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Job summary

Director Navy Acquisition (DNA) organisation is the Navy’s centre of expertise for running major acquisition programmes. These are grouped into Programme Management Offices according to the capability being delivered: Ships Acquisition, Equipment & Systems Acquisition, Future Support Acquisition and Future Commando Force. Each programme is led through its delivery phase by a dedicated core programme team. Supporting the programmes are a Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Team (with specialists in Risk, Schedules, Benefits, Finance, Communications, Acceptance and Governance), and an Acquisition Portfolio Team (covering Portfolio Definition, Assurance and Governance).Director Navy Acquisition (DNA) organisation is the Navy’s centre of expertise for running major acquisition programmes. These are grouped into Programme Management Offices according to the capability being delivered: Ships Acquisition, Equipment & Systems Acquisition, Future Support Acquisition and Future Commando Force. Each programme is led through its delivery phase by a dedicated core programme team. Supporting the programmes are a Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Team (with specialists in Risk, Schedules, Benefits, Finance, Communications, Acceptance and Governance), and an Acquisition Portfolio Team (covering Portfolio Definition, Assurance and Governance).

Defence Marine Services Next Generation (DMS-NG) is a DNA Programme based in HMNB Portsmouth. It will meet MOD customer requirements for Marine Services support in the Naval Bases at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth, and various Out-of-Port activities towards Defence outputs. Current outputs are delivered through two contracts: Continued Procurement of Marine Services (CPMS) and Range Safety and Aircrew Training (RSACT). DMS-NG's primary responsibility is the replacement of these two contracts for some 125 vessels in total. It will provide an extensive range of services to various Customer end-users across Defence, e.g., berthing HMS QNLZ; transporting fuel, ammunition, and passengers; supporting military exercises; and, maintaining MOD’s 350+ moorings and navigational markers worldwide.

The DMS-NG Programme Manager (PM) is accountable to the Programme Director and is responsible for both managing at programme level and leading and directing the team of four Project Managers for the new contracts. As well as overseeing all aspects of Programme Management Office activity, the post requires mutual support and collaboration with commercial, finance, approvals, and business management colleagues.

We value diversity and operate flexible modern ways of working; you will be fully supported to find the balance of home and office working that is right for you.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Defence Marine Services Next Generation (DMS-NG) is part of the Navy Acquisition business area within Navy Command, operating through NBC Portsmouth, as the Senior User.  DMS is responsible for meeting tri-service customer requirements for Marine Services support within the Naval Bases at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth and various Out-of-Port activities in support of Defence outputs.  DMS outputs are delivered through two contracts, the Continued Provision of Marine Services (CPMS) and the Range Safety and Aircrew Training (RSACT).

DMS – NG is a Cat A programme that will put in place contractual arrangements to deliver future Marine Services to Defence.  It will replace the two current contracts: the Continued Procurement of Marine Services (CPMS) (which continues from PMS) and the marine support to Range Safety and Aircrew Training (RSACT).

As Project Manager your role will include project planning, resource management, risk management and communications management, you will be responsible for delivering the project in line with the project schedule and reporting progress.  The post holder will be responsible to the DMS-NG Programme Manager.

To provide project management to contract 1 project within the DMS-NG programme to facilitate delivery to schedule against milestones. Ensure regular measurement of project progress against the schedule baseline.

Chair project level meetings and act as project focal point, to ensure all relevant project information is correctly reported, progress is tracked, and decisions are escalated in line with DMS-NG programmatic ways of working. Monitor major milestones to ensure they are clearly measurable, concisely described, managed, updated, and reported in support of the PMO Head. Provide analysis of status reports in line with the reporting cadence

Assist in the creation of briefing packs in line with the reporting cadence and support Artefact Management (Specific Evidence Table). Support Learning from Experience evidence.    

Ensure all information is produced in line with the change control process if any changes are required to the project.

Support the Programme in the reporting of Risk, Master Dependencies, Assumptions List (MDAL).

Person specification

Essential

• Experience of working in a project/programme management
• Knowledge of Risk Opportunity & Issue Management
• Governance
• Stakeholder and Communications Management
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications (including Project, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Desirable

Experience of working within a project environment.

Management of Risk (Foundation/Practitioner) (or working towards upon joining)

Association of Project Management (APM) (or working towards upon joining)

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) (or working towards upon joining)

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.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), 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

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

 Leadership

Communicating & Influencing

Working together

Delivering at Pace

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience skills.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

 

Eligibility

This vacancy is open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Sift/interview dates and location

Interviews will take place either at HMNB Portsmouth.

Further information

Please see the MOD Privacy Notice which describes how we will use your personal data, explains your rights and gives you information you are entitled to under Data Protection legislation.

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.