About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.  The Army’s Programmes Directorate brings together all the key change programmes to ensure they are delivered to performance, cost and time. As a Directorate, we are committed to Project, Programme & Portfolio management (P3M) and delivery. From every item of basic equipment to the most ground-breaking technology imaginable, every new project brings outstanding possibilities and challenges, and we’ll ensure you’re equipped to succeed, with extensive training and development opportunities. The Directorate consists of Civil Servants, military colleagues and contractors working closely to deliver the Army’s Modernisation Agenda. The Directorate consists of Civil Servants, military colleagues and contractors working closely to deliver the Army’s Modernisation Agenda. The Mechanised Infantry [Boxer] Programme is a family of eight-wheeled Armoured Personnel Carriers which will deliver the Army's Mechanised Infantry capability within the Armoured Brigade Combat Team.  If you are looking for a challenge, and the opportunity to shape the future of Defence, we are looking to build our core team with people who have the vision to take the programme through to successful delivery. Our team consists of both Military and Civilian colleagues and a range of programme management staff. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

This is an exciting time to join the Army Programmes directorate as we seek to employ Safety Manager to enhance our existing team, making a significant contribution to Defence and the Nation.

We are looking for a highly motivated, well organised, and experienced individual to join us on the Army’s Mechanised Infantry [Boxer] Programme team. The programme is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP).

 

This role provides input to one of our most critical Programmes, some of the main responsibilities include;

 

• Development of Safety evidence and documentation, supporting the progress of the Programme
• Adapting lessons learned and analysing the newly emerging Defence and Army safety policies
• Diligently supporting the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) in providing correct programme governance, representing their wider interests in the Safety management processes.

 We will be looking to utilise a reserve list from this campaign. This means that high-calibre candidates will be contacted after the interview process to discuss similar opportunities in Army Programmes without the need to re-interview. 

 The Army Programmes Directorate is adopting a flexible approach to our workforce to ensure that business area priorities are met whilst maximising opportunities in support of skills development and wider career pathways. This means that successful candidates may be allocated flexibly across the Directorate aligning to priorities. 

 

Person specification

Main Responsibilities include:

•  Attending relevant Safety and Environmental Working Groups and Panels.
• Providing advice across the Programme to colleagues at all levels to develop best practices, especially within the requirements of Health, Safety and Executive (HSE) legislation.
• Develop effective working practices with key stakeholders, ensuring the pre planning for implementation of HSE Protection Law.
• Ensuring the Boxer capability is safe, and that suitable and sufficient training is relevant in its delivery.
• Contributing to the development of evidence that supports the Safety Environment Case by implementing risk controls.
• Ensuring all safety related documentation is produced and updated at the relevant life cycle.
• Producing a Safety and Environmental Management Plan that identifies the arrangements required to sustain the safety performance of the system.
• Producing a Preliminary Hazard Identification and Analysis (PHIA) to understand what the hazards and accidents are, why and how they might be mitigated.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:

• Job History (CV) - Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
• Personal Statement (750 words) aligned to the following criteria;

In no more than 750 words, please demonstrate the following Essential criteria within your Personal Statement:

• Previous experience within the safety environment and appropriate HSE Protection Law.
• Highly motivated, organised, ability to react quickly and calmly to changing circumstances, and the ability to think imaginatively to deliver under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt your communication style according to the audience and build strong relationships with others.

At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:

Behaviours:

•  Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Application sifting will take place one week following the closure of the advert.

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 into 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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.