Learning, Capability and Development Group is part of the Defence Academy of the UK, located in Shrivenham, Wilts, SN6 8LA
Job Summary
The Assistance Head Technology Enhanced Learning (AH TEL) is a Grade 7 role which sits within the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and reports directly to the Head of Learning Capability and Development Group (Hd LCaD Gp).
The role holder will be a Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) SME responsible for leading on the provision of strategic direction and operational oversight of digital and blended learning delivery at the Defence Academy which includes leadership, consultancy, engagement, coherence and prioritisation.
The role holder will lead the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team in delivering its core outputs and cohere Defence Academy digital delivery outputs and new requirements. They will create an effective, motivated department bringing together all delivery teams within TEL, which could include the oversight and management of medium-term contract staff and delivery of online learning content output via third parties. The role currently has four direct civil service staff reporting to it, and is countersigning officer for 9 x civil service staff and 2RO for 1 x RAF SO2.
This position also acts as the lead Budget Holder supporting LCAD Gp staff as part of its SLT duties.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Objective 1 - Team Leadership: Provide operational leadership of TEL through effective and efficient line management, meeting reporting and policy requirements in a timely way.
This role has 4 direct reports and 9 countersigning roles plus 1 x RAF SO2. There is also the requirement to manage contract staff.
Objective 2 - SLT Leadership: As a member of the LCaD Gp SLT you will provide strategic direction with the following responsibilities:
* Provide TEL SME advice and guidance supporting the chain of command
* Remain current on wider Defence issues allowing you to make accurate strategic direction and informed decision-making
* Manage and resource TEL delivery contracts
* Provide interim cover for counterpart OF5 in their absence - acting as a POC
* Act as lead budget holder, cohering the team leaders’ AP requirements and ensuring that the procurement tracker is monitored and maintained. Delegating where required.
Objective 3 – TEL Engagement: Lead in the provision and guidance of digital compliance and assurance of content to include:
* Prioritisation of TEL tasks, ensuring that directed activities are met and aligned within current resources, this may include providing MVPs as an interim measure to align to delivery outcomes and spending constraints. This can include the oversight and routine management of contracted-out delivery via 3rd party partners.
* Cohere Defence Academy Schools and Groups to provide standardised digital outputs to align with:
* Defence Academy 2* direction
* A build once, use many times methodology
* Adult Learning concepts
* JPME outputs and Focus
* SME owned/endorsed content
* Provide advice and consultancy to schools and groups, as well as content support for Tier 1-2 DLE outputs while supporting standardised direction to the 1* community.
* Engage with content owners and TRA to ensure that content is high quality, accurate and in line with Defence direction.
* Digital content should be developed and aligned to a high standard and be capable of being adapted for different context within different delivery units.
* Provide oversight and guidance on digital compliance and assurance of content.
* Engage with wider StratCom TEL colleagues - sharing best practice, advice and guidance with a view to influencing the creation of a Defence-recognised TEL trade stream within StratCom, collaboratively developing functional competencies, working practices and TEL output standards.
Objective 4 – Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Undertake CPD and horizon scanning to identify new ways of working and changes to delivery outcomes, engaging with:
* International partners
* Internal projects: Astra, Castle and Selbourne
* Other government departments
* External suppliers and companies
Objective 1 - Team Leadership: Provide operational leadership of TEL through effective and efficient line management, meeting reporting and policy requirements in a timely way.
This role has 4 direct reports and 9 countersigning roles plus 1 x RAF SO2. There is also the requirement to manage contract staff.
Objective 2 - SLT Leadership: As a member of the LCaD Gp SLT you will provide strategic direction with the following responsibilities:
* Provide TEL SME advice and guidance supporting the chain of command
* Remain current on wider Defence issues allowing you to make accurate strategic direction and informed decision-making
* Manage and resource TEL delivery contracts
* Provide interim cover for counterpart OF5 in their absence - acting as a POC
* Act as lead budget holder, cohering the team leaders’ AP requirements and ensuring that the procurement tracker is monitored and maintained. Delegating where required.
Objective 3 – TEL Engagement: Lead in the provision and guidance of digital compliance and assurance of content to include:
* Prioritisation of TEL tasks, ensuring that directed activities are met and aligned within current resources, this may include providing MVPs as an interim measure to align to delivery outcomes and spending constraints. This can include the oversight and routine management of contracted-out delivery via 3rd party partners.
* Cohere Defence Academy Schools and Groups to provide standardised digital outputs to align with:
* Defence Academy 2* direction
* A build once, use many times methodology
* Adult Learning concepts
* JPME outputs and Focus
* SME owned/endorsed content
* Provide advice and consultancy to schools and groups, as well as content support for Tier 1-2 DLE outputs while supporting standardised direction to the 1* community.
* Engage with content owners and TRA to ensure that content is high quality, accurate and in line with Defence direction.
* Digital content should be developed and aligned to a high standard and be capable of being adapted for different context within different delivery units.
* Provide oversight and guidance on digital compliance and assurance of content.
* Engage with wider StratCom TEL colleagues - sharing best practice, advice and guidance with a view to influencing the creation of a Defence-recognised TEL trade stream within StratCom, collaboratively developing functional competencies, working practices and TEL output standards.
Objective 4 – Continuous Professional Development (CPD): Undertake CPD and horizon scanning to identify new ways of working and changes to delivery outcomes, engaging with:
* International partners
* Internal projects: Astra, Castle and Selbourne
* Other government departments
* External suppliers and companies
Person specification
Essential - This Role Requires
* The ability to lead and innovate change within the hybrid learning space, utilising a wide variety of digital systems to ensure learning at the Defence Academy is of the highest global standard.
* Proven visual design track record to review and approve final output.
* A good understanding of eLearning tools and technologies including design principles such as WCAG 2.2 to ensure that content is aligned with best practice and quality assurance
* The ability to provide strategic and operational leadership to digital training and design, cohering a diverse organisation to a single deliver outcome model
* A background in Training and Education
* Line management experience
The incumbent should be confident in communicating and liaising with personnel across the Defence Academy, and stakeholders. This may take the form of analysing detailed customer requirements, consulting, and making clear, evidence-based decisions for course design. These communications will occur across a range of means, including face-to-face meetings, email communication, online collaboration through Skype and/or Microsoft Teams, webinars, and written reports/plans.
Additionally, The Incumbent Will Have
* strong organisational skills;
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Making Effective Decisions
* Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Leadership
Alongside your salary of £59,690, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* 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.
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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.
Experience
At Sift, you will be assessed against the following:
* 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. (between 500-750 words) Evidencing all the essential requirements outlined in the person specification.
Behaviours
* Leadership.
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
Presentations
* Present their ability to 'Manage a Quality Service'.
* Present your portfolio of learning visual design work.
During the interview you will be asked to demonstrate Knowledge Skills Experience Behaviours (KSEB) of the following behaviours:
Behaviours
* Leadership,
* Seeing the Bigger Picture,
* Making Effective Decisions,
* Working Together.
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: 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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Mr Michael Wadley - Head LCaD
* Email : Michael.Wadley100@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