Length of employment: Job Summary: The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is a 3* led HQ based at Northwood, responsible for the planning, delivery and sustainment of UK overseas operations. The HQ has approximately 500 personnel consisting of Military, MoD Civil Servants and contractor employees. The Mission Planner position sits within the J3 Division of PJHQ, delivering direct operational support on behalf of the Chief of Joint Operations (CJO) and the Defence Commitments Management Organisation (DCMO). This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job Description: In the role of Mission Planner within the Storm Shadow Centralised Mission Planning Facility (SSCMPF), you will be responsible for providing technical, developmental, and contingent support to the Storm Shadow weapon platform. You will support the operational mission planning process, and with experience the management of mission planning-specific training requirements. Additionally, you will support PJHQ J3 Joint Effects in contributing to the future of long-range stand-off munitions, engaging with wider MoD departments and commercial industry partners to ensure cohesive development and operational readiness. On a day-to-day basis, you will collaborate with a wide range of whole-force personnel within the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) domain. More broadly, you will engage with members of the Joint Effects community to provide expert advice and deliver the operational employment of the weapon platform. As a Mission Planner you will also offer domain-specific expertise on platform limitations. On a monthly basis you will communicate and work with wider MoD stakeholders such as Defence Equipment & Supply (DE&S) and industry partners involved in ongoing sustainment and future development programmes. The Mission Planner position is line managed by a Senior Executive Officer (SEO / C1) DSTL employee within the mission planning facility. Responsibility for task management/delivery is owned and delegated by Officer Commanding SSCMPF in all instances. Northwood HQ is a well-served site, offering a variety of facilities inclusive of a gym, nursery, hair salon and café/shop. Transport links are good with a regular shuttle service to Moor Park tube station and limited access to free on-site parking (subject to capacity and on a first come first served basis). There are several catering options and the opportunity to join the Northwood Officers' Mess. As a Civil Servant, flexible working is encouraged where the Operational tempo permits. Opportunities for professional and personal development are available. PJHQ promotes and values a culture of inclusion and diversity across all its employees. Additional benefits include a Civil Service Pension, and an annual leave allowance starting at 25 days, increasing annually thereafter. The post does not offer relocation expenses. 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The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights The successful applicant will require the ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with senior military officers both within the deployed and UK environment. Candidates are not expected to hold prior knowledge of ALCM Platforms or the mission planning domain; you will be provided with thorough in-depth training. Essential criteria for this position include excellent communication skills, flexibility, and an ability to engage with complex operational concepts in a challenging, fast-paced environment. An initial sift may be held based on lead behaviours in the instance a large number of applications is received. The remainder of applications will then be reviewed in a full sift. Lead behaviours at a minimum will encompass examples and understanding of the following behaviours; \"Seeing the Big Picture\", \"Effective Decision Making\", \"Delivering at Pace\", and \"Communicating and Influencing\". Sifts will includes questions sets around organisational and technical domain knowledge (at a surface level) to assess a candidates subject awareness. At sift, you will be assessed against the following: Behaviour : Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Working Together 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: Behaviour : Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Managing a Quality Service Leadership Changing and Improving You will be assessed against strengths. 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 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