About the job

Job summary

The main purpose of HMNB Clyde is to support the Royal Navy from Scotland through the maintenance of submarines and support of Continuous At Sea Deterrence (CASD). The base currently employs around 7,000 people in 25 organisations and this number will grow over the next few years to approx. 8,500 to accommodate the new Dreadnought class of submarines. The Naval Base Commander Clyde (NBC(C)) leads the base in the delivery of capabilities and outputs. The Clyde Programme Manager post works within the Business Department of the NBC Clyde organisation.

The Clyde Requirements Manager is responsible to the Assistant Head Strategy & Governance (AH S&G) for the management of the HMNB Clyde Requirements Process and support to the development and implementation of HMNBC Strategy.

The Strategy and Governance department is currently under review and may develop into an integrated portfolio office in the future. This is an exciting time for the department although it is recognised that there will be some uncertainty until the review is complete. The Clyde Requirements Manager is therefore required to be flexible and open to new opportunities. Post mapping may be required.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

This post offers a varied and stimulating opportunity to support the S&G Assistant Head (AH S&G) in managing new requirements for Clyde, as well as supporting other strategic activities.

This includes the following tasks:

Requirements Management

• Manage the transition and integration of new capability requirements into delivery space, ensuring full engagement and collaboration with Clyde Capability Integration Leads.
• Development and management of the HMNB Clyde Requirements Process to ensure it remains up to date and in line with HMNB Strategy and external strategic changes, and supports Clyde operating model. Maintain process on the HMNB Clyde Business Management System (BMS).
• In consultation with Requirement Owners, provide management, oversight, analysis and assessment of their Customer requirements to ensure they are defined, understood and agreed.
• Development and management of the HMNB Clyde “Initial Look Review” with Base Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure high level requirements are understood and liaise and engage with Customer to ensure any specific HMNB Clyde issues, questions etc are resolved or documented accordingly.
• Collate and present Statement of Need (SON) and supporting documentation to Senior Management and NBC in line with Governance framework, for approval to proceed into Base Delivery Processes.

Customer Management

• Oversight of Customer processes (Customer Feedback Forms (CFFs), Customer Surveys) run by Band EO. Guidance to EO on development of Customer Management processes from manual to automated.

Key User Requirements (KUR)

• Support AH S&G in the development and management of the Clyde Key User Requirements, including engagement with Navy Command to ensure ongoing alignment.

Strategy

• Support AH S&G in the development of HMNBC strategy, including creation of the Strategic Business plan.
• Develop and maintain Clyde Business Agreements ensuring alignment with the HMNBC Capability and Capacity Baseline.

Line Management

• Management and development of Clyde Internal Communications HEO and Countersigning Officer responsibilities for SEO Performance Support Manager.

Person specification

This is a fantastic development opportunity for a motivated and adaptable individual who has the skills to work inclusively with a large stakeholder community.

This individual will play a key role in coordinating new requirements across Clyde, engaging with customers and the teams who will deliver the changes. Therefore they will need strong communication skills to engage a wide range of stakeholders in support of the One Clyde culture.

They will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the One Clyde Portfolio Office; an exciting opportunity to engage with a unique change involving internal and external stakeholders across the MOD.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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 are also required to provide CV details to include job history and previous skills and experience. 

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability (word count 500) including the following criteria:

• Strong communication and inter-personal skills and a proven ability to work across a wide range of stakeholders.

• A demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the complex stakeholder and commercial environment at HMNB Clyde or similar.

At Sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

At Interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• 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

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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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.