About the job

Job summary

Are you confident with keep up to date with emerging thinking, trends and project management?

Do you hold a qualification in learning and development/coaching or extensive experience in a learning and development role?

If so, we are looking for a Maritime and Aviation Technical Training and Development Lead to join us at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and we'd love to hear from you!  

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.   

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.    

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.  

We welcome applications from all communities, and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.   

Job description

HM Coastguard (HMCG) is the operational arm of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency with responsibility for 6 key functions - Search and Rescue, Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster management.

There are three delivery disciplines within HMGC: Maritime Operations, which co-ordinates activities from an operations room environment; Aviation who operate the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre and Coastal Operations which manages resources and service provision on the coast.  This post will facilitate and support the technical training and development requirements for Maritime and Aviation Operations.

The technical training and development team leads the way in preparing Coastguard officers to meet the requirements of their role in the delivery of the six functions.

The purpose of this role is to lead the maritime and aviation technical training and development team in the design, development, and delivery of budgeted training and development solutions to meet the requirements set out in the technical competence framework.   

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Leadership, management, and governance of the maritime and aviation technical training and development team.
• Ensuring that a culture of safety for staff and trainees prevails at all times.
• Operate as the training SME (subject matter expert), engaging with the business to ensure that technical training is represented at all appropriate meetings and shaping decisions such that technical training is embedded during key operational decisions which may impact technical training delivery.
• Identification and management of maritime and aviation technical training and development risks and issues.
• Representation of the maritime and aviation technical training and development team to business groups such as the BMG (business management group) and chair the training working group as required.

For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached role profile.

  

Person specification

About You 

To be successful in this role, you will hold a professional learning and development/coaching qualification or extensive experience in a learning and development role.

You will have an excellent track record of designing, developing, and delivering training in a professional environment to adults as well as experience in project management.

Managing a learning and development function will come naturally to you, with the ability to keep up to date with emerging thinking and trends, maintaining own professional qualifications and development relating to the core areas of work.

Additional Information 

This role will be based in the Fareham HQ. MCA supports flexible working and operates a hybrid working model between home and office for this role, giving you greater flexibility over where and when you work.  

The expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your working time based at your principal workplace or out on official business. Details of the arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager. 

The post requires travel within the UK for peripatetic training delivery and to liaise with both internal & external partners and stakeholders. This may require evenings and weekends as necessary.

There will be a requirement to undertake Continuous Professional Development as required. Levels of qualification will need to be maintained.

The role is subject to health standard requirements.

This post is offered on a fixed term basis of 12 months with a possibility of an extension or being made permanent.

Permanent Civil Servants will not be expected to change their employment status from permanent to fixed term appointment. OGD applicants will be appointed on inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan agreement.

Internal applicants will be appointed on inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan agreement. The expectation is that you will return to your previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.

About Operational Delivery Profession (ODP)  

 Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Click here to get a copy of the MCA Staff Benefits Brochure

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency 

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. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.   

How to Apply   

CV and Personal Statement:   

Within your CV and Personal Statement please demonstrate your knowledge and experience of:   

• Professional learning and development/coaching qualification or extensive experience in a learning and development role.
• Excellent track record of designing, developing, and delivering training in a professional environment to adults.
• Managing a learning and development function.
• Project management.
• Ability to keep up to date with emerging thinking and trends, maintaining their own professional qualifications and development relating to the core areas of work.

 Your Personal Statement will be limited to a maximum of 1,250 words.  

It is essential when submitting your Personal Statement that you provide as much detail as possible, and utilise the full word count given, against the Essential Criteria outlined above as this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess candidate suitability to move to the next round in the recruitment process.   

Sift and Interview Dates: 

The sift is due to take place on 29th February & 1st March 2024.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held from 13th March 2024. 

This interview could be conducted online via Teams or face to face at one of our offices. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:  

• An interview.
• A presentation.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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.