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Navy Command - Deputy Head Strategy and Plans
UK Ministry of Defence
Portsmouth
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GBP 59,000 - 69,000
Full time
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Job summary
The UK Ministry of Defence offers an opportunity for Deputy Head of Strategy and Plans at HM Naval Base Portsmouth. This role focuses on leading essential change management processes and development of significant contracts in support of naval operations. The position promises to enhance your strategic skills and offers a collaborative work environment.
Benefits
Civil Service Pension with significant employer contribution
25 days annual leave, increasing with service
Flexible working patterns available
Qualifications
- Experience of line management and leading cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with Defence sector operations, ideally with the Royal Navy.
- Ability to manage projects and communicate effectively across departments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the Front Door process for change management.
- Manage the development of the Naval Base enabling contract (NSIGN).
- Support the Strategy Director in evolving the Naval Base Strategy.
Skills
Strategic Thinking
Leadership
Project Management
Communication
Organizational Skills
Job description
HM Naval Base Portsmouth
Job Summary
His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP) has been an integral part of the city since 1194. It is home to over two-thirds of the Royal Navy's surface ships, including the new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth; HMS Prince of Wales; the formidable Type 45 destroyers; Type 23 frigates; and mine countermeasures and fishery protection squadrons.
The base is a major employer and provides lodging facilities to RN personnel serving at the base and in Portsmouth based ships.
HMNBP is one of three naval bases providing enabling support as part of the nation’s defence strategy. In doing so, HMNBP seeks to improve through science and technology to strengthen its security and defence at home and overseas. This requires continuous improvements in building capacity, capability and resilience through its people. It is the home base for assigned ships and ship’s companies preparing for operations. A key component of achieving this support is the ability to deliver the full range of increasingly sophisticated engineering support services. The unique employment opportunities offered are varied, challenging and exciting and support Navy Command’s role to generate and operate forces for today and to ensure we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering the Navy of the future. Navy Command provides an open, flexible and supportive work environment and Civil Servants, Contractors and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines.
In Navy Command, our civil servants work alongside their military colleagues in jobs that matter; jobs which often have a direct impact on the quality of the operational capabilities we deliver. Roles can offer great job satisfaction and there are many opportunities to develop and progress both within the Department and across the wider Civil Service.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
The Strategy & Plans Department is the custodian of the Naval Base vision, strategy and plans and oversees the effective delivery of change projects and programmes. The team consists of a small group of civil service, military and contracted staff within the Naval Base Commander’s (NBC) organisation and is principally responsible for the development of future enabling contracts, development of long-term strategies and plans, oversight of major change programmes, delivery of corporate governance, and overseeing the Naval Base's preparedness for war.
Deputy Head of Strategy and Plans is an exciting new role which has been created to provide leadership to a number of high-profile and crucial workstreams. The post holder will manage and develop the Naval Base ‘Front Door’ process which is a new cross-directorate working group ensuring an effective and coherent system for all major change (examples include preparing for future classes of warships and readiness for war). Deputy Head of Strategy and Plans will also provide line management to the team of responsible for the development of the new enabling contract for facilities management and alongside services in the Naval Base (the Naval Service Integrated Global Network; NSIGN) which comes into effect in 2028. The role will also provide support to the Strategy Director in fulfilling wider departmental objectives such as development of the Naval Base Strategy and Estate Management Plan, and inception of the First Sea Lord-directed HMNBP Skills and Innovation Hub.
Responsibilities:
- Front Door: Lead the development and implementation of the Front Door process for change management within HM Naval Base Portsmouth. Provide a coherent single point of entry for change requests. Ensure change requests are accurate, complete and deliverable and that they are well communicated to relevant stakeholders. Ensure any impacts to strategies and plans are considered and communicated.
- NSIGN: Lead the development of the new Naval Base enabling contract (NSIGN) on behalf of Strat Director and NBCP. Engage across the NBCP organisation and Navy Command to ensure Hard Facilities Management, Soft Facilities Management and Alongside Service requirements are clearly established, articulated and championed. Provide an in-depth evaluation of the current Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) contract to ensure lessons are learned and NSIGN is optimised.
- Strategy and Plans: Provide support to the Strategy Director in evolving the Naval Base Strategy and Estate Management Plans. Ensure these documents are developed in accordance with the Navy Command Plan and are deliverable and well communicated.
- Emerging Tasks: Provide support to, or lead on, emerging tasks as required by the Strategy Director or NBCP.
- Line Management: Provide line management to the NSIGN and Front Door teams.
Deputy Head of Strategy and Plans is an exciting new role which has been created to provide leadership to a number of high-profile and crucial workstreams. The post holder will manage and develop the Naval Base ‘Front Door’ process which is a new cross-directorate working group ensuring an effective and coherent system for all major change (examples include preparing for future classes of warships and readiness for war). Deputy Head of Strategy and Plans will also provide line management to the team of responsible for the development of the new enabling contract for facilities management and alongside services in the Naval Base (the Naval Service Integrated Global Network; NSIGN) which comes into effect in 2028. The role will also provide support to the Strategy Director in fulfilling wider departmental objectives such as development of the Naval Base Strategy and Estate Management Plan, and inception of the First Sea Lord-directed HMNBP Skills and Innovation Hub.
Responsibilities:
- Front Door: Lead the development and implementation of the Front Door process for change management within HM Naval Base Portsmouth. Provide a coherent single point of entry for change requests. Ensure change requests are accurate, complete and deliverable and that they are well communicated to relevant stakeholders. Ensure any impacts to strategies and plans are considered and communicated.
- NSIGN: Lead the development of the new Naval Base enabling contract (NSIGN) on behalf of Strat Director and NBCP. Engage across the NBCP organisation and Navy Command to ensure Hard Facilities Management, Soft Facilities Management and Alongside Service requirements are clearly established, articulated and championed. Provide an in-depth evaluation of the current Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) contract to ensure lessons are learned and NSIGN is optimised.
- Strategy and Plans: Provide support to the Strategy Director in evolving the Naval Base Strategy and Estate Management Plans. Ensure these documents are developed in accordance with the Navy Command Plan and are deliverable and well communicated.
- Emerging Tasks: Provide support to, or lead on, emerging tasks as required by the Strategy Director or NBCP.
- Line Management: Provide line management to the NSIGN and Front Door teams.
The successful applicant will be a strong communicator who is comfortable working across multiple departments and at all levels of Defence. Individual drive, enthusiasm and initiative are fundamental to this position. Line management experience is essential and applicants should evidence team leadership, project management skills and the ability to think strategically. Experience of working in the Defence sector is essential, preferably with the Royal Navy.
Essential And Desirable Experience
- Experienced specialist with an ability to think strategically and pull together ideas and concepts into deliverable sets of activities (essential)
- Experience of line management and leading cross-functional, multi-skill teams (essential)
- Experience of working in the Defence sector (essential), ideally with the Royal Navy
- Project management experience (desirable)
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload and that of others. The ability to adapt your planning to rapid changes of situation (essential)
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference.
Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
In HMNBP, we promote the 70:20:10 model[1]. We understand learning can take different forms including on the job practice, learning from others, networking as well as studying for courses. All staff are encouraged to take ownership of their development and take proactive steps to shape your own learning and development. This includes identifying learning needs, deciding the best way to meet these needs, undertaking learning and reflecting.
We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.
An apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through an apprenticeship you will gain professional knowledge, practical experience, and the broader skills required to upskill you in your current role and pave the way for your future career. Most of the training will be ‘on-the-job’, with the remaining ‘off-the-job’ training often delivered by a training provider. This means minimal disruption and maximum impact.
Professional qualifications can be achieved through an apprenticeship and range from Level 2 (equivalent to 5 GCSEs), Level 3 (equivalent to 2 A Levels), and Levels 4 -7, which can give you a foundation degree, a full Bachelor’s degree, or a Master’s degree.
Apprenticeships normally last between 12 months - 3 years, depending on the level of the apprenticeship.
Anyone can undertake an Apprenticeship and everyone, regardless of age, can benefit from developing their skills in an accredited way.
Successful candidates can discuss their development options with their manager when in post.
We Also Provide First Rate Benefits For All Our Employees As We Understand The Commitments Our Staff Have, Both Inside And Outside Of The Workplace And Our Aim Is To Provide a Place Of Work Which Allows The Flexibility To Maintain a Work-life Balance. These Include:
- In addition to your salary is the potential for in-year performance and recognition awards
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Personal & professional development
- Access to a confidential, professional support service
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Discount schemes
- Bicycle / season ticket loans
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year
- On-site facilities (gymnasium, various cafés, shops, post office, mess facilities etc)
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.
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the following Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly. Candidates are also required to submit a CV outlining your work history, skills and experience plus a personal statement (no more than 500 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification.
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Personal Statement and the following Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
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.
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.
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
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.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Dr Rowan Taylor
- Email : rowan.taylor877@mod.gov.uk
- Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk
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.
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