Army - Plans and Finance Officer

Ministry Of Defence; Weyhill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in Weyhill is seeking an individual to manage the Army's Low Level Language Programme. This role involves overseeing language tuition for Army personnel, coordinating financial planning, and providing line management for staff. The ideal candidate will have experience in program management and strong communication skills, working on-site at least 60% of the time.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing educational programs.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage financial planning and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Run the Army's Low Level Language Programme.
• Collaborate with partners on financial planning.
• Line management responsibility for one staff member.

Job description

Overview

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. The Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence with an annual budget of over £10bn and around 12,000 Civil Servants at over 300 locations supporting 110k regular and reserve soldiers. The Education Branch (Ed Branch) operates, generates and assures the Army's Individual Development policies and initiatives to contribute to the people component of operational capability and maximise the Army's talent.

This post offers the opportunity to support the delivery of some of the Army's individual development policies and initiatives, focusing on the management of the Army's Low Level Language Programme, which provides tuition in a wide variety of foreign languages to Army personnel across the country and abroad. The role also supports the wider activities of Ed Branch in coordinating its financial planning and assurance activities.

The post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Run and quality assure the delivery of the Army's Low Level Language Programme, which provides tuition in a wide variety of foreign languages to Army personnel.
• Support the wider activities of Education Branch in coordinating the financial planning and assurance process across the Branch, maintaining business case and budgetary records and managing relationships with the budget manager and key financial contacts to ensure timely completion of monthly and annual financial returns.
• Collaborate closely with partners from across the Army and Defence as well as external instructing contractors to ensure the programme runs efficiently and in accordance with Army policy and contractual obligations.
• Authorise and prioritise requests for language courses, act as the main point of contact for Language and Culture tuition queries, and provide accurate and timely data to support planning and assurance processes.
• Line management responsibility for one staff member in support of Education Branch finance and the Army Language and Culture capability, and provide other staff support to Education Branch staff officers commensurate with the level of responsibility/grade of this role.

Required behaviours (assessment during selection)

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Application evidence

You will be asked to provide evidence of the above behaviours on your application form: Managing a Quality Service and Communicating and Influencing.

Benefits and working patterns

We support flexible working and smarter working practices to help you balance your work and personal life while delivering outcomes. There is an expectation to be in the office at least 60% of the time (about 3 days a week).

The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits will be subject to a six-month probation period. Travel/interview expenses are not reimbursed. The Department is reviewing pay-related allowances which could impact current allowances.

Access to childcare vouchers may be affected by moves to MOD from another employer; you may be eligible for other government schemes such as Tax-Free Childcare. Determine eligibility at the Childcare Choices site.

Security and nationality requirements, and other standard Civil Service employment information, apply as detailed below.

Security, nationality and additional information

• Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and baseline personnel security standard checks.
• This job is broadly open to specified nationalities with certain residency requirements; see full listing in the posting.
• The Civil Service Code and merit-based recruitment principles apply; the Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. A Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) is in place for candidates with disabilities.
• The Civil Service also offers redeployment opportunities for civil servants at risk of redundancy.

Other information

A number of references to external links and internal policies are provided in the original job posting. Applicants should be aware of smoking policy, the use of AI in applications, data privacy and pre-employment checks. Applicants may be asked to declare outside interests. Employment is subject to pre-employment checks and adherence to the Civil Service guidelines.

Nationalities and eligibility: See the original job posting for the full list of eligible nationalities and immigration requirements.