• Details

Reference number

397065

Salary

£36,530

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Army - We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuing you deliver your outcomes effe

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

2

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Andover, SP11 8HT

About the job

Job summary

The Army employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants across 300 locations. It is a diverse workforce involved in supporting the Army deliver its core outputs across a variety of functions and professions. It covers a vast range of roles from teachers, kennel assistants and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers and policy secretariat staff.

Have you considered a Civil Service career with the unparalleled opportunities it has to offer in a variety of significant roles, with the potential to change the nation and people’s lives for the better? Do you want to be a part of one of the world’s leading Defence organisations, offering a significant contribution towards the delivery of a wide-reaching and high priority of Defence support?

Join the Ministry of Defence and have a future that matters! Be Proud; Be Challenged; Be Unique

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Army Safety Group for two Higher Executive Officer positions within the Safety Organisational Learning (OL) and Army Reporting (SOLAR) pillar. These unique roles are responsible for the safety organisational Learning data management and trend analysis that will support the SOLAR Assistant Head with the creation, development and delivery of Army OL and ensuring the maintenance the OL sub-strategy as well as managing recommendations from Service Inquiries and Non-Statutory Inquiries.

As a Higher Executive Officer (HEO), you will play a crucial role in analysing and interpreting complex data sets to provide valuable insights to support strategic decision-making within the organisation. You will be responsible for collecting, organising, and analysing safety data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement. The successful candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to manage data across a number of platforms, work against tight deadlines, have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and have the ability to look at the bigger picture.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Lead in the identification of Army Safety OL themes and trends across all mediums available to reduce the likelihood of similar accidents in the future.
• Provide management safety data to inform higher level safety meetings.
• Communication of Army FP(S) OL outcomes through various mediums including MySafety, Post Activity Reports, Investigations and DAIB Deployment Reports (DR) etc.
• Assist with the management of Army Safety OL activities and support the MySafety system. Supporting the Army Safety Environmental Management System Governance (ASEWG, AHSEC, AOLSG plus additional returns as required)
• Collect, clean, and validate data from multiple sources.
• Analyse large data sets using statistical techniques.
• Interpret data and develop reports to present findings to stakeholders.
• Identify trends and patterns to support decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to understand data requirements.Develop and maintain data models and databases.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and new technologies in data analysis

Person specification

The successful candidates will need to demonstrate their ability to manage data across a number of platforms, work against tight deadlines, have excellent communication skills, both written and oral and have the ability to look at the bigger picture. You will need to deliver at pace against a backdrop of uncertainty and continual change.

Behaviours

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

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%

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.

An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year.

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.

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.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 words)

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 application you will be assessed against the following:

• CV
• Personal statement of 500 words demonstrating evidence of analysing and interpreting complex data sets to provide valuable insights to support strategic decision making.
• 2 behaviours - Delivering at Pace and Seeing the Big Picture

Applications will be sifted using CV, Personal statement and behaviours that have been chosen for this campaign, but in the event of 10 or more applications, a sift will be conducted on lead behaviour ’ Seeing the big picture '.

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date.

Interview dates are to be confirmed. These will be held in person. We endeavour to stick to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs

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.

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 .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard 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)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

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 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.

Apply and further information

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

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Gary Lewry
• Email : gary.lewry789@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

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.