• Details

Reference number

396820

Salary

£70,540

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

B1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Navy

Type of role

Business Management and Improvement

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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

Location

Portsmouth, South East England, PO2 8BY

About the job

Job summary

The Royal Navy (RN) is a highly complex, global organisation with outputs that are fundamental to our national security. The ongoing Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Reform programme will fundamentally challenge the way in which the RN operates within the Ministry of Defence. This role will help ensure that the RN is able to respond to these changes whilst continuing to deliver our fundamental outputs.

The Internal Consultancy Group (ICG) is a small team of business improvement experts (between 5 and 10 civilian and military staff) sat within the Directorate of the Naval Staff. Director Naval Staff (DNS) is responsible for the design and effectiveness of the Navy Command Operating Model, and the ICG team manages this on their behalf whilst delivering and supporting business change and analysis across the Command. This creates a varied portfolio of work ranging from transformation and business change, strategy development, visualisation and presentation, independent review, and workshop facilitation. The team sit outside the day-to-day demands of the HQ and the RN value chain, instead providing discrete resource for high-priority complex project and business change activity across the RN.

The Deputy Head role works in collaboration with ICG colleagues and wider organisational stakeholders to deliver these activities. The role holder will be expected to take a leadership role across the Command, acting as a visible proponent of the Navy Command Operating Model and identifying opportunities for and delivering business change to improve our effectiveness. The project work that they lead will vary according to the demands of the Command, but typically they can expect to be working on two business change projects either within the ICG team or within a multi-disciplinary team drawn from across the organisation.

The Deputy Head must be familiar with a broad range of change and transformation methodologies, able to identify opportunities for improvement, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders to commission and deliver work, and willing to engage as a leader with complex business challenges. The role holder will need to be willing to work with significant levels of ambiguity and act with agility to refocus their capacity on the highest priorities of the Navy as required by the Hd ICG, DNS or the Executive.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

• Working to the Deputy Director Internal Consultancy Group support the delivery of business change and transformation within the Royal Navy.
• Support Executive decision making through the delivery of independent analysis and advice related to the effectiveness of the Navy Command Operating Model.
• Lead individual change or analysis projects, either with ICG team members, or in multi-disciplinary teams drawn from across Navy Command.
• Build organisational awareness and adherence to the Navy Command Operating Model, identifying areas for improvement and scoping potential change activity to deliver it.
• Support RN work to engage with the Defence Reform programme, ensuring the that Navy Command Operating Model is aligned to the new Defence Operating Model.
• Management of Fast Streamers, interns and secondees when required.

Person specification

The successful candidate should have the following experience:

• Corporate leadership, both within and working outside your immediate sphere. The post holder will also need to demonstrate their experience in being able to lead and energise outside their immediate line management responsibilities.
• Comfortable making evidence-based decisions and recommendations, in fast-moving scenarios, whilst balancing political and financial considerations.
• Project management experience; developing and delivering projects across several business areas. Able to evidence successful delivery when met with projects of high complexity and scale;
• Excellent stakeholder management with a history of building a strong network of relationships at all levels. You will also need to demonstrate your ability to present complex issues to senior leaders.
• Delivery of organisational change and transformation in complex organisations.
• A proven track record of using your knowledge and experience to create and contribute to a culture of innovation and long-term improvement.
• Evidence of building an open and supportive culture in the workplace, with a commitment to improving diversity and inclusion.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £70,540, Ministry of Defence contributes £20,435 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.

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; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a Personal Statement detailing their suitability and experience for the role (1000 words)

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and Personal Statement.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

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 developed vetting .

See our vetting charter .

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

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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 : Laurence Brown
• Email : laurence.brown105@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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

Further information

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.