM role supports the Theatre Health and Safety Officer (THSO) in regards HS&EP assurance at Ascension Island Base. TWM has no line management responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Waste management policies
The post is responsible for producing and maintaining the BFSAI waste management strategy and waste management plan. Both of these documents are subject to review depending on the current waste management performance to meet Commander British Forces (CBF’s) and MOD’s sustainability objectives.
Waste management assurance
The post is responsible in cooperation with the HS&EP team to ensure Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) and Ascension Air Base (AIB’s) waste handling is being completed to the MOD standards as set out in Joint Service Publications and Strategic Command’s HS&EP policy. This will include monitoring and assurance of the relevant sections as well as support the HS&EP (including 2nd and 3rd party) with any formal Environment Protection Audits in addition to assisting those sections with any waste related incidents.
Liaison with UK
The post will act as the point of contact for BFSAI’s waste and disposals with the Defence Recycling and Disposals Team and their contractors to enable the movement of waste and disposals from MPC and AIB back to the UK as appropriate.
This will include the monitoring of the financial costs for this contract and the raising of requisitions on Contract, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) as appropriate.
This will also require the relevant liaison with the Environment Agency and the production / coordination of the trans-frontier shipment documentation required to send waste from MPC and AIB to the UK.
Liaison with host nation governments
Where waste related memorandum of understands are present, the post holder must liaise with the relevant Falkland Island or Ascension Island governments to ensure the MOD’s duty of care (where practicable) is being met.
Others
As the waste management subject matter expert the post holder must keep up to date with changes to legislation, MOD Regulations and policy to advise as required.
Provide waste Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the BFSAI HS&EP Safety Committee and BFSAI HS&EP Working Group meetings.
Support the HS&EP team in providing 1st line of defence assurance on Ascension Island Base for HS&EP.
Attendance at assigned meetings, working groups and stakeholder meetings to represent J4 Plans team.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com
The role of Theatre Waste Manager (TWM) is appointed to provide evidence-based Waste Management advice and support to Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI), Heads of Establishment at both Falkland Islands and Ascension Island Base, as well as senior leadership team, Line Managers and staff.
In addition, maintaining the waste management plan and strategy to ensure compliance with the relevant UK legislation, Falkland Islands Ordinances, Ascension Island legislation and MOD Regulations/Policy.
TWM reports to the Deputy Chief of Staff Plans in the Headquarters for BFSAI. Additionally, the TWM role supports the Theatre Health and Safety Officer (THSO) in regards HS&EP assurance at Ascension Island Base. TWM has no line management responsibilities.
Others
As the waste management subject matter expert the post holder must keep up to date with changes to legislation, MOD Regulations and policy to advise as required.
Provide waste Subject Matter Expert (SME) support to the BFSAI HS&EP Safety Committee and BFSAI HS&EP Working Group meetings.
Support the HS&EP team in providing 1st line of defence assurance on Ascension Island Base for HS&EP.
Attendance at assigned meetings, working groups and stakeholder meetings to represent J4 Plans team.
If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com
Person specification
The successful candidate will be a capable HS&EP practitioner, with knowledge and understanding of Environmental Protection (EP) Audit and Assurance, who can demonstrate high quality stakeholder engagement and working together to achieve outcomes.
They are able to undertake a leadership and direction role to ensure the waste management across the two bases under BFSAI is conducted accordingly.
They are able to identify and communicate the waste management issues, providing proposals for overcoming these issues to CBF and the Head of Establishments and directing waste management working teams in achieving these proposals.
The preferred candidate after the interview stage will have to undergo MOD directed medical and other supportability assessments for themselves and any accompanying family members before an offer of employment can be made to them.
Licences
A full, clean and valid UK Manual Driving Licence. (must be in date and held at point of application).
It is desirable that the successful candidate can obtain an Form Mechanical Transport (FMT) 600 MT Drivers permit with GS MOD 1 endorsement for Long Wheel-Base Land Rover training prior to taking up post.
Qualifications
Level 3 Environmental Protection/NEBOSH
Evidence will be required at interview. All qualifications, licences or memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalents will be accepted.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
* Leadership
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Managing a Quality Service
* 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.
* Cost of Overseas Living Allowance (payable based on personal circumstances and marital status)
* Operational Deployment Allowance
* Full relocation expenses
* Accommodation (according to individual circumstances).
* Annual return flights to the UK and South America (Chile)
* Possible eligibility for Education/Schooling Allowances
* 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%
Mount Pleasant Complex also offers a wide range of recreation facilities including gym, swimming pool, bowling alley, go karting, indoor climbing, indoor driving range, shops, and internet café.
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This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.
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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework and Maritime Skills and Competency Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profiles with each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.
Situation:
Please provide your evidence using STAR technique:
Describe the situation you found yourself in.
* You must describe a specific event or situation.
* Be sure to give enough detail for the panel to understand
* Where you are?
* Who was there with you?
* What had happened?
Task:
* The recruitment panel will want to understand what you were trying to achieve from the situation you found yourself in.
* What was the task that you had to complete, and why?
* What did you have to achieve?
Action:
* What did you do? The panel will be looking for information of what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you.
* What specific steps did you take, and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use ‘I’, rather than we to explain your actions that lead to the result.
* Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do.
Result:
* Don’t be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures that are easily understandable
* What results did the actions produce?
* What did you achieve through your actions, and did you meet your goals?
* Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience?
Keep the situation and Task parts brief. Concentrate on the action and the result, if the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. When providing your evidence please ensure that you avoid acronyms, and company specific jargon.
If there are significant volumes of applications, the sift will be conducted using the lead behaviours: Communicating and Influencing and Managing a Quality Service.
Interviews will take place on date to be confirmed. A reserve list will be held for 12 months after the conclusion of this recruitment activity.
Candidates should provide a CV outlining their Job History, Previous Skills and Experience. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words, the purpose of this is for you to showcase your relevant skills and experience and give examples of how you fit the requirements of the role.
When writing your Personal Statement, it is important that you:
Read the job specification, so that you are sure about the job requirements.
Outline the skills and experience that you have that are relevant to the job and use examples to help demonstrate this.
Keep to the word limit, if your statement is too brief, it will not provide the required depth of detail and evidence to be assessed fully.
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.
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. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
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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 : Eddie Potts
* Email : edward.potts526@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk
Further information
Please see Further Information document attached. #J-18808-Ljbffr