About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to be the lead Training and Education executive in the Defence College of Technical Training (DCTT) in support of the 1-Star Military Commandant. 

DCTT is a tri-Service organisation delivering technical and management training to Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force personnel in the domains of Marine, Electro-Mechanical, Communications & Information Systems and Aeronautical Engineering. The DCTT schools are geographically distributed at sites in Gosport, Blandford Forum, Cosford and Lyneham, with the Headquarters (HQ) principally based at Lyneham. Hybrid working has enabled staff to work at a range of locations subject to the business need.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Head of the Training Management Group (TMG) is a Principal Lecturer post that sits within the College HQ, advising the Commandant and providing direction and guidance on training delivery strategy and operations across the Defence schools. The post is a Grade 7-equivalent Civil Service post but is a retained grade within the Burnham Lecturer group and as such subscribes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. 

The role responsibilities are detailed in the attached Terms of Reference and, in brief, are to: 

• Act as the DCTT lead Trainer in the College HQ, advising the Commandant and schools on training matters for a range of projects and at command boards.
• Provide a Training Delivery Authority interface with the training Requirement Authorities and Training Providers to manage the training demand at an operational and strategic level.
• Provide a Training Assurance function to ensure compliance with the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) and drive continuous improvement activity.
• Direct and cohere the adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning across DCTT through the provision of TEL strategy, pan-College forums, enabling contracts and other support mechanisms.
• Drive training transformation by investigating training innovation, directing projects that provide business insight, conducting trials and implementing change.
• Perform a people-management function for the 12-person strong mixed Military and Civil Service TMG staff.
• To lead the Burnham Lecturer (BL) population within DCTT, providing support to BL Head of Profession.

 

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Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements. 

Person specification

Significant experience in a senior leadership and management role in a training environment.

The following experience requirements will be assessed: 

• Understand the unique challenges and environment of Defence Technical Training.
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop a diverse team.
• Confidence and credibility to engage with senior Military and Civil Service staff.
• Ability to identify opportunities for business improvement and transformation towards modern training delivery.
• Ability to develop and deliver strategy and policy to improve the business.
• Strong analytical skills and effective use of business information.
• Strong written communications with an ability to generate high quality and persuasive briefs and business cases.
• Ability to engage with external organisations and individuals to forge strong collaborative relationships.

Essential Qualifications:

•    Degree-qualified or Level 6 equivalent in a STEM or Education subject.
•    Certificate in Education or teaching qualification at Level 5 or above

Benefits

• A Flexi scheme (on successful completion of probationary period that supports a better work-life balance. 
• 30 days paid annual leave on entry. 
• Eight public holidays per year, plus Leave for HM The King's birthday. 
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year. 
• Special Paid Leave for other volunteer duties. 
• A wide range of Defence discounts – such as Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office. Find more discounts at https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/all-benefits/
• Advance of pay to purchase travel season tickets or ‘cycle to work’ scheme (upon completion of 6 months service). 
• In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes. 
• Over 60 growing staff Networks to join. 
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave. 
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing. 
• Access to learning and development tailored to your role and career aspirations.  
• Free onsite parking. 

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package.  

Pensions: Superannuation will be in accordance with the Teachers' Pension Scheme. 
 
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related  
allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being  
advertised   attracts. 

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https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/ 

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.

Initial sifting of candidates will be via an assessment of their written application that will include:

• CV outlining candidate’s experience
• Personal Statement detailing why the candidate thinks they are suitable against the Person Specification.
• CS Behaviours narratives

Target date for initial sift is 22 May 2024.

Candidates that are successfully sifted will be invited for interview at which they will be asked to make a short presentation on a topic set by DCTT at least a week prior. This will be followed by questions that will expand on the written application.

Target date for interviews for late May or Early June 2024

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.  

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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).

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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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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.