About the job

Job summary

His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde (HMNB Clyde) is home to the United Kingdom’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent, Astute Class Attack Submarines, First Mine Counter Measure Squadron and 43 Cdo Royal Marines. It is an operational support and maintenance base, within the Navy Command TLB and comprises both Faslane and Coulport sites. HMNB Clyde’s primary purpose is to provide engineering and logistical support to the Royal Navy in maintaining Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). This is achieved by ensuring at least one Vanguard Class submarine is on patrol at sea every day of the year.                  

RNAD Coulport is responsible for the storage, processing, maintenance and issue of the Trident Weapon System and the ammunitioning of all submarine-embarked tactical weapons.  

HMNB Clyde is the single operational home of the Submarine Service and will become the United Kingdom’s Submarine Centre of Excellence. This single integrated operating base is to ensure that the Royal Navy can deliver its operational commitments across all Defence Lines of Development from Scotland on an enduring basis. This transition will provide excellent opportunities for commencing and developing exciting and challenging careers within the Civil Service across a broad range of functions and numerous skillsets in direct support of output delivery.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Authorised Demander IT Support & Security post is part of Support & Security Department under the Deputy Head Infrastructure Directorate. As the successful candidate you will be part of a 7-person team delivering ITC Services to HMNB Clyde and its off-site stations. You will be delivering customer requirements and technology changes to IT Services to the user community on these sites.

As an IT Authorised Demander for HMNB Clyde you will be responsible for the management of Navy Command IT Service and Requirements Management processes as follows:  

• Manage Navy Command Minor Move process for MODNET assets and infrastructure. Ensuring regularity, propriety and best value for money, whilst enabling Navy Command to achieve business objectives.
• Manage the provision of all non-MODNET related IT requests via the JASPAR/MCSU processes. Ensuring regularity, propriety and best value for money, whilst enabling Navy Command to achieve business objectives.
• Manage GOSCC notification process for planned electrical outages at HMNB Clyde, ensuring all key stakeholders are informed within the required notice period and any Business Continuity action required is in place.
• Manage queries and testing of Clyde software/databases/applications to ensure future compatibility and continued functionality during future MODNET update/upgrades.
• Manage the transfer of all legacy Software Applications to MODNET or provision of guidance to the customer where an alternative solution is required, ensuring required licences/accreditation is in place.
• Manage the provision of non-MODNET systems via identified MoD enabling contracts (SSM). Regular review of requirements and service provision to ensure propriety and value for money is being achieved.
• Provide support to the Site Lead for ongoing Technical Refresh Programmes for MODNET and other Defence Digital projects.
• Monitor the performance of the MODNET Implementation Provider(s) on a regular basis and report any finding/concerns to IT Authorised Demander HEO/SEO.
• Manage regular adhoc tasking including: Manage/maintain access list for Data Centre. Provide assistance to IT Requirements Projects and Site Significant Changes. Assist in timely identification/resolution of joint MoD/Babcock IT comms/compatability issues.

Undertake other tasking appropriate to the post-holders grade and experience as tasked by Authorised Demander IT HEO & SEO.

Person specification

To be successful in this position you need to be a good organiser, who can interrogate information and make sound judgements. You should also have good written and verbal communications skills and enjoy collaborative working and stakeholder management. Lastly, working in an operational environment you will need to have flexibility to adapt and accommodate changing priorities.

Previous working knowledge and experience of working in an IT delivery environment, in a project or requirements management role or as an Authorised Demander are highly desirable.

A Full UK driving licence, is also highly desirable to visit departments and sites across the Clyde Estate.

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.

Personal Statement: Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (Word count 500)  

Candidates will also be assessed on the following Success Profiles Behaviours both at the application and interview stage: 

• Leadership 
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Sift to be carried out week commencing 22nd January 2024.

Interview timing to be confirmed.

Phone number for candidate questions: 0300 153 7522 or 07967347006 (Mark Burns)

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.