About the job

Job summary

The Defence Serious Crime Command (DSCC) is the strategic command headquarters for the Defence Serious Crime Unit (DSCU) and was established in April 2022, following several independent reviews.   

DSCC sits outside the single services’ chain of command to ensure operational independence whilst providing strategic direction to the DSCU, allowing it to focus on the delivery of serious crime policing. This introduces consistency, collaboration and further professionalisation of this complex and deeply specialist area of law enforcement. 

We are looking for a well-organised and adaptable person to work alongside other civilians and military personnel and be part of the team. 

Here at DSCC we are inclusive and dedicated, working to provide excellence in policing. We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Continuous Improvement and Development Officer to join a professional team here at the DSCC Headquarters at Southwick Park, Fareham. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

This dynamic and engaging role offers the right candidate the opportunity to support the Head of Continuous Improvement and Development (CI Dev) who is responsible for the provision, development, and coordination of the Whole Life Development of our personnel.  This will include assessing competence against relevant professional standards, allocation of training and adherence of the allocated training budget including the completion of Business Cases and organising secondments to Home Office Police Forces. 

This role is essential to support the Head of Continuous Improvement and Development post and is a key role within the DSCC, it will be instrumental in supporting the professionalism of our people and ensuring we meet our strategic objectives.  

Person specification

Duties of the role include but are not limited to: 

• Accountable to Head of Continuous Improvement and Development and be able to support in the delivery and management of all PIP 2-4 training within the DSCC and Unit.   
• Support the delivery of the training requirements for the DSCC. 
• Assist in the Implementation of internal PIP 2 and specialist Investigations accreditation pathway for the DSCC and unit in conjunction with College of Policing requirements.  
• Lead in the delivery and maintenance of a framework for PIP 2 and specialist skills yearly reaccreditation.  Managing and recording Continuous Professional Development.  
• Ensuring formal agreements with Home Office Police Forces and agencies to initiate and maintain a framework to deliver external secondment opportunities (EPP) for personnel serving in the DSCC to upskill, achieve accreditation of PIP 2-4 and specialist skills.  
• Be able to represent DSCC/DSCU at strategic working groups in the absence of Head of Department. related to training to ensure the DSCC remain at the forefront of delivering excellence in serious crime policing.   
• Support in the allocation of training and management of the allocated training budget, including the completion of Business Cases to request budgetary approval where necessary.  
• Procurement of training providers licenced by College of Policing to deliver various specialised police training for the DSCC personnel. Ensuring procurement of external training is in line with MOD governance.  

Essential Requirements:   

• Excellent oral and written communicator, with good drafting skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft products.  
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders to resolve business issues and ensure effective and efficient delivery of services.  
• Experience of being organised with excellent planning skills, ability to prioritise and manage your workload.     

 Desirable:    

• Knowledge and experience of College of Policing PIP pathway training programmes.   
• Previous experience of working in training design or management. 

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.

Candidates will be required to provide a 500 word statement of suitability. Please provide evidence of experience relevant to the role.

Applications will be sifted on two Behaviours (Making Effective Decisions and Communicating and Influencing), but in the event of a significant number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the Statement of Suitability and the lead Behaviour (Making Effective Decisions).  In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview. 

At Interview you will be assessed against the following Behaviours: 

• Leadership  
• Making Effective Decisions 
• Changing and Improving.   
• Working Together  
• Developing Self and Others.   
• Communicating and Influencing  

Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing 16th Oct 23 

At Interview you will be assessed against the above Behaviours.  

Interviews will take place at Southwick Park, Fareham after the 23rd Oct 23. Teams meeting may be accommodated if required.  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. 

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 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.