DIO Business Manager

Marlborough Lines, Andover, Hampshire. SP10 8HJ

Job Summary

About the Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

About Major Programmes And Projects (MPP) Role Within DIO

With a team of over 500 people, we are the capital infrastructure delivery arm of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and are accountable and responsible for the delivery of capital infrastructure projects across the whole of Defence.

Our diverse portfolio includes major programmes over £1 billion, a considerable number of high profile, complex projects, as well as traditional projects within military bases and establishments in the UK and overseas. From runways to range refurbishments, and from jetties to accommodation for US Forces, our reach is unique, and no two days are the same.

Our Directorate, led at 2* SCS level, comprises six 1* delivery areas covering Army, NADES (Navy, Air, DE&S), USVF (US Visiting Forces), UK Strategic Command, Nuclear Infrastructure and Portfolio Office.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

Working at the heart of a high profile infrastructure delivery team, this post sits within our fast paced MPP Army Programme Management Office (PMO). The role of the Business & Communications Manager is to manage the delivery of a full range of business operation services to support the effective working of all staff within the MPP Army delivery area. We are looking for an individual with exceptional communication skills, who can lead the delivery of a quality service supporting the G7 Business Manager. With a passion for managing and embedding change you will drive digitalisation of our services to enable improved business outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity requiring a strong focus on communication and information management, leading MPP Army communications both online and at events, ensuring information is handled in line with MOD policy. You will have experience of leading a team, supporting their development, and fostering good relationships with them and the wider team. With an eye for detail, you will oversee the collation of business reports, tracking spend against budget and ensuring data is accurate, maximising the use of digitalised tools to reduce manual data entry.

We are currently operating a Hybrid working model with an expectation of at least 60% of your working time to be spent in the office or on a project site.

Person specification

Essential

• Practical application of Office 365 tools
• Experience of managing and embedding change

Desirable

• Experience in a Business Management role
• Experience of business and delivery planning
• Experience of finance and resource management

Technical Competences

Competent in the use of Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, One-Note, Word, PowerPoint, Sway and Power BI.

Qualifications & Professional Memberships

Desirable

• Change Management Practitioner
• Membership of Chartered Management Institute or equivalent professional body (CIPD)

Licences

UK driving licence desirable some travel to other sites

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

Technical skills

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

• P3M17 - Resource Capacity Planning

Salary and Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

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 average employer contribution of 27%

Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer

25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service

Enhanced Parental Leave

Our Andover site has free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to six-month probation period.

Selection process details

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

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 statement of suitability/personal statement of no more than 500 words demonstrating their experience against the Essential requirements of this role.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : Gary Petty
• Email : Gary.Petty904@gmail.com

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk