About the job

Job summary

To support the efficient functioning of MDPs and Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) and Body-Worn Video (BWV) Equipment.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Provide technical and administrative support to SPOs, SPOCs and users of BWV equipment and the Digital Evidence Management System. Monitor the group mailbox, manage the team calendar and limited sharepoint site, deal with issues within own area of responsibility and draw new tasks and updates to the appropriate BWV team member. Maintain and develop own knowledge of law and procedures related to BWV Test Axon new releases on the Test Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) to establish the impact of changes on MDP settings and report back to the BWV System Manager / BWV officer  Check the evidence files on DEMS against the BWV Check Form to ensure: - ·         Officers are using BWV in accordance with NPCC and MDP guidelines, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures.  ·         The evidence files on DEMS are named, categorised, and retained in accordance with force and national guidelines. ·         All viewing and sharing of evidence files are justified and correctly recorded on DEMS. Report any concerns or issues to the BWV Officer, BWV System Manager, or other suitable person. Update the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) Body-Worn Video (BWV) Digital Evidence Management System (DEMS) as required by the BWV System Manager to ensure that evidence categories and user role profiles remain relevant and fit for purpose as legislation, official guidance, procedures and the locations and tasks of the MDP change. Create and activate new user accounts on the DEMS, selecting the appropriate role profile for each officer. Register new MDP BWV equipment on the DEMS using naming protocols which make it easy to identify the location and use of the equipment. Deal with returns and re-allocation of equipment, as necessary. Maintain records which track the allocation and use of BWV equipment. Support the BWV Systems Manager and Body-Worn Video Systems Officer in their BWV tasks, as necessary.

Person specification

Maths GCSE grade 4 or Functional Skills equivalent

English GCSE grade 4 or Functional Skills equivalent

The job holder must be proficient in the use of the following Microsoft Office applications; outlook, word, forms and excel

Current driving licence valid in the UK which includes category B

The job holder must be able to navigate and use the specialist DEMS software (Training will be given)

 The job holder must be conversant with Ministry of Defence Police, National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing guidelines on the use of Body-Worn Video and able to apply the principles in these documents to the evidence files they check. (Training will be given)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,490 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.

Online application will be followed by a face to face interview.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours.

• Seeing the bigger picture
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Delivering at pace

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours.

• Seeing the bigger picture
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together
• Delivering at pace

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

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.