MOD Lyneham
Job Summary
The Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering (DSAE) is part of the Defence College of Technical Training (DCTT) and is responsible for the design, delivery and assurance of Aeronautical Engineering delivered to the three services. This position is a Course Design / Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Manager role for Training Standards and Design Organisation (TDSO) within DSAE at MOD Lyneham. The role will place in the Course Design team, part of the wider TDSO team which is responsible for the design, development and assurance of the training delivered to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Aviation Trainees at the School of Army Aeronautical Engineering.
The organisation has been awarded approval as a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Part 147 training establishment. This position will be to support the design and assurance of CAA Cat A3 through to Cat B1.3 & B2 training. Also Aviation Equipment / Supervisory / Management courses. Reviewing and updating the course documentation and managing the course deliveries on the VLE.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
* Manage the design, review and maintenance of allocated courses and other aviation related projects as tasked by Officer Commanding (OC) TDSO which includes the production & maintenance of Course Documentation Sets in accordance with the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) Quality Standard.
* Liaise with the School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE) Training Delivery Departments to establish the training media requirements to meet the course objectives and to identify any Residual Training Gaps.
* Maintain configuration control of mandated DSAT training documentation produced by the Training Delivery Department in support of course Training Objectives (TOs).
* Manage the SAAE courses on the DSAE VLE iaw with JSP 822, DCTT & DSAE VLE Policies.
* Represent TDSO Lyneham on any relevant VLE Working / Steering Groups
* Act as first point of contact and offer support for Moodle users within SAAE.
* Research emerging technologies related to the virtual learning environment.
* Carry out miscellaneous administration functions including the completion of mandatory training, Continuous Personal Development, assisting with Quality Assurance audits, general office administration, responding to requests for information and other extraneous tasking as detailed by OC Training Design & Standards.
* Manage the design, review and maintenance of allocated courses and other aviation related projects as tasked by Officer Commanding (OC) TDSO which includes the production & maintenance of Course Documentation Sets in accordance with the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) Quality Standard.
* Liaise with the School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE) Training Delivery Departments to establish the training media requirements to meet the course objectives and to identify any Residual Training Gaps.
* Maintain configuration control of mandated DSAT training documentation produced by the Training Delivery Department in support of course Training Objectives (TOs).
* Manage the SAAE courses on the DSAE VLE iaw with JSP 822, DCTT & DSAE VLE Policies.
* Represent TDSO Lyneham on any relevant VLE Working / Steering Groups
* Act as first point of contact and offer support for Moodle users within SAAE.
* Research emerging technologies related to the virtual learning environment.
* Carry out miscellaneous administration functions including the completion of mandatory training, Continuous Personal Development, assisting with Quality Assurance audits, general office administration, responding to requests for information and other extraneous tasking as detailed by OC Training Design & Standards.
Person specification
Essential. The essential specific professional skills, knowledge or qualifications for the post are as follows:
* Recognised apprenticeship in Engineering or alternative period of training
Desirable. The desirable specific professional skills, knowledge or qualifications for the post are as follows:
* Working knowledge of Learning Management Systems such as Moodle.
* Level 3 Certificate / Diploma or above in Aeronautical Engineering.
Qualifications
Recognised apprenticeship in Engineering or alternative period of training
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Leadership
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
* Developing Self and Others
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.
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.
Other Benefits Include
* Alternative working practices and Flexible Working opportunities.
* 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
* In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday.
* Special Paid Leave for other Volunteer duties.
* A wide range of Defence Discounts – such as Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office to name a few. SearchDiscover my Benefitsto explore your benefits.
* Advance of pay to purchase travel season tickets or ‘cycle to work’ scheme (upon completion of 6 months service).
* In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes.
* Access to learning and development tailored to your role and career aspirations.
* Free on-site gymnasium, Cardiovascular, Strength and conditioning outdoor sports facilities.
* On-site shop/cafe facilities.
* Free onsite parking.
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity. .
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
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 athttps://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to submit a CV including job history, qualifications and previous skills and experience.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following:
* Leadership
* Working Together
* Developing Self and Others
* Changing and Improving
At Interview, You Will Be Assessed Against The Following
* Working Together
* Developing Self and Others
* Changing and Improving
At interview you will required to deliver a short (10 mins) presentation on a technical subject of your choice and undertake a short technical examination to identify your areas of strengths within Aviation Engineering (both not graded).
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 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.
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).
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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 : Chris Harris
* Email : christopher.harris141@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