About the job

Job summary

The Operational Advantage Centre (OAC) works to the OAC Director. The OAC brings together a community of experts alongside advanced analytical techniques and front-line experience to provide operational commanders with the knowledge, techniques, and tools to be successful in combat and other operations.

Formed from Maritime Warfare, Fleet Operational Analysis Staff, Naval Special Operations Cell, Navy Warfare Publications and the Joint Effects team, its strength lies in agile fusion leading to the sum being greater than its parts. By harnessing these collective capabilities, coupled with its network of advantage seeking agents, it creates an analytical learning facility and single point of contact for the deployed war fighter.

The position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The primary purpose of the role is the Identification and provision of Information Communications Technology (ICT) requirements and ensuring that ICT systems are administered and utilised in a secure manner being compliant with all extant MOD security regulations. Additionally, the post holder will be the first point of contact for members within the OAC for cyber and information security providing assurance to the OAC Director of effective ICT, cyber and information security management.

The ICT Manager position also assists the OAC Support and Assurance Manager with the effective and efficient running of the OAC in all aspects of security management and delivery of prime objectives in support of MOD policy and emerging OAC priorities.

Role specific Tasks Include:

• Conduct 100% muster of all ICT / Cyber assets within OAC and reconcile the management of assets against the Navy Command Asset Register (NCAR) reporting identified discrepancies to the NCAR Manager and Principal Security Advisor (PSyA), where further action is required.
• Manage the Cyber Security of all non-MODNET assets.
• Develop and implement local Cyber Security Policy and Procedures for the OAC.
• As the unit cyber champion, manage the Cyber Security of all non-MODNET assets maintaining a positive security culture by providing security advice and guidance, cyber policy development, delivering education and awareness briefs.
• Understand the Cyber Assurance process and Secure by Design along with the Defence Assurance Risk Tool to guide staff where appropriate.
• Ensure that all cyber related changes to PSyA Royal Navy (RN) Security Directives, Security Advisory Briefs, RN Temporary Memorandums (RNTM) are distributed to all department heads within the OAC.
• Ensure (in conjunction with the Control Books Officer) anti-virus updates and patches are carried out within the required timeframe and in accordance with Security Operating Procedures (SyOPs). Contacting Maritime C5ISR Support Unit Service Desk with any issues.
• Arrange Technical Surveillance Countermeasures sweeps in accordance with JSP 440 Leaflet 4H and RNTM 02-008/23.
• Adopt a robust accounting and mustering routine of non-MODNet ICT assets within the OAC: 
  • On appointment
  • Annually
  • Spot Checks (a monthly 10% muster of ICT / Cyber assets and reconciliation against the NCAR which covers 100% of the ICT / Cyber.)
• Ensure all ICT asset requests go through the Navy Digital Front Door - Navy Digital Front Door Portal ).
• Act as focal point for triaging, actioning, and responding to MODCERT Directives.
• Ensure that all the assets within OAC are accredited and maintained throughout life. Retain a copy of all Accreditation Certificates and SyOPs.
• Retain a copy of all master passwords for the assets within the OAC.
• Issue OACs Monthly Spot Checks to the duty officer and collate the findings for submission to the Unit Security Officer (USO).
• Maintain the OAC security details database on behalf of the USO.
• Provide clear guidance and instruction to all personnel on security matters.
• Promote the NC Security Culture Improvement Programme.
• Report suspected breaches within 24 hours and support any investigation teams when required to do so.
• Assistant to the management of OAC Protective Document Register.
• Line management responsibilities for the Maritime Warfare Gatekeepers
• Responsible for tall management and output in relation to installed Automatic Access Control System.
• Deputise as the Health and Safety Environmental Protection officer. 
• To act as the OAC’s Crypto Custodian, managing the cryptographic account and its holders

Person specification

We are looking for someone who is enthused to work who is confident enough to speak up and challenge others. The successful applicant will have the following attributes and skills:  

• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build a high performing and highly engaged team.

• Good written and oral communication, numeracy and computer literacy (Excel & Microsoft Word).

• Able to work at pace and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.  

• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 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.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Applications will be sifted against the following Success Profile elements:

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. (word limit of 250)

Behaviours

• Change and Improvement
• Communicating and Influencing

Should there be a large number of applicants applications will be sifted only against the lead behaviour of Changing and improving.

At interview candidates will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Change and Improvement
• Communicating and Influencing

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 developed vetting (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.