Ministry of Defence – Head of VALOUR

Confederation of Service Charities; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A military support organization seeks a Head of VALOUR to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for Veteran support services across the UK. The role involves leading a dispersed team and creating a new network of VALOUR-recognised support centres tailored to Veterans' needs. Candidates should have proven leadership experience and the ability to engage confidently with ministers and stakeholders. This position requires a minimum of 60% office attendance as part of a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management experience in a relevant field.
• Strong understanding of Veteran support services and systems.
• Ability to engage effectively with ministers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the VALOUR system.
• Lead a geographically dispersed team and engage with Veterans.
• Create a network of VALOUR-recognised support centres across the UK.

Job description

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The role will require frequent travel to lead a geographically dispersed team, engage with Veterans and support services across the UK and provide in-person briefings to Ministers.

This role offers a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement, where you will be based at any of these locations:

Tomlinson House, Norcross, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 3WP

Foss House, York, YO1 7PX

MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH.

MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2HB.

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.

About the job

Job summary

The Government wants to transform how Veterans across the UK can access the support they need, when and where they need it. VALOUR will create a new network of VALOUR-recognised support centres across the UK; tailored to Veterans’ needs locally, fostering the entrepreneurial spirit of Veterans and the voluntary sector, and building on what works best by using new data and insight. The operating model also includes a new VALOUR Headquarters in the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) and the deployment of Regional Field Officers to connect local, regional and national services.

As the Head of VALOUR, you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the VALOUR system. Acting as a visible and credible leader on Veteran support – able to command the confidence of Ministers, the full range of support providers (both statutory and third sector) and the Armed Forces community itself – you will harness exceptional leadership, data-driven decision-making, and a collaborative but focused approach to co-ordinating support for Veterans across the UK.