About the job

Job summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached. 

About DIO

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Job description

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Regional Delivery -Accommodation is responsible for providing Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and managing Single Living Accommodation (SLA) worldwide. This includes the management of around 75,000 SFA properties and 150,000 bed spaces; major SFA upgrades and other improvements in the UK; providing a comprehensive SFA repair and maintenance service in the UK; managing SFA allocation worldwide; and overseeing the move in and move out of personnel from SFA properties worldwide.

This exciting, challenging opportunity is to join the new created team for the New Accommodation Offer – Private Rental Scheme. The role would see you join the Homes Support Services (HSS) team.

The Administrative Officers for the Private Rental Scheme (PRS) key responsibility is for the allocation of Families Accommodation.

Further information can be found at www.gov.uk - New Accommodation Offer

Person specification

Leadership and Management of the Service Delivery
• Promote strong working relationships both within the team and with other colleagues across DIO and MoD
• Assist line managers in delivering departmental goalsPerformance Management and Contractual Interpretation
• Provide policy and process advice. Ensure Industry Partner conforms to JSP 464 Policy
• Analysing data and interrogation of management information, which could see travel to the Industry Partner Home Service location for performance management, progress meetings and collaboration for the New Accommodation Offer 
• Act as a DIO Accommodation point of contact for Occupancy Management and Help Desk operations related to issues for Service families
• Regular engagement with other DIO Teams and key Stakeholders (Substitute Accommodation Team, Housing Colonel Teams, Accommodation Support Cell, Industry Partners)
• Provide guidance on activities relating to the New Accommodation Offer rental banding for the Private Rental Scheme
• Completion of Non-Availability Certificates for Service Personnel who are subject to Private Rental Scheme routing for the New Accommodation Offer (NAO) 
• Complete additional administration for activities relating to Private Rental Scheme rental banding
• Any other duties required appropriate to grade along with opportunities when available to support other related teams in Accommodation 
• The duty station for this role will be RAF Wyton. However, DIO support flexible and hybrid working. Applications from other locations are invited to apply with an expectation there will be some requirement to work and travel to Wyton

Desirable Experience & Skills

 An understanding of Microsoft products 

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 and Experience.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
    
Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

At application you will be assessed against the following

Behaviours

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Experience

• CV - Including job history and previous skills and experience

At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following

Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions

We want to offer opportunities to all who are successful at interview for our roles, but this isn't always possible, so we do hold candidates on an active reserve list for 12 months. It is also possible that we may offer similar lower graded role/s to reserve candidates or, if no reserves are appointed, candidates that meet the lower grade criteria in merit order.

Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing: 08/01/2024

Interviews are currently taking place via Face to Face or remotely through a digital platform, this will be confirmed with the successful candidates who are invited to an interview and will be conducted week commencing: 15/01/2024

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.

To assist with your application please find attached below: 

1. DIO Candidate Information Guide
2. DIO Candidate Information Guide - Accessible Version

For help and support with your application check out our

Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section

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.