About the job

Job summary

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. 

Job description

DIO's MPP United States Visiting Forces (USVF) team act as the delivery agent for a diverse £1.8bn design and construction portfolio on USVF bases within the UK. The Assurance Manager will lead the implementation of assurance processes and function, support the USVF Learning from Experience process, drive organisational and project delivery improvements, and work with the SMEs to facilitate and support Assurance activities, including Audits, Gateway Reviews, Project Health Checks and Business Case reviews. We work in a diverse and stimulating environment where no two days are ever the same!

Person specification

We will ask you to:

Promote strong working relationships within the team and with other teams across DIO and MOD.

Develop and implement Assurance Strategy and Management Plans.

Develop and embed assurance processes and procedures across all areas of USVF activity.

Progress the Portfolio Assurance and Audit Programme.

Lead on the USVF Assurance Audit Programme for USVF.

Provide support to projects and appropriate SMEs.

Monitoring and highlight the value of the assurance function and its impact on delivery.

Contribute to the assurance function by supporting, facilitating and conducting all necessary assurance and audit activities.

Management of the Assurance Team, currently 1 staff.

Leadership responsibilities

We ask leaders within DIO to:

Inspire and support others and take accountability for what they do

Empower people around them to be the best they can

Have the confidence to be inclusive and value difference

Desirable Experience & Skills:

•    Ability to review project management data with a high attention to detail.
•    Experience of working in the Ministry of Defence and/or other Government Departments or Public Sector organisations.
•    Knowledge and experience of working in infrastructure projects.
•    Qualified lead auditor.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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, Experience and Technical skills.

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:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

Career Information:

• Job History,
• Previous Skills & Experience

Personal Statement: •    Trained in internal auditing.

Previous skills gained that demonstrate:

•    Project Management experience.
•    Experience of leading assurance activities in a project environment. 
•    Enabling effective decisions utilising Microsoft Office programmes; sharepoint, Office 365, word, 
powerpoint, excel.
•    Experience as a team leader.

Technical:
P3M23:  Independent Assurance - Practitioner

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

Behaviours :
Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture

Technical:
P3M23:  Independent Assurance - Practitioner
        
                
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: 15/01/2024

Interviews are currently taking place either remotely or face to face and will be conducted week commencing: 22/01/2024

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

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.