Deputy Head Capability Integration & Change

Ministry of Defence; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization in Scotland is seeking a Deputy Head Capability Integration and Change to lead the integration of military capabilities and oversee change management processes. The role involves strategic oversight of multiple programs, ensuring effective delivery and robust governance. Ideal candidates will have a background in project delivery and collaboration with stakeholders. This is a full-time position requiring strong leadership and coordination skills.

Qualifications

• Civil Service project delivery / portfolio management professional experience or equivalent.
• Experience leading integrated change and capability portfolios.
• Ability to collaborate with MOD stakeholders and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage HMNB Clyde’s integrated change and capability portfolio.
• Drive strategic coordination across multiple programmes and initiatives.
• Ensure robust governance models and performance reporting.
• Oversee the assessment and readiness for new capabilities.

Skills

Civil Service project delivery

Portfolio management

Collaboration with MOD stakeholders

Change management

Job description

Overview

Deputy Head Capability Integration and Change works directly to the Naval Base Commander (NBC) as a Civil Service Project Delivery / Portfolio Management Professional. They are NBC’s lead for the capability integration and change management function across NBC team’s and naval base outputs. They establish the successful criteria for military and business capability integration into the naval base and monitor progress and risk of established integration activity.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• As Deputy Head Capability Integration & Change you will have the opportunity to work in a thriving operational environment that is benefitting from significant investment to transform the naval base and ensure it is ready to accept into service two new classes of submarines and future military capabilities. As the NBC Clyde organisation is part of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) it enjoys greater recruitment privileges and is able to grow the workforce in a measured way to deliver support this transformation.
• Lead and manage HMNB Clyde’s integrated change and capability portfolio — capturing new capability and business requirements, ensuring effective delivery mechanisms, and maintaining oversight from initial intake through to delivery.
• Drive strategic coordination across multiple programmes and initiatives, aligning activity into a structured and visible portfolio to enable prioritisation, sequencing, and decision-making.
• Ensure the development and implementation of robust governance models, configuration control systems, and performance reporting to support readiness, mitigate risks to business-as-usual, and deliver effective capability outcomes for the naval base.
• Act as a central point of integration, lead the base’s change management framework, overseeing the assessment and readiness of HMNB Clyde to accept and embed new capabilities, systems, and ways of working.
• Work across MOD stakeholders, fostering collaboration and drawing on expertise from across Defence and industry partners.
• Provide senior-level advice and insight to governance forums, support restoration of at-risk capabilities, and champion continuous improvement.
• This is a leadership position that supports innovation, champions best practice and plays a critical role in shaping and sustaining the operational effectiveness of the naval base which must remain safe and secure at all times.

Qualifications

• Civil Service project delivery / portfolio management professional experience or equivalent.
• Experience leading integrated change and capability portfolios.
• Ability to collaborate with MOD stakeholders and industry partners.

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