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Andover, South East England, SP11 8HJ : Whittington, West Midlands (England), WS14 9PY

Job Summary

About Sustainability Team, DIO Strategy & Plans (S&P) Capability

Within Capability, the Sustainability Team is a leader in driving climate change and sustainability activity in DIO. Sustainability and Net Zero carry a high profile in the organisation, and the team have a key role in deploying the MOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach (Epochs 1 – 3) to 2050, forthcoming MOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy, and getting the department on the pathway to achieve the Greening Government Commitment targets.

The Sustainability Team is a key leader in driving climate change & sustainability activity in DIO. The team provides oversight, coherence, and co-ordination of the delivery of sustainability activity with key customers from across both DIO and the wider defence infrastructure enterprise.

The post provides excellent exposure into the core of Sustainability activities across the business and also exposure across a number of TLB’s with an opportunity to build a fantastic network. This is the chance to work in an exciting, high profile, cross functional and fast paced environment, that is tackling one of the biggest environmental challenges of our lifetime.

The post holder will be an integral part of the Sustainability Team, ensuring the smooth running of the portfolio of work, assisting with the delivering project outputs, project artefacts and liaising with Stakeholders central to the project. The successful candidate will have experience working with a variety of stakeholders and have an excellent approach to communication and presenting information in a comprehensible way.

Applicants are advised the Strategy and Plans Directorate will be restructuring under the Strategic Planning Function initiative. The main purpose of this advertised role will not change however the management, prioritisation of work and method of tasking could be subject to change where increased integration within the Directorate is beneficial.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

The post holder will be an integral part of the Sustainability team, ensuring the smooth running of the portfolio of work, delivering project outputs, producing project artefacts and liaising with Stakeholders central to the project. The successful candidate will have experience managing projects, working with a variety of stakeholders, and have an excellent approach to communication and presenting information in a comprehensible way.

There are 3x post available:

1x post will support the Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Project.

1x post will support the Defence Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure (DASI) team under the Climate Adaptation and Decarbonisation workstream.

1x post will support Future Energy Provision (FEP) Team.

There is an expectation that the role includes an element of agility and adaptability as the individual may be asked to lead or support other workstreams within the team, when required.

Person specification

Portfolio Management

• Support the project leads by supporting priorities across the portfolio of work, initially supporting the project.
• Demonstrate flexibility across projects to support when needed.
• Assist and support on reporting and communications within a specified project area (either EVCI, DASI or FEP)
• Assist the C1 with the production project artefacts relating to the project’s milestones, delivery tracking, schedules, Project/Programme on a Page, RAID Logs etc.
• Support the project lead in the logging of risks and/or issues associated with the programme.
• Support the project lead in the logging of and tracking of benefits associated with the programme.
• Support the project lead in the capture of learning from experience.
• Support Line Manager in delivering departmental goals.
• Provide support on continuous improvement and learning from experience activities.
• Provide support to ad hoc tasks.

• Management of stakeholder engagement plans.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand problems, bring insight, and agree appropriate methods to bring resolution.
• Prepare supporting slide packs, papers, or other, to inform stakeholders of progress, challenges/blockers, time schedules, milestones on behalf of the lead.
• Effectively communicate the progress of a project to Management, the wider team, and other Stakeholders.
• Act as secretary to the Programme, Project and Customer boards as required.

• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple and competing priorities (essential)
• Demonstrable experience of supporting project delivery experience (essential)
• Demonstrable experience of implementation of processes (essential)
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively and delivering through others (essential)
• A good working knowledge of Office 365 (essential)
• Project Management Qualification (desired)
• Demonstrate a basic understanding, experience and/ passion for sustainability/climate change (desired)

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 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.

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 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.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

If we have a high scale of applications we will sift on the lead behaviour being Leadership and the Personal Statement.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership

• Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. 500 (Word count)
• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

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:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

We are aiming to complete the sift by 13th May. With interviews taking place the W/C 19th May.

Interviews will take place via MS teams.

A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.

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.

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.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

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)
• 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.

Further information on nationality requirements.

The Civil Service Code 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.

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 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.

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 is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Job Contact:

• Name: Sacha King-Botha
• Email: Sacha.King-Botha100@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• 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.