About the job

Job summary

An exciting opportunity offered within the Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC). The Resource Manager role is both varied and gratifying. Assisting in the delivery of the MPS Regiment's outputs in a safe and secure detention environment, whilst concurrently coordinating and programming the Regiment’s expenditure to ensure outputs are providing Defence with value for money and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety. 

Successful applicants will be joining a fun and friendly team of dedicated Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel where everyone has a direct impact on the operational effectiveness of the MCTC and the wider Service Justice System.  We look forward to welcoming you!

The Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC) is the Ministry of Defence’s single central custodial facility. It differs from other forms of detention in some important respects. The staff and detainees are service personnel, although civilians subject to service discipline can also be held. Many of those detained will resume their careers in the Armed Forces when they complete their sentence, the rest are discharged from the services and return to civilian life when they are released. Although under Army command, it is a tri-service establishment, with staff from the Civil Service, Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.  
 
The position offers 37 hours per week. 

Job description

This post will suit a highly skilled and motivated individual who is keen to take the initiative and coordinate and programme the Regiment’s expenditure to ensure outputs are providing Defence with value for money in addition to ensuring compliance with Health & Safety.

The nature of the job ensures variety, MCTC is a Tri-Service establishment that requires Civil Service support to deliver key objectives, 

Versatility will be required to work in a collaborative working environment, the ideal candidate will need to possess external liaison communication ability underpinned by a desire to deliver an effective and efficient level of support. 

Duties and responsibilities within the Resource Manager role can be varied and this requires a positive approach, flexibility and willingness to prioritise tasks in a methodical order. 

The MCTC promotes a positive, professional, and friendly image to all our customers and visitors and therefore candidates should maintain an appropriate and professional standard to reflect their position at all times.

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

• Handle in-year spending ensuring all spends are allocated accurately and all Low Value Purchases (LVP) are within profile.
• Support the Regimental 2IC in the programming of all Regimental Financial Year 1-5 budgeting.
• Manage all contracts as a non-commercial designated officer, providing critical functions within the Regiment that cannot be delivered by military personnel.
• Coordinate Soft and Hard FM contracts to enable a safe, secure and appropriate working environment.
• Assure Health & Safety compliance for the unit.
• Support the Quarter Masters department through administration of key meetings including SHEF, Equipment Care, SIMM and departmental meetings.
• Remain qualified and up to date with current and emerging Civil and Military legislation pertinent to the task. This may include attendance at meetings or courses as appropriate.

Person specification

• Ability to apply intelligence to identify, analyse and solve problems, both practical and intellectual.
• The ability to articulate verbal and written communication, on all aspects of the custodial environment to the Chain of Command and external organisations, including Headquarters Provost Marshall (Army). Produce logical, proficient, convincing and accurate written work and able to brief team members.
• Adapts to new circumstances, bringing to bear both common sense and innovation. Anticipates problems and grasps opportunities for improvement.
• Effective Intelligence - Demonstrates mental agility to assimilate sophisticated or multiple pieces of information, applying informed judgement to provide a considered output.
• Able to work autonomously. To develop a working knowledge of Joint Service Publications and single Service policies pertinent to the wider custodial environment. Shows clear understanding of professional environment.
• Achieving Results - Perseveres to achieve objectives competently, allocating and amending priorities to meet aims and objectives.
• Accountability - Takes ownership for work activities and achieves agreed commitments to a high standard for themselves.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and a good level of IT literacy.
• Be a team player, ready to jump into the role and not be afraid to ask questions. We all work closely together, so collaboration is key.

Essential:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive and efficient with the ability to deliver at pace.
• Is highly organised and self-motivated.
• You should possess the ability to reference Health & Safety publications in order to achieve a suitable outcome.
• Is IT literate with good working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Experience of analysing data, producing statistics, and pulling together reports.
• Financial Skills Certificate (or willingness to complete on appointment).
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or willingness to complete on appointment).

Desirable:

• Awareness of invoice & purchase order processing and obtaining quotes from suppliers.
• International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) level of Level 2 IT skills or equivalent.  

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 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.

Applications will be sifted on two Behaviours, but in the event of a significant number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead Behaviour Working Together. In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview.

Experience – this will be assessed individually through your CV and a 750-word personal statement, please note that it is essential that your personal statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge and recent practical experience for the role.

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

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

 The sift will take place within 5 working days of the closure of the vacancy. Interviews will be conducted at the MCTC approx 1 week following sift completion.

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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (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.