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Andover SP11 8HJ, Glasgow G2 8EX, Wyton PE28 2EA and Whittington WS14 9TJ.

Where business needs allow, this role may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working, therefore you must consider if any of the above locations are within a reasonable travelling distance. 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 (i.e., detached duty) 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.

Job Summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached.

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

To enable this DIO recognises that a diverse workforce is at the heart of different insights, ideas and innovation. A workforce diverse in background and life experience produces trusted public services and better decisions. We want our people to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

To Enable This DIO Commits To Offering Its Employees

• The ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO
• Free membership for professional qualifications including CIPS
• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Opportunity to join 6 networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers
• Opportunity to drive and embed sustainable practices and solutions through delivering and managing sustainable procurement for Defence estates

About DIO

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This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description
About the People, Business and Finance Team:

The People, Business and Finance Team sits within the DIO Commercial Operations function focusing on areas such as our business and people strategies, permanent and interim recruitment, learning and development, data reporting, budget management, driving and tracking delivery savings, stakeholder management and change transformation.

The Deputy Head will be key in leading the development and implementation of the strategic workforce plan, learning and development, and business management strategies to enable delivery against DIO Commercial business priorities.

You will help the organisation’s ambitious growth strategies through attracting and retaining talent and exploiting opportunities through development programmes.

You will have an excellent eye for detail and data, a naturally curious mind to solving challenges and putting innovation at the heart of everything you do.

You will become part of a supportive team, leading on a wide range of recruitment and retention initiatives. This is a busy and often challenging role, but one that offers an excellent sense of achievement and autonomy to shape approach and strategy to fulfil DIO Commercial’s requirements.

Why join us?

Now is an exciting time to join DIO Commercial as we continue to grow year on year. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects and is equipped to deliver the best service to Commercial and stakeholders.

Person specification

As a Deputy Head within the People, Business and Finance Team:

The post supports DIO Commercial to ensure the relevant resources and data are available to meet its operational needs, drive adherence to HR policies, and implement change transformation across DIO Commercial.

This key role is responsible for ensuring that Commercial can run its business by creating and implementing the key strategies relating to people, resourcing and the business management of the department including submission of Annual Budget Cycles (ABC), Resource Planning, Recruitment, leading on Trades Union Consultation, Training, Finance, Savings & Benefits Tracking, On/Off Boarding, and Business Management.

The role will support the interface between 1* delivery pillars and effective Business Management.

Responsibilities
Delivery:

• Lead development and delivery of the workforce strategy for Commercial and project delivery to define the talent management, capability, learning and development, recruitment, induction, retention, succession planning and engagement principles for the function to ensure a professional and skilled workforce.
• Leading the development, maintenance and analysis of the Commercial functions people data, strategic workforce planning, reporting and formulation of improvement plans in adherence to MOD and GCO people related policies and to inform resource decision.
• Development and delivery of a business reporting function and associated engagement with 1* pillars to support the reporting drumbeat. Providing a proactive Business Management support function to Dir Commercial and 1* pillar which ensures the business operates efficiently and effectively.
• Lead the bidding process, management and approval to spend against the delegated department budgets including estimating costs, controlling forecasts and actual spend against the budget and implementing processes to ensure consistency, compliance with policies and risk and issues escalated.
• Lead the awareness and achievement of the department savings target, including engagement with delivery teams, identification and validation of savings and presentation of progress towards achievement.

Customer

• Support Dir Commercial and 1* Delivery Teams in the provision of People, Business and Finance deliverables.
• Be a key interface into the Commercial Operations People Business and Finance Team with a focus on improvement to delivery, problem solving and engagement to ensure that the customer requirements are met, providing expert business, project and commercial advice.
• Contribute to the monthly departmental meeting reports and quarterly update provided to ExCo/Board.

Leadership And People

• Support workforce planning for the portfolio to ensure the team is resourced to meet the customer demand, including talent management, succession planning and development plans.

Further Information

• Some travel and overnight stays may be required.
• Where business needs allow, this role 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.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent leadership skills with experience of leading high performing, dispersed teams in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Proven experience of working in corporate business operations, including HR and Finance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven track record of strategy development and implementation.
• Experience of using complex data to make decisions and provide advice and guidance to customers and stakeholder.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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.

• Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• 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
• Most sites have free car parking, Sports & Social Clubs, Gym, on site shops and subsidised canteens

Allowances

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.

Employment Hours

The post advertised is for 37 hours net, however the Ministry of Defence offers a range of flexibilities to enable a better work-life balance for employees. Flexible working, Part-time working and Job Share working patterns will be considered.

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.

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.

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 statement of suitability. (750 - Word count)

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

When writing a personal statement, it is important that you:

• Read the job advert so you are clear about the job requirements
• Outline the skills and experience that you have that are relevant to the job and use examples to help demonstrate this
• Keep to the word limit, if your statement is too brief it will not provide the required depth of detail and evidence to be assessed fully

We require you to provide evidence and a demonstration of specific skills, knowledge or transferable experience. This will allow you to provide evidence to show a more rounded picture of your suitability for the role.

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.

Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

Please provide your evidence using the STAR Technique using the attached information on how to apply.

Situation: Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand. Where are you? Who was there with you? What had happened?

Task: The recruitment panel will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in. What was the task that you had to complete and why? What did you have to achieve?

Action: What did you do? The recruitment panel will be looking for information of what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use “I” rather than “we” to explain your actions that lead to the result.

Result: Don’t be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures easily understandable. What results did the actions produce? What did you achieve through your actions, and did you meet your goals? Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience? Keep the situation and task parts brief.

Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. When providing your evidence please ensure that you avoid acronyms and company specific jargon.

We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn't always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months.

Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing: 14th April 2025. Interviews are currently taking place remotely through a digital platform, this will be confirmed with the successful candidates who are invited to an interview and will be conducted week commencing: 21st April 2025.

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.

To Assist With Your Application Please Find Attached Below

• DIO Candidate Information Guide
• DIO Candidate Information Guide - Accessible Version
• DBS Candidate Information Guide (June 2024)

For help and support with your application check out our Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section.

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.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, 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. See our vetting charter.

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.

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 embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme 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 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 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.

Contact point for applicants

• Name : BI Resourcing Team
• Email : DIOComrcl-BIResourcingTeam@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.