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. 

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) has been providing officer training in its current form since 1947 and is known throughout the world as a leading military training academy for British and International Officer Cadets (Ocdts) as they begin their military careers and throughout their service in the Army.

RMAS is looking for a motivated and driven individual to join the Quartermasters (QM) Department in the role of Storekeeper.

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants, ours is a diverse workforce with many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Amy.

We are looking for a friendly, well-organised and adaptable person to work alongside other civilians and military personnel and be part of the team.

The role of a Storekeeper is hands on and customer facing, therefore there is an expectation to be on site for most of the working week.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you! 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

As the Senior Storekeeper in the Equipment Store, you will be expected to:

1. Run the Equipment Stores Account and maintain the Consumable /Expense Account
2. Prepare defective equipment for Conditioning Boards conducted by Quartermaster (Technical).
3. Prepare items for returning through official channels.
4. Maintain and care for all stores items.
5. Review and complete stocktaking of all associated stores items.
6. Lead the initial issue and de-kiting of personal equipment for Officer Cadets and permanent staff.
7. Maintain safe working practices throughout the stores and report any shortcomings to the Stores Officer.
8. Supervise the Equipment Store team members and assume the responsibilities of the Line Manager in their absence.
9. Manage the Military Freight Overseas store.

Person specification

We are looking for someone that has strong customer service skills along with basic digital literacy. They will demonstrate the ability to react quickly and positively to change and will understand the importance of following manual handling regulations.

A great teammate, the successful candidate will be able to work closely with their civilian and military colleagues, as well as managing their own time effectively.

Previous store keeping experience would be a benefit and full training will be provided on using our MOD systems for stock control and inventory.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,985, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,745 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.

CV: Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and previous skills and experience.

Applications will be sifted on the following Behaviours :

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service 
• Delivering at Pace

At  interview you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service 
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Applicants should provide specific examples of the behaviours being tested. It may be helpful to use the STAR format for answers - Situation, Task, Action and Result - with the bulk of the answer in the Action area demonstrating what the applicant's actions were and how they contributed to the completion of the task. Applicants are strongly recommended to use the maximum 250 words per statement to provide the required evidence. 

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.

Application sifting is scheduled to take place 27th August and all applicants will be notified of the results via CS Jobs. Applicants successful at sift will be invited to interviews to take place during week commencing 16th September. We endeavour to stick to these timings, but they 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. 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.