About the job

Job summary

We are seeking an organised and motivated individual to undertake the role of Higher Executive Officer for Assurance, Safety and Policy (ASP) within Robson Academy of Resilience (RAR) based at RAF Cranwell as part of the ASP Cell. Robson Academy of Resilience is part of 22 Gp and is responsible for the Defence Survival Training Organisation (DSTO), Human Factors, Stress Management and Resilience Training, Adventurous Training, Force Development and Fire Training. The Robson Academy organisation has a diverse geographical spread in the Midlands and southwest of England, Wales, Scotland, and overseas in Germany. The ASP Cell is a new capability, and it will provide high quality risk assessment and risk management service to Commandant RAR and wider RAR stakeholders, ensure compliance with Government and Defence Safety Policy across a broad spectrum of RAR risk to life outputs, promote a safety culture and enable high quality assurance processes and practices.  The post reports directly to the ASP Team Leader and will include deputising during periods of authorised absence.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

The Assurance, Safety and Policy (ASP) Cell is primarily responsible for the design and delivery of the Safety and Environmental Management Plan from which all ASP duties will be articulated.  In particular, this ASP post will be responsible for the PARMIS pan-Academy standardisation and collation of PARMIS inputs on quarterly basis, Accident Stats collation, generation, trend analysis and presentation to RAR Senior Leadership, Attendance and Secretarial duties at RAR Duty of Care Boards, tracking and implementation of Adventurous Training Inspectorate recommendations, Provide HQ oversight of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Party Assurance (PA) and/or 1, 2 & 3 Lines of Defence Assurance, including National Governing Body audits and sharing of recommendations where applicable and appropriate.  Tracking and Analysis of Pan-Academy External Validation data.  Co-ordination and compilation of 6-monthly 2* Total Safety Steering Group, Generation, co-ordination and tracking of all activities in the ASP Governance Assurance Cycle. Co-ordination and oversight of entries onto Incident Management Systems.

The role will also require liaison with RAF Safety Centre, HQ 22 Gp Safety Cell, Adventurous Training Inspectorate and Land Safety Inspector, and wider National Governing Bodies where applicable, to ensure compliance with safety policy.  Intra-RAR liaison will be required in order to develop good working relationships with OF4 Pillar Heads and Officers' Commanding of the various Squadrons that work beneath them.

Person specification

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is flexible, enthusiastic, and adaptable to develop the post and duties as they evolve in the ASP Cell.  The successful candidate will require demonstrable experience in Risk Assessment and Risk Management, Governance and Management/Delivery and Assurance of Risk to Life activities comprising Adventurous Training and/or Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training (SERE). The successful candidate will therefore need to be risk aware and risk focused and have an eye for risk detail in the outdoor environment. This role is suited to someone with a high level of administration, IT, and organisational skills, with either Adventurous Training and/or Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training/experience, who is confident in working independently, but can also work as part of a team using all communication platforms to achieve the objectives set out in the business.

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.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be assessed using the Civil Service Success Profile Behaviours.

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

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500)  

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace 

 Interviews will take place within 4 weeks of the position closing date. 

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. 

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Security

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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.