About the job

Job summary

The Assistant Head S&G is responsible for leading and directing the NBC Clyde S&G Department to ensure outputs are delivered to the Naval Base Commander and the MOD Board of Directors in respect of Strategic Programme Management, Risk Management, Requirement Management, Performance Management, Business Strategy and Planning, Customer Management, Strategic Information and Reporting, and Internal Communications. 

Hybrid working (a blend of working in the workplace and from home) is encouraged. You should expect to work a min of 3 days a week in Faslane in agreement with your Line Manager  

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

This post is responsible for the following tasks:

• Line Management and development of the Strategy & Governance function and people.
• New Requirements Process - Directing the team in the development and management of new requirements submissions at HMNB Clyde.
• Risk Management - Leading the team in the development and management of departmental and corporate level risks, issues and opportunities.
• Supporting all business areas within the NBC Clyde organisation in Risk management and reporting risks/issues into Navy Command.
• Governance - Development and maintenance of the Naval Base Commanders Organisational Governance Arrangements (OGA). Including board structures, reporting structures and mechanisms, meeting drumbeats
• Customer Management - Lead development and management of Customer Feedback and Survey process, Service Level Agreements and Business Agreements.
• Strategic and Management Information Reporting. Leading development and management of key business information to inform MoD/Navy Command/Director Submarines/Senior Governance Boards and risk based decision making.
• Internal Communications - Development of internal communications intelligent customer function on behalf of NBC and leading on NBC communication methods and materials.
• Programme Management - Lead the development and management of HMNB Clyde Integrated Programme. Currently this task is under review to develop and extend the concept of integrated planning across the naval base to accommodate NBC, other MoD areas and Industry Partners. This study will complete until May 24 and may result in some recommendations that impact on this tasking. 

Person specification

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with ambition, who is engaging and has the skills to work inclusively with a large stakeholder community across public and private sectors that need to work together to deliver the mission. A person who will thrive on building and delivering the NBC Clyde governance architecture and supporting reporting mechanisms. This individual will play a pivotal role in establishing and communicating the Clyde strategic aim, implementing robust corporate governance, managing the Clyde integrated programme, increasing customer focus and promoting internal communications in support of the One Clyde culture.

Candidates must have past experience/skills:

• Experience of Business Planning and reporting in a busy operational environment
• Experience of managing senior stakeholders.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,670, Ministry of Defence contributes £15,570 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.

The selection process will comprise an online application followed by an interview for those candidates who have been sifted in.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include: job history and previous skills and experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

Open to UK nationals only.

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.