Length of employment: Job Summary: Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Join the Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS)to protect Defence from threats such as crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage by providing the highest quality of security services through professionalism, excellence, and trust. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job Description: The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at over 170 MOD sites across the United Kingdom. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 30 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London, Whitehall and His Majesty's Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport, and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the Defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage, and sabotage threats. The MGS has over 2,700 employees. MGS Security Officers are often the first point of contact for employees, visitors and contractors on sites and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture. Behind our operational workforce is a range of head office roles which support our security professionals to develop and execute the organisations strategy, managing its budget and resources, leading, and developing our staff, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, monitoring and evaluating our performance and identifying new opportunities. All are working towards our Vision to be recognised as an outstanding provider of security services and our five Values underpinning this Vision include: Integrity - Always do the right thing. Respect yourself and others. Treat people fairly. Vigilance and Preparedness - Keep careful watch for risks and incidents. Be ready to act. Professionalism - Know the job thoroughly. Seek continuous improvement. Maintain high standards. Helpfulness - Always be ready to assist people. Leave a lasting positive impression. Teamwork - Working with colleagues who are collaborative, respectful, open and trustworthy, who are passionate about excellence and protecting Defence. There are plenty of opportunities for development, access to funded professional qualifications and specialist training. We are a growing organisation with opportunities to progress your security careers and if you align with our Values, we'd love to hear from you! For more information about MGS, please take a look at Defence Infrastructure Organisations YouTube Page using the links below: Working for the Ministry of Defence Guard Service - https://youtu.be/UrLfy2MZXpg Are you ready for an exciting and fulfilling career working with our Military Working Dogs (MWD) in a unique and challenging environment? We have an incredible opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our team as a regional Dog Evaluation Officer. You will be at the forefront of leading our MWD units and their MGS handlers. As the regional Dog Evaluation Officer, you will play a crucial role in upholding the highest standards of canine care together with ensuring the operational availability, management and deployment supports high profile, 24/7 deterrent security duties. This is a busy role requiring frequent travel to around 7 MWD units. But that's not all. As A regional Dog Evaluation Officer, you'll have the chance to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as the MDP, DATR, and VSTAT. Your ability to collaborate and communicate effectively will be integral to the success of our operations. You will: Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for regional MGS MWD issues and policy. Develop an infrastructure plan to maintain operational effectiveness of MWD units. Provide MGS Operational Managers with advice on all matters related to MWD and handlers. Ensure that animal welfare is in accordance with Animal Welfare Act (AWA) 2006 and MOD Policy. Conduct End of Service Acceptance Checks (ESAC) and behavioural assessments for MWDs reaching the end of their service prior to re-homing or retirement. Serve as MOD Licensing Officers to ensure that MWD teams are compliant. Regularly travel, including overnight stays, as required for job responsibilities. Participate in the DEO on-call roster on a rotational basis. Ensure excellent governance practices are followed within the MGS. Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders such as MDP (Ministry of Defence Police), DATR (Defence Animal Training Regiment), and VSTAT (Veterinary Service Training and Advisory Team). Undergo formal training, which may involve residential components, as deemed essential. Support and pursue additional qualifications with the assistance of DATR and VSTAT. Take the lead in chairing local forums, share best practice and become a MWD advocate across the Defence community A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. A generous annual leave allowance. Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year. Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments. Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year. Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing. Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and Cafeterias and Shops. Blue Light and Defence Discount Cards Free Uniform Learning & Development Professional and Personal Development of skills. Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning and Defence Learning Environment. Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MGS. There are plenty of opportunities for development, access to funded professional qualifications and specialist training. We are a growing organisation with opportunities to progress your security careers and if you align with our Values, we'd love to hear from you! 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. We're looking for an exceptional individual with experience of Working Dogs; you could have gained this experience with the Police, Army, RAF or Border Force. The candidate must have strong governance skills You will be responsible for the management asset management and infrastructure plan for your region. Your ability to inspire and motivate both internal and external stakeholders will be key. This is not just a job-it's a rewarding and challenging security role working at the heart of Defence. If you have a deep passion for animal welfare, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders, we want to hear from you! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Join our team as a regional Dog Evaluation Officer and make a positive impact on the lives of our amazing Military Working Dogs and their handlers. Travel Requirements: Alongside your normal duties that will encompass this role, there be extensive travel to other sites to meet the needs of the Business, however, any taskings of this kind would be carried out in a MOD v ehicle. Holding a full UK driving licence is essential. Essential Criteria A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and / or can demonstrate experience in delivering customer service. 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 max). At application stage you will be assessed against your CV, statement of suitability and the following Behaviours: Leadership Communicating and Influencing 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 interview you will be assessed against the following Behaviours: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions Interviews are due to take place via Microsoft Teams. 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. 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. 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. 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.