About the job

Job summary

Throughout the organisation, Navy Command provides an open, flexible, and supportive work environment. Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in different subject areas, from finance; legal services; personnel and HR; project management and managing contracts, to media and communications. Under the command of the Maritime Information Exploitation Group (MIXG), the Fleet Information Operations Centre (FIOC) UK at RAF Digby is an exemplar of this collaborative and satisfying environment. FIOC UK provides 24/7 liaison and technical support to Royal Navy and other nations’ warships that are deployed or preparing to deploy. As a critical component of US Navy‘s 10th Fleet global information warfare enterprise, it offers unique opportunities which are varied, challenging and exciting; they directly support the Royal Navy’s aim to generate and operate high-quality forces today, and to maintain a high level of readiness so that we are ready for tomorrow, by developing and delivery the Navy of the future.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As a day/night, 12-hour shift working Information Communications Specialist (ICT), you will be a member of the Battle Watch Team (BWT) working one in four shifts controlling the Royal Navy Link Control Facility (RNLCF). We are a critical 24/7 technical / cryptologic hub that directly supports specialist teams embarked in warships all over the world, ensuring that communications channels are engineered accurately to maintain operational connectivity.

Full training and mentorship will be provided to ensure you are able to perform the role with competency. 

Person specification

Specific tasks include maintaining overwatch and personal contact with deployed ships, and allied headquarters in the UK and abroad, updating encryption devices and transferring electronic files between systems for dissemination. Successful applicants should have good interpersonal skills, communication/military messaging experience (ICT ERP1 qualification is not essential but would be advantageous), and a foundation competence in Microsoft Office programmes. This position is also dependent on applicants’ achievement of Developed Vetting (DV) and additional security clearances.

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,490 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, Ability and Experience.

Advertisement will be open for application until 10 May 2024. 

Stage 1: A sift of applicants will be conducted and those suitable for the role will be moved to stage 2. 

Stage 2: All successful applicants will be interviewed via MS Teams (DTBC). 

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

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 words)

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.