Shrivenham, South East England, SN6 8LA
Job Summary
The Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI) is one of the key operating units of the Defence Academy (DefAc). DCMCI trains the UKs Armed Forces as well as Civil Servants, International Allies and Industry Partners, focusing on the ‘technological edge’, leveraging the technology and information necessary to thrive in an increasingly interconnected, complex and ambiguous strategic and operating environment.
The Defence Cyber Academy (DCA) within DCMCI is responsible for training and educating MOD’s cyber specialists and providing broader cyber education to leaders at all levels. This role will allow candidates to be closely involved in shaping and developing the DCA and wider DCMCI through the management of technology and commercial training projects.
Candidates will be responsible for managing projects that support the delivery of training and education. This will include liaison with key stakeholders and ensuring projects are delivered to time and specification and within agreed costs. Candidates will develop an understanding of cyber education and training and underpinning technical infrastructures, and will manage change activity to ensure effective and efficient delivery of DCA’s outputs. The Post Holder will possess established communication/influencing and analytical/problem-solving skills, as well as a creative approach. They should have experience in both project management & stakeholder management with outside agencies across government and industry.
To be successful in this role candidates must be capable of working independently and at pace. They must work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders to design and implement a shared vision for how the Defence Cyber Academy should develop. An ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders is a key requirement. The role will offer candidates the opportunity to work in a mixed civilian and military delivery team, approximately 50-strong.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Specific responsibilities are liable to change as the role develops, but initially will include:
* Manage, track, and report on DCA and wider DCMCI projects within time, cost and specification. To include Business Cases, commercial engagement and oversight, risk and issue management, detailed project management and financial tracking.
* Work with DCMCI Business Management to ensure DCA activity remains on track against financial forecasts, escalating project and financial risk where appropriate.
* Liaise with DCA’s key stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient management of projects as the DCA programme Business Change Manager and ensure wider regular reporting occurs. Work with the DCA programme manager to ensure that change activity links to measurable programme benefits.
* Support, manage and coordinate the procurement and implementation of technical and business change within DCA including communications, IT systems, commercial training & education and external consultancy activities for the development and delivery of DCA courses and other taskings.
* Manage statements of requirements for all DCA activity and plan across the DCA training delivery schedule.
* Undertake learning and development and upskilling as required.
Specific responsibilities are liable to change as the role develops, but initially will include:
* Manage, track, and report on DCA and wider DCMCI projects within time, cost and specification. To include Business Cases, commercial engagement and oversight, risk and issue management, detailed project management and financial tracking.
* Work with DCMCI Business Management to ensure DCA activity remains on track against financial forecasts, escalating project and financial risk where appropriate.
* Liaise with DCA’s key stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient management of projects as the DCA programme Business Change Manager and ensure wider regular reporting occurs. Work with the DCA programme manager to ensure that change activity links to measurable programme benefits.
* Support, manage and coordinate the procurement and implementation of technical and business change within DCA including communications, IT systems, commercial training & education and external consultancy activities for the development and delivery of DCA courses and other taskings.
* Manage statements of requirements for all DCA activity and plan across the DCA training delivery schedule.
* Undertake learning and development and upskilling as required.
Person specification
The Below Desirable Criteria Is Relevant To This Role
* To have a Practitioner level understanding of Project Management.
* The successful candidate will have a practical understanding of Project Management and, if not formally qualified, be willing to undertake a Project Management training course at the earliest opportunity.
* The candidate will gain an understanding of how DCA’s IT is critical to supporting DCA training delivery.
* It would be desirable to have knowledge and experience of the financial & commercial processes within the MOD to understand the purpose of creating a Business Case through the different levels of approval.
* The candidate will maintain accurate financial records of DCA project spend and forecast of spend throughout a FY, and longer as deemed necessary and work closely with DCMCI Business Management to ensure financial accountability.
* They must be a Team Player, committed to a shared set of Team objectives, working effectively, inclusively, and fairly with colleagues in a diverse and mixed Civilian, Military and Contractor environment.
* They will need to have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook and OneDrive and an understanding of SharePoint.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
* Leadership
* Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
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.
* Highly competitive pension scheme.
* Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service if new to the Civil Service or the Line Manager has the ability to adopt flexible working sooner than the 6 month period.
* With Line Manager agreement move to an alternative Working Patterns (there are 9).
* 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. If by chance you have previously completed service in the Public Sector in the past 5 years, you may be eligible to request 30 days leave immediately. (Evidence will be required).
* In addition to annual leave you will be entitled to 8 Public Bank Holidays per year.
* Professional and Personal Development of skills.
* Minimum of 18 Days Special Paid Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Public Duties commitments (such as a Magistrate).
* Special Paid Leave for community volunteering up to 12 days a year for Special Constables and 6 days a year for other volunteering.
* Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
* Shrivenham has good travel links with free car parking. Other facilities are a Sports & Social club, a Gym complex, stables, a Golf Course and onsite Mess & Retail shops.
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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 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.
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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 provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 500 words.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
If a large number of applications are received, they will be assessed initially against your CV and Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement). Following this, the evidence of a good/strong understanding of Project Management, followed by evidence of a good understanding of MOD Finance and Commercial processes, will be considered to distinguish the order of merit.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Changing and Improving
* Delivering at Pace
* Leadership
* Working Together
Sift to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing. Interviews likely to take place within 3 weeks of Sift.
Behaviours are assessed individually with a 250-word statement. The application form will indicate which behaviour is being assessed. We are looking for evidence using the Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR) methodology.
It is highly recommended you focus by providing one example for each behaviour. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if they are a few years old, using the STAR methodology.
Situation: Briefly describe the background of the situation in which you found yourself.
Task: What you were required to do/chose to do.
Action: What actions you undertook to achieve the tasks. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions led to results.
Result: Use facts and evidence to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.
Please make sure you have consulted the HM Government ‘Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours’ document (available on Gov.uk) to ensure you have understood the relevant Behaviours at Level Higher Executive Officer (HEO).
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.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
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).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
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 : Lauren Hawley
* Email : lauren.hawley102@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