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.

The Appraisals Support Manager role will suit an enthusiastic individual with established or developing leadership and management skills. They will be expected to coach, mentor, support, train and lead a small team to deliver a first-class customer experience that is efficient, effective and responsive at all times. The role will provide office management of the appraisals team, alongside appraisals administration and appraisals training to all personnel (civilian and military) based within HMNB Clyde. They will provide a consistent management presence within the department advising and giving direction to staff whilst supporting face to face and digital training and workshops for afloat units both in and out of the area.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

This role provides a challenging opportunity for someone looking to step into a management role or to further develop their management and leadership skills. You will be managing a small team of staff, overseeing their workload, personal development, training and daily and weekly tasking. There is a strong emphasis on personal development within the department and alongside your own learning journey, you will be expected to nurture and support staff to develop existing skills whilst addressing any skills gaps.

You will run and further develop the appraisals training delivered to both civilian and military personnel. This training is delivered both face to face and within the digital environment so, there is a great opportunity to broaden knowledge around training delivery within both these mediums. Access to training, to support this, is available. 

You will have the opportunity to influence future policy around appraisals, at a local level develop further the smooth running of office routines and ensure the delivery of a high-level of customer focused service to personnel attached to HMNB Clyde, noting that this includes personnel based at HMNB Clyde and at a number of remote units.

Person specification

This role will suit an individual who is innovative, organised and able to manage their time effectively. With line management responsibilities, experience in this field is desirable but not essential; with a small team to manage it is an ideal role for someone starting out as a line manager. There is a requirement to work collaboratively and alongside a number of departments who will have other more demanding priorities, and so good communication and negotiation skills will support success. Quality control is a substantial part of the role and so a good command and understanding of grammar and spelling is essential.

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.

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. (250 - Word count)  

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours.

Interested candidates should apply online completing the application form.

Applications will be sifted week commencing 8 Jan 24.

Successful candidates will be invited to an interview likely to take place in Jan 24. 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Developing Self and Others 

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

• Changing and Improving
• Developing Self and Others 
• Leadership
• Managing A Quality Service

Candidates will be required to complete an online Civil Service Judgement test. 

The Civil Service Judgement Test is not bankable and therefore must be taken on every vacancy where it is applied.  

Should you be invited to complete the online tests, please allow sufficient time to complete the tests and the remainder of the full application form; only candidates who are successful at the test stage will be invited to complete the remainder of the application by clicking ‘Submit Application’. Your application must be completed by 23:55 on the closing date of the vacancy. Late submissions cannot be accepted. The tests are not timed, as they work by giving you harder questions if you answer the previous question correctly, and easier if you get it wrong. You should allow up to an hour for each test, and each test must be completed before you will be invited to complete the second part of your application. Internet access will be required for the duration of the test. Please refer to the attached Candidate Guidance for further information.  

Candidates that reach the minimum required pass mark will have their results saved as a banked score against the following tests:  

• New Civil Service Verbal Test
• New Civil Service Numerical Test

When a candidate has a banked score they’re not asked to re-take the same test providing it is set at the same level. Scores will be banked for a 6 month period from the date of test completion. If a candidate is invited to take the same test against multiple vacancies, the banked score will be recognised against all vacancies and all active applications will progress. 

 CSJT scores cannot be banked as each test is generated from the behaviours required for a specific role which will vary between recruitment campaigns.  

If you require any particular arrangements (for example due to a disability or health problem) to be made in order for you to complete the online test you MUST contact the DBS Enquiry Centre on 0800 345 7772 BEFORE accessing the online test. 

Opening  times  Mon -Friday 0800- 1600 hrs. 

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.