About the job

Job summary

The unique opportunities offered within Navy Command are varied, challenging and exciting and support our role to generate and operate forces for today and to ensure we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering the Navy of the future. Navy Command provides an open, flexible and supportive work environment and Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines, from finance; legal services; personnel and HR; project planning and managing contracts, to media and communications.

Royal Naval Armaments Depot (Coulport) is the UK Strategic Weapons Facility. Its Primary Role is to process, store and issue the UK’s Strategic Deterrent to the Royal Navy. It is a department of HM Naval Base Clyde. It is a facility which frequently operates 24/7 throughout the year.

 

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Programme Support Manager (PSM) is responsible for provision of support for ensuring that outputs are delivered through the management, monitoring and maintenance of all elements of the Strategic Weapon Systems Outsource Contract (SWSOC) vested in the ABL Industrial Alliance. The PSM provides assistance to Deputy Superintendent Armaments Depot in the management and reporting to the HMNB Clyde Level 1 Plan. In addition the PSM acts as Business Manager for the MOD Authority Intelligent Customer cadre at cross departmental business support forums.  The PSM leads a small but diverse team providing support to the SADC Management Board and manages the oversight of RNAD Coulport Material Account.

Person specification

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of no more than 750 words that you give evidence and examples of each of the essential criteria (for full details of essential criteria please refer to the attached job description):

• Experience of writing and preparing reports and business cases for senior colleagues and / or meetings.
• Experience or understanding of operational delivery; budget management; business planning; and/ or business continuity processes.
• Experienced of use of systems to order goods and services and an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.
• Ability to work without supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Ability to lead a team and effectively manage team dynamics to drive forward a shared goal.
• Experienced in IT skills, advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience of working with a public sector environment would be beneficial. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £9,528 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.

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT: 

You will be required to complete a numerical and verbal online test. Upon completion you will be asked to submit a 750 word Statement of Suitability.  Please use this to outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the criteria (outlined in the Job Description).

You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW 

This competition will involve an interview.  

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve a discussion of your previous experience.  We will use competency-based questions to assess the behaviours.

For further information on the selection process, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

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 developed vetting (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.