About the job

Job summary

One of two senior staff in a team of six project professionals, and personally responsible for the delivery of novel, fast-paced and exciting projects where the outcomes are measured in weeks and months, not years. Given the reduced scope (performance, cost and time) of projects, our project professionals are ‘hands on’. You will have the passion and ability to drive through the complexity of novel technologies and unfamiliar processes, and for mentoring and giving governance oversight to junior project managers. The role will attract some travel within UK to visit technology fairs and demonstrations, and to conduct meetings and engagements with like-minded and project partners!

 We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern work spaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuing you deliver your outcomes effectively and efficiently – we expect you to know where to be to have the most impact, balancing your individual needs with that of your team and the organisation. The Army is operating a hybrid working balance which states 60% (days a week) of time in the Andover office. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

As a senior delivery manager for Army Innovation, you will

• Support a multitude of concurrent innovation activities; to enable effective delivery and optimise outcomes at pace, you will be an effective broker with enabling services (including Army Innovation Commercial support) and partners.
• Lead and deliver assigned innovation projects through their lifecycle, applying P3M expertise and methodology to take Ideas to their natural conclusion. This includes contract administration for activities delivered by suppliers.
• Provide a vital contribution to a professional centre of excellence, continuously improving the processes, business capabilities and other aspects of innovation delivery for the Army and Defence.
• Be proficient at, and undertake, all planning, scheduling activities within responsibilities, and report project performance, including financial performance and forecasting. Through this demonstration of best practice, you will guide delivery of Army-funded Innovation projects in the Field Army. Combined, you will confidently and competently intervene to deliver success.
• Lead and line manage the performance and professional development of two HEO Innovation Delivery Managers. In doing, we increase the collegiate proficiency and capacity for project delivery.

The successful candidate will be a problem solver with strong communication skills, someone who is able to negotiate effectively and influence others in an exciting Defence environment. They will bring 3+ years proven experience in (or related) project management and its breadth of functions. Ideally (desirable), they will hold a formal project management qualification and have a working understanding of the MOD’s acquisition process and knowledge and experience of any Science and Technology field.

Person specification

The successful candidate will be a problem solver with strong communication skills, someone who is able to negotiate effectively and influence others in an exciting Defence environment. They will bring 3+ years proven experience in (or related) project management and its breadth of functions. Ideally (desirable), they will hold a formal project management qualification and have a working understanding of the MOD’s acquisition process and knowledge and experience of any Science and Technology field.

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.

At application will be assessed against the following:

• Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions

CV:

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

Personal Statement:

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

Please note that it is important that your personal statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge and recent practical experience in (or related) project management. 

At interview, you will be assessed against the above along with the following Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

 Face to Face interviews will take place at Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Andover SP11 8HJ between Monday 3rd June and Tuesday 4th June 2024. A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs. 

 Successful candidates must pass a Disclosure and Barring Security (DBS) check and meet the security requirement, which is Security Check (SC), before they can be appointed. 

 Where appropriate, Army Innovation will keep a Reserve list for similar roles.

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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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.