Job summary
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that,with responsibility for an annual budget of over £10bn, the Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence and one of its largest operating centres who employaround 12,000 Civil Servants located at over 300 locations supporting the110K regular and reserve soldiers across the Army. This Civil Service workforce isdiverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.
The Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR) delivers animal handling training for more than 400 personnel and role specific training for hundreds of Animals per year. The unit is a joint service establishment with serving personnel from several Army regiments and the RAF Police, comprising of Canine, Equine and Veterinary squadrons. This post provides an opportunity to work in an environment like no other.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
We are seeking a Training and Plans Officer to work alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team of military and civilian personnel. You will be responsible for the management and planning of all DATR courses in support of the wider Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Operations Group. You will be accountable for the consultation process leading to the production of the Statement of Training Task (SOTT) and its subsequent oversight during delivery. This will include the analysis and production of management statistics, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), for the Commanding Officer.
Main responsibilities to include:
* Management and oversight of the course planning and scheduling process
* Attend meetings with stakeholders to discuss and review all matters relating to training requirements at the DATR
* Management of Request for Change (RFCs) process including liaison with customers on demand for courses, course timings and allocations and any required in year adjustments
* Co-ordination and management of all overseas students and act as the point of contact for all other overseas requested activity
* Co-ordination and management of all Income Generation (IG) activities at DATR. Liaison with RSME and Army Commercial to ensure that all activities are planned and compliant with policy
* Analysis and production of management statistics and data analysis
* Act as the single point of contact for all visits requests to DATR
* Civil Servant line management responsibilities and deputy to the Training and Plans Manager
Person specification
The successful candidate should be;
* Self-motivated
* Capable of working autonomously
* Possess an ability to communicate effectively with customers and external clients
* Be a competent user of IT and MS Office applications
Training in the use of the mandated training management software will be provided.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
* Making Effective Decisions
* Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
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