About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is the MOD’s civilian police force which provides a number of specialist capabilities including armed protection, marine policing and criminal investigation. MDP employ approximately 3000 staff at locations across the UK, with its Headquarters located at RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs. 

 

The Workforce Development Officer role is based in the Workforce Development Team within HR. The team is responsible for the delivery of promoting our MDP officers alongside, other developmental areas which supports the MDP strategic and business plan. This role would suit an individual who is keen to make a difference and has an interest in supporting learning and development, has good interpersonal skills and ability to deal with people appropriately at all ranks / grades, comfortable working at pace and is a self-starter with strong organisational skills. 

 

Previous HR experience is not essential for the role, on the job learning will be provided. Opportunities to gain CIPD qualifications will be available. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Flexible working options are available with the majority of staff operating under flexible working hours and hybrid working. Office attendance to be 40-60% of working hours, flexibility will be required dependant on business requirements. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

• Responsible for the planning and facilitation of promotion processes for all ranks and liaising with MOD Civ-HR for SCS police officer ranks.

 

• Responsibility for supporting the development and administration of the 9 Box Grid annual assessment of senior police officers’ process.

 

• Responsibility of implementation and monitoring ePDRs and career Development on MyHR.

 

• Responsible for facilitating MDP Rewards and Recognition. Ensuring Certificates of Service and Long Service Good Conduct medals are sent in a timely manner.

 

• Supporting the design, development, and administration of coaching and mentoring initiatives for MDP staff, engaging with necessary stakeholders.

 

• Responsibility for maintenance of workforce development SharePoint area and general office management tasks.

Person specification

The successful candidate should be someone that has / is the following; 

• Ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Exceptional organisation with an eye for detail 
• Enjoys building and maintaining new relationships and can communicate confidently with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, maintaining professionalism at all times. 
• An adaptable team player, with experience of working collaboratively yet is comfortable using initiative when working alone. 
• Demonstrable ability to prioritise workload, working on multiple tasks at any one time 
• Good skills using Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams.

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.

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

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: at application and interview

Changing and Improving

Making Effective Decisions

Delivering at Pace 

Managing a Quality Service 

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

 

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

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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.