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Job Summary:
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs over 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.
The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is responsible for the delivery of military trade and collective training (UK and overseas) focused on ensuring our military personnel are appropriately prepared to meet their operational commitments in response to the needs of the Field Army. To achieve this there are eight Operational Groups under the command of the Director Land Warfare (DLW). The training schools achieve their objectives through a combination of MoD trainers (military and civilian) and Industry partners under contract.
The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) Business Centre is responsible for ensuring that a holistic approach is taken to LWC's business through the strategic oversight, governance, effective delivery and performance management of LWC's portfolio of programmes, projects and business outputs. The Business Centre supports the LWC Headquarters and respective training schools in ensuring that military training is delivered to best effect.
This position is for 37 hours per week, requests to work flexibly will be considered, considering the business needs. Several work packages are on offer and can be discussed if successful.
Please note: This role is primarily based at either Trenchard Lines, SN9 6BE in Upavon or Land Warfare Centre, BA12 0DJ in Warminster but regular attendance at the other site will be required.
Job Description:
This position supports the Business Intelligence function providing training data analysis to ensure appropriate resource allocation to support the delivery of Army and Defence training.
Key responsibilities of an Exploitation & Efficiencies Manager:
* Development (DLOD) to identify inefficiencies and provide underpinning evidence to business decisions.
* BIT lead on the Forecast of Training (FOT) process.
* Manage the maintenance and development of the Forecast of Training Information System (FOTIS) and Request for Change (RFC) applications and supporting PowerBI tools.
* Promote the need for all training stakeholders to comply with training data input and maintenance policies.
* Support training stakeholders with interpretation of training data.
* Liaise with Army Initial Training Command (AITC) Recruitment and Training Information Cell (RTIC) on TAFMIS data discrepancies to resolve issues.
* Provide training data/ensure data is available to support course costings and performance reporting.
* Assist Analysts to interpret and analyse data.
* Oversee the use of resource costing information for financial scrutiny on FOT RFCs (excl. Contract Driver Training).
Note: The Exploitation and Efficiency team is a 'shared service' providing support to the Land Warfare Centre and Army Initial Training Command (AITC) in accordance with a Defence Command Level Agreement.
The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Other benefits for Army civil servants include:
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
- Highly competitive pension scheme
- Personal and professional development of skills
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
- Enhanced parental and adoption leave
- 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
- Learning and Development
We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.
A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.
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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Essential skills required:
* You must be able to demonstrate data analysis / performance management experience.
* Have analytical skills to evaluate information and data to inform decisions based on best available evidence to support improvements.
* Be computer literate and able to confidently use O365 applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
* Be able to work with stakeholders from across the organisation.
* Exercise sound judgement and demonstrate application of innovative thought.
Desirable Skills:
* Finance Skills Certificate (FSC) - Foundation
* Defence Systems Approach to Training Knowledge
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. (750 - Word count)
At sift, you will be assessed agai nst your CV, Statement of suitability and the following behaviours:-
* Communicating and influencing
* Making effective decisions
At interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:-
* Communicating and influencing
* Making effective decisions
* Changing and improving
* Managing a quality service
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.
Applications will be sifted using the Behaviours, CV, and Personal Statement, that have been chosen for this campaign, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour 'Making Effective Decisions'
Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.
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: .
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.