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Menwith Hill Station, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2RF

The Challenge

Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage threats.

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff. MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.

All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required. We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions.

We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension. Free full uniform will be provided.

We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers.

The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities and from all types of working backgrounds.

See more information about the MGS, please read the candidate pack and watch our Security Officer YouTube video https://youtu.be/nzSK9OPOoDI

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide unarmed guarding services at over 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. The MGS plays a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and works closely with its security partners

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and  employs over 2,500 operational and support staff. The MGS is managed by a Head Office team, dispersed strategically around the country.

MGS officers are very often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on a customer-focused culture, working to DIO’s Values as well as our own core values of honesty, integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

We are passionate about the services we deliver and work hard to keep pace with developments in the security industry, as we seek to be the unarmed  guarding provider of choice. The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities.

Main Responsibilities

The key duties of a Security Officer are as follows.

Please note that these duties can vary from site to site.

• Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
• Issue of passes using site IT systems
• Reporting of environmental issues
• Issue and receipt of keys
• Patrolling on foot and in a vehicle
• Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
• Escorting visitors
• Traffic management
• Checking identity on site (ad hoc)
• Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
• Referral of complaints
• Reporting MGS infrastructure defects
• Dealing with demonstrators and intruders as directed by those holding operational control
• Safeguarding classified information and material
• Cooperating with other security providers
• Collaborating with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
• Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
• Reporting safety hazards and accidents in accordance with current instructions
• Carrying out, if required, initial action at the scene of any incident
• Other tasks commensurate with the grade

Travel Requirements

Where close area working arrangements are in place staff may be required to attend other sites within their travel to work area (one hour from their home) on a detached duty basis.

Desirable Experience & Skills

A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and/or customer service will be an advantage.

Full UK Driving licence due to post requirements.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £27,050, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,303 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time.

We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Learning & Development

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

Employment Hours

48 hours gross (including breaks). You will normally work 48 hours per week including a daily meal break (43 hours net). This will normally be 4 x 12-hour shifts or 5 x 9.6-hour shifts between the hours of 0600hrs and 2200hrs over the 7-day period, as stipulated by the shift pattern agreed at the Unit depending on site requirements. This will include being rostered in a flexible manner (termed a flexible week) within the shift roster. During the flexible week, the working days and shifts will routinely be stipulated in advance but may be changed at short notice (this should be no less than 48 hours).

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test.

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test. Operational staff at RAF Flying Stations and Royal Navy Dockyards are also required to undertake a hearing test’

About DIO

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0

BRNC Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 0HJ

The Challenge

Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage threats.

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff. MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.

All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required. We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions.

We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension. Free full uniform will be provided.

We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers.

The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities and from all types of working backgrounds.

See more information about the MGS, please read the candidate pack and watch our Security Officer YouTube video https://youtu.be/nzSK9OPOoDI

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide a range of security services at over 160 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. The mission of the MGS is to protect Defence from threats including crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage.

The MGS employs over 2,700 security officers and support staff. Our security services include a large Military Working Dog (MWD) division with 11 units across the country, Control Room Operations, Static and Mobile security duties including access control, visitor access, traffic management, and foot patrols.

We are passionate about the services we deliver and work hard to keep pace with developments in the security industry. The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities.

Main Responsibilities

• Supervise all Security Officers on shift at the Unit, deploying them to cover tasks as laid out in Assignment Instructions and in accordance with the Joint Business Agreement/GSSOR
• Supervise Security Officers to protect people, property, information, and assets from damage, destruction, or unauthorised removal from the Unit.
• Operate security systems in line with standard operating procedures
• Align assigned team(s) of Security Officers to protect property or information against compromise, destruction, or damage, maintaining integrity of performance through effective management, encouraging a positive and inclusive working environment, addressing concerns in a timely and sensitive manner
• Respond appropriately to security concerns raised, including by third parties, and work with the first responder to incidents
• Where required, cover CSO5 Guarding tasks including providing meal break relief.
• Daily Supervision and admin of the Roster, as delegated by the OM, managing the administration of abstractions and keeping the OM appraised on any issues with the rosters or general operations at the Unit.
• If located within a reasonable travelling distance of other MGS Units then the Supervisor will visit these Units at a frequency agreed with the Operations Manager to provide Supervisory support and visit Staff and customers accordingly.
• Writing reports on breaches of security or defects and maintaining daily logs
• Referral of complaints
• Supervising and Operating and monitoring of security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Operating and communicating effectively over the telephone and/or radio
• Liaise with Unit HOEs and Customer representatives and other Security providers to ensure a high-quality Security service is provided. Building positive relationships with all stakeholders.
• Assist the Operational Manager in ensuring that the Unit is compliant with NSI and all documents, policies and processes are kept up to date.
• Other tasks commensurate with the grade

Travel Requirements

Where close area working arrangements are in place staff may be required to attend other sites within their travel to work area (one hour from their home) on a detached duty basis.

Desirable Experience & Skills

A background, qualification or demonstrable interest in the delivery of site security and/or customer service will be an advantage

Full UK driving licence due to post requirements.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £27,474, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,417 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time.

We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Learning & Development

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

Employment Hours

This is a full-time working position Monday – Friday, 48 hours gross, 43 hours net based on full time, exact working pattern will be explained during interview. This job also allows Flexible working Hours.

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test

About DIO

DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to thrive, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to be an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated.

This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQ+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers.

Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, ambitious and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation.

DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: 

• Meaningful, purposeful work
• The ability to learn and grow
• The right opportunities and resources
• To care about your wellbeing
• To feel valued and included

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service
• The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0

Taunton

The Defence Security of Navigation Stabilisation, Advice and Training (SONSAT) Manager plays a pivotal role within a challenging, rapidly changing maritime domain.  Within the context of HMG’s ‘Global Britain – the Integrated Review Refresh, the National Strategy for Maritime Security, UK Integrated Security Force and MOD’s Integrated Operating Concept 2025, they are required to manage UKHO’s unique range of expertise in global maritime domain awareness, understanding and influence.

Reporting to the Defence Operations and Partner Engagement Manager, the post holder will be responsible for collaborative UKHO Safety and Security of Navigation (SASON) decision support on behalf of STRATCOM and other designated government departments’ programs relating to safe, secure, and sustainable seas.  Supporting national resilience and regional stability.  In accordance with UKHO’s Corporate Plan (Defence and Public Task) and JSP465 (Defence Geospatial Intelligence Policy).

The post holder will also manage the SONSAT capability development of the Allied Worldwide Navigational Information System (AWNIS) outputs across the national and international SASON stakeholder community, including NATO (primary) and wider international (secondary) partners.

Continuous engagement across the SASON stakeholder community is vital to ensuring HMG, OGD & UKHO Corporate Plan and strategic priorities are met. The post holder will be placed in a senior role within this community, requiring them to manage, lead and coordinate UKHO’s SASON decision support delivery.

 

Hybrid Working

The SONSAT capability are in office for a minimum of 3 days per week.  Hybrid working is supported and coordinated through the management chain.

There will be an initial period of 4 weeks training in office, there will be a period of continuation training of between 6 – 12 months, validated through a process of continuous assessment of the post-holder’s experience, knowledge, skills, and attitude.

As SONSAT Manager you can expect to: 

1. Manage SONSAT & AWNIS capability in accordance with MOD direction and UK StratCom’s Geospatial Requirements Group (GRG) process. 
2. Responsible for the management of UKHO’s SASON decision support information hub (i-Hub), maintaining and reinforcing existing stakeholder relationships, identifying opportunities to engage more widely & effectively, building in resilience and sustainability to meet rapidly evolving maritime domain requirements
3. Accountable for the delivery of UK StratCom’s Multi-Domain-Integration operational planning process at all stages (pre-deployment, deployment & post operations stabilisation) in the context of the Integrated Review sub-conflict environment – Freedom Of Navigation (FON) operations.
4. Responsible for periodic capability review in line with end-user requirements. In accordance with Defence and wider HMG Policy, maintain currency and credibility by monitoring changing Maritime Domain Awareness / Integration / Understanding objectives.
5. Manage the development of integration between UKHO and AWNIS operational capability providers to develop the sub-conflict ‘always on’ requirement to collect hydrographic SASON information / data using the AWNIS Navigational Information Cycle.
6. Responsible for developing AWNIS doctrine (AHP-1 & 1.1) and associated publications to meet evolving operational requirements on behalf of GBR & NATO through engagement with the NATO Publication Working Group, RN Operational Advantage Centre / Maritime Warfare Centre / Joint Effects & NATO Shipping Working Group.
7. Manage the standards for UKHO’s SONSAT incorporating AWNIS training outputs in accordance with MoD’s training policy

Please note that we will only score against the sift and interview criteria and not the essential and desirable information below. 

The post holder will need: 

• Direct Vetting clearance or capable of achieving such. 
• An understanding of HMG PAG, Joint Defence, RN and NATO structures and organisations to include in-depth knowledge and experience of MoD & Intelligence Agency strategy & policy. 
• Good working knowledge of current UK Defence & NATO Communications Information Systems (CIS) and Defence training policies. 
• As strong team-work ethic & proven track record as a team player, manager & leader. 
• Possess the confidence to prepare and deliver presentations up to 3* level and engage with senior civilian partners from international organisations such as the IHO & IMO. 
• To be an expert AWNIS practitioner with detailed understanding of Maritime Safety Information Systems, such as GMDSS & NAVTEX. 
• To be an experienced and proven Defence Training Manager. 
• A detailed knowledge of World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS) & Maritime Safety Information processes. 
• To have experience of working with predominantly commissioned regular and reserve armed forces personnel. 

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £45,645, UK Hydrographic Office contributes £12,324 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

At the UK Hydrographic Office, it’s very important to us that our people feel valued.

We offer a huge range of benefits such as training and development, well-being support, flexible/ homeworking, a fantastic state of the art building, high spec equipment, and so much more.

See our attached Candidate Information Pack for more details.

Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ or Portsdown West, Fareham PO17 6AD

The Chief Delivery Officer is accountable for the delivery of the Dstl S&T portfolio – a billion-pound portfolio delivering to the Ministry of Defence, Chief Scientific Adviser, other key MOD customers (including the Front Line Commands) and Partners Across Government. The role holder reports directly to the Dstl Chief Executive and is a pivotal member of the Dstl Board and Executive Team, providing strong and collegiate leadership across the organisation and supporting the drive to have ‘one Dstl’ working together to deliver the highest priority work.

The CDO leads the S&T (Delivery) Divisions to deliver the agreed portfolio of work (in turn aligned with the Dstl Strategy and delivery principles) to provide high impact, innovative and cost effective capability solutions through their programmes and in support of Defence and Security’s highest priority requirements. The role will ensure that the S&T Divisions align with the overall Dstl Strategy and support its delivery, so that the organisation is working collaboratively as ‘one Dstl’ delivering to its customers. The CDO will also work closely with colleagues in MOD Defence Science and Technology (DST).

The CDO leads the Delivery Directorate, with a budget of £980M and indirect management of approximately 4,200 FTE

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their experience and skills against the following essential criteria:

• An inspirational, empowering and resilient leadership style, developing capability and motivating people at all levels to create diverse and high-performing teams; role modeling the highest levels of behaviors, safety, security and information management. Confidence and ability to make difficult or unpopular decisions, and tackle performance issues effectively.
• Agility and flexibility in response to changing priorities and challenges. Experience of leading and delivering complex and large programmes and change effectively.
• Strong experience, with a measurable track record of taking complex decisions, of proactively managing risks and operating collegiately within complex governance arrangements, moving skilfully between strategic thinking and technical detail.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to establish and maintain influential relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Extensive P3 Portfolio/Programme management experience and ideally formal programme management training e.g. MPLA. Ability to manage the delivery of a complex portfolio of programmes successfully and ideally with experience of managing technical programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness/experience, with a proven ability to understand, negotiate and influence across a complex, multi-dimensional supply chain and drive delivery and VFM from it.
• Strong understanding of Safety, security and operational risk in a complex environment, preferably S&T based.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

DM Kineton, Marlborough Barracks, Temple Herdewyke, Southam, CV47 2UL; Lower Arncott, Bicester, OXON, OX25 1NZ

The Challenge

Do you want to join the 2021 Government Security team of the year and be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) provides high quality security services at approximately 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. We provide access control, military working dogs, control room operations and other security services. We play a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and work to protect the defence estate and personnel from crime, terrorism, espionage and sabotage threats.

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 staff. MGS Officers are often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on our professional, customer-focused culture.

All our Security Officers are required to have excellent customer service skills and must be willing to go above and beyond to support security operations across the defence estate. Due to the high profile and strategic locations of the sites we guard, it is essential our Security Officers have a strong work ethic, are able to work as part of a team, are observant to threats and are capable to challenge and de-escalate difficult situations if required. We also require our Security Officers to have good written and verbal communication skills. Our Officers must have resilience and remain positive and friendly in all weather conditions and on all occasions.

We provide our staff with a market leading salary, excellent sickness benefits, together with a defined benefit civil service pension. Free full uniform will be provided.

We are a growing organisation with opportunities for good quality staff to progress their security careers.

The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities and from all types of working backgrounds.

See more information about the MGS, please read the candidate pack and watch our Security Officer YouTube video https://youtu.be/nzSK9OPOoDI

About MGS

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide unarmed guarding services at over 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. The MGS plays a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and works closely with its security partners

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and  employs over 2,500 operational and support staff. The MGS is managed by a Head Office team, dispersed strategically around the country.

MGS officers are very often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on a customer-focused culture, working to DIO’s Values as well as our own core values of honesty, integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

We are passionate about the services we deliver and work hard to keep pace with developments in the security industry, as we seek to be the unarmed  guarding provider of choice. The MGS holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard and we positively encourage applications from all under-represented communities.

Main Responsibilities

• Annual Licensing
• Continuation Training
• Upkeep of paperwork
• Using IT facilities
• Dog Welfare (for all Military Working Dogs on site)
• Daily upkeep of the Kennels (Disinfecting, sweeping and jet washing)
• Collaborating closely with Dog Evaluation Officer and Kennel Supervisor
• Driving MOD vehicles (Crucial for post)
• Controlling vehicular and pedestrian access and exit to/from site
• Issuing of passes
• Issuing and receipt of keys
• Searching of vehicles, baggage, personnel, buildings and open areas
• Escorting of visitors
• Controlling traffic
• Checking identity
• Reporting on breaches of security or defects
• Dealing with demonstrators and intruders
• Safeguarding classified information and material
• Collaborating closely with emergency services and invoking emergency procedures
• Operating and monitoring security systems; CCTV and alarms etc
• Reporting safety hazards and accidents
• Carrying out, if required, initial action at the scene of any incident

Travel Requirements

Alongside your normal patrolling duties that will encompass this role, there may be on occasion where you may need to travel to other sites to meet the needs of the Business, however, any taskings of this kind would be carried out in a MOD Vehicle.

Desirable Experience & Skills

A background, qualification or interest in the delivery of site security and/or customer service will be an advantage.

A full UK Driving licence is essential for this role as you will be required to make trips to the local vets and the Defence Animal Centre as well as carrying out
mobile patrols.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £30,000, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,100 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time.

We believe that if we look after our people, they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers.

We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

The MOD Discover My Benefits page lists the full set of benefits. Some of the many benefits you will receive include:

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Free Uniform
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
• Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Learning & Development

• Professional and Personal Development of skills
• Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO
• Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by DIO

Employment Hours

Full time 24/7 shift working dog handlers required to cover taskings. This is a shift working position. The successful candidate will be expected to work nights, weekends, bank holidays etc. The exact shift pattern will be explained in full during the interview.

Medical

MGS applicants are required to attend a medical appointment to undertake a colour perception test.

About DIO

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure.

Our responsibilities include:

• Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment
• Provide utilities services
• Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering)
• Provide a safe place to train
• Allocate Service Families Accommodation
• Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair
• Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning
• Act as steward of the Defence estate
• Provide the unarmed guarding service

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work https://www.youtube.com/embed/I9tLu3UdiGY?rel=0

Croydon – Lunar House, Manchester – Soapworks

Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) designs, builds and operates services that are critical to the Home Office. From solutions that help manage our borders to services that support policing and counter terrorism, DDaT is at the front line of making the Home Office a modern and capable department at a time of unprecedented global change.

As Cyber Policy Support in Home Office Cyber Security you will gain experience of being part of a high performing team that is responsible for the development, implementation and management of policies and standards that underpin the designing, running, and decommissioning of technical solutions across the Home Office. Your role will support the delivery of high profile, transformational technology projects, at a time of unprecedented technological and political change.

Your role will report to the Senior Cyber Policy and Standards Manager but on a day-to-day basis you will assist in engaging and collaborating with technical experts, stakeholders and peers within the Home Office and other Government Departments to ensure that policies and standards are developed effectively, communicated and implemented clearly and are understood and complied with. You will support the Policy leads in ensuring that our policies align with other policy areas where appropriate, and support gap analysis work to develop new policies for your area.

You will be proactive, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively. You will be logical and critical in your thinking, with the ability to assess the impact of policies. You will additionally have a keen focus on continuous improvement to ensure that policies and standards meet departmental and Home Office needs.

Policy specialists within DDaT align to the Civil Service Policy Profession.

Note: An employee may be required to carry out other duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Assisting in developing, communicating and implementing a suite of Home Office Cyber policies and standards

• Supporting in coordinating a schedule of policy / standard compliance reviews and conducting them in collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders, for e.g. SMEs, internal HO departments, OGDs

• Contributing to the central co-ordination, maintenance and review of policies, standards and other business area artefacts / templates to deliver continuous improvement

• Supporting SEO Policy Writer and Cyber Policy and Standards Lead with quality assuring policies

• Collaborating with Home Office and other Government Department peers to align and deconflict with their related policy areas and support any gap analysis that requires development of new policies.

• Assisting with meeting logistics, taking minutes and assisting with Board level presentations

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home.  A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
 
Due to the nature of the role, this post is available on a full-time basis only.

You will also be expected to carry out the following day to day activities:

• Organising the SharePoint document library and working with the Outreach Team to keep the SharePoint page up to date as policies are approved.

• Contributing to the development of guidance on policy implementation

• Keeping up to date with policy developments / standards / legislation / technology to ensure policy artefacts remain current

Essential skills

You are a team player with a close eye for detail. You will have the following skills or demonstratable experience in:

• Building, co-ordinating and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.

• Delivering continuous improvement initiatives

• Analysing and interpreting legislation and other key information

• Demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor your messaging to meet the needs of different audiences

• Working with diverse teams across multiple locations

Desirable skills

Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:

• Demonstrating close attention to detail, excellent organisational skills

• Having experience of developing policy, ability to consider the wider cyber policy area, apply critical judgement and challenge awareness of cyber security policies and standards

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

London

Do you want to work at the forefront of UK Defence, supporting operations that are beyond the reach, capability, and expertise of other armed forces?

We are a tri-service organisation that recruits the best of the armed forces to perform the most arduous and complex tasks. We are recruiting exceptional individuals to support our activities tackling some of the most interesting and challenging national security issues in government.

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will be supporting the delivery of digital products and capabilities used by our soldiers and marines on discreet military operations promoting the UK’s national interest across the globe. As our capabilities become ever more complex, consuming larger quantities of data, the effective, reliable, and scalable ability to process data into information products is essential.

The team in London is a mix of civilian, military personnel and contracted support working in collaboration across locations in the UK and overseas. We work closely with NATO, Five Eyes and other partners. You will have access to some of the most talented technologists working on some of the most interesting and pressing challenges internationally.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and automate data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics to exploitation systems.
• Write scripts to extract, transform and load (ETL) data and code to ensure the process performs optimally.
• Develop and implement data engineering best practice (source-to-target mapping, code standards, data quality etc.)
• Support and mentor other data engineers as well as develop your own skills.
• Setup and administer global policies for data.

You will need experience of:

• Azure and AWS environments and their storage solutions
• ETL technologies such as NiFi and Kafka
• Git-based version control
• Experience of agile working
• Previous experience in related fields such as policing or the intelligence services would be beneficial but not necessary.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Programming and Build (Data Engineer)
• Data development process
• Data integration design
• Problem Resolution (data)

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.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £11,400 per annum. Eligibility for this allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy.
• The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. 

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

London

Do you want to work at the forefront of UK Defence, supporting operations that are beyond the reach, capability, and expertise of other armed forces?

We are a tri-service organisation that recruits the best of the armed forces to perform the most arduous and complex tasks. We are recruiting exceptional individuals to support our activities tackling some of the most interesting and challenging national security issues in government.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.

You will be working on the delivery of digital products and capabilities used by our soldiers and marines on discreet military operations promoting the UK’s national interest across the globe. As our capabilities become ever more complex, the ease and speed of interaction of our users with their technology needs to be seamless.

As a software developer you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to build products that enable users to exploit data products across different user types.  You will be responsible for building user interaction software, proactively participating in the design, development, automated testing and implementation of digital products.

The team in London is a mix of civilian, military personnel and contracted support working in collaboration across locations in the UK and overseas. We work closely with NATO, Five Eyes and other partners.

Responsibilities

Use agreed standards and specifications to design, create, test and document new software or make changes to existing software.

Apply technical knowledge and experience to create working prototypes, both programs and physical outputs.

Design system components which meet business needs. You can solve problems and understand technical and business complexity.

Integrate and test user interfaces, systems, and components.

Translate user stories into design approaches or services to meet their needs. Engage meaningfully in interactions, managing user needs and competing priorities.

Understand how performance can impact users and solve problems to improve performance. Use different data sources to monitor and identify performance issues.

Experience with:

• Python
• Java
• User interfaces such as ArcGIS, Kibana and TAC (Team Awareness Kit)
• Azure and AWS
• Experience in related fields such as policing or the intelligence services would be beneficial but not necessary.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Programming and build (Frontend Dev)
• Prototyping
• Systems Design (Frontend Dev)
• User focus (frontend developer)

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.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• This post is eligible for a Digital Skills Allowance of up to £11,400 per annum. Eligibility for this 
  allowance will be assessed at interview against 4 core technical skills only and reviewed annually in line with MOD policy
• The post does not offer relocation expenses.

The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. 

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Sheffield

• Working as part of CRC’s Operations Support team, you will lead a small team with the responsibility for driving forwards the capability and development of the Security Operations SIEM toolsets; specifically, Splunk and Sentinel. 
• Responsible for the development of the SIEM Capability Development Plan and its outputs to operational teams   
• Through capability development, you will work to ensure that tomorrow’s SIEM delivers an operational advantage to security teams.
• You will ensure CRC are able to maximise the benefits of SIEM through close collaboration with other teams and projects within and outside of CRC, and key external business partners.
• You and your team will provide both technical and operational support and guidance to the wider security teams; leading, managing and delivering all elements of development activities to ensure that SIEM is configured effectively for day-to-day use and that development activities are operationalised effectively for CRC.

The role includes the following responsibilities:

• Collaborating with Security, Internal Abuse and Web-Enabled Fraud Monitoring Operation Team leads and broader digital stakeholders, construct high fidelity monitoring, warning and alerting capabilities through SIEM.
• Support the Security, Internal Abuse and Web-Enabled Fraud Monitoring Operations and Incident Response Leads with the development and delivery of detection and respond capabilities across all DWP infrastructure environments.
• Deputise for the Head of Security Operations Support during periods of absence.
• Lead and Conduct SIEM Capability Development activities in line with the SIEM Capability Development plan.
• Lead and Conduct SIEM Capability Development, Continuous Improvement and Technological Optimisation activities through appropriate project management methodologies.
• Provide support to decision makers in CRC, S&DP, Digital and the broader department through the analysis of security data and the production of appropriate security insights.
• Promote the use of SIEM and support operational teams understanding and utilisation of Splunk and Sentinel capabilities.
• Maintain a working understanding of DWP’s strategic security tooling including SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, APTD, Orchestration & Automation tools and associated logging and data quality principles.
• Collaborate with, direct and coach operations teams in developing new skills to adopt and operate SIEM capability effectively.
• Present and explain complex technical information appropriately to non-technical and technical audiences and important stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive knowledge and experience of industry leading SIEM tooling, including systems integration, data on-boarding, applications development, alert development and platform administration.
• Relevant experience of working in a cyber-security operationally-focused delivery team, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and respond flexibly to competing demands, organising work accordingly.
• Strong knowledge of security threats and the latest adversarial techniques to bypass or evade security controls with experience of undertaking proactive analysis and interrogation of appropriate data sets.
• Relevant experience of cyber security tools including but not limited to EDR, IDS/IPS, SOAR, APTD, Vulnerability Scanning & Management, and Cloud native tools, techniques and procedures.
• Experience of coaching and developing analysts to grow capability, knowledge and skills to effectively undertake their job role.

Desirable Criteria

It would be advantageous for candidates to have or be willing to work towards: (any of the following will be acceptable)

• Continuous processional security certifications showing intermediate to advance security knowledge (minimum of SANS 401, 501 or CompTIA Security +), or relevant experience that demonstrates networking understanding and key security principles.
• Vendor based certification of SIEM tooling covering; Administration, Architecture, Dashboard Development, Enterprise Security.
• Vendor based certification of cyber security tooling (SOAR, IDS/IPS, EDR, APTD)
• Experience and understanding of using Cloud native analysis tools, techniques, and procedures.
• Project Practitioner (AGILE, APM, Prince)

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

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

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Candidates will produce a 10 minute presentation followed by questions from the interviewing panel. The subject will be provided to those candidates successful at Sift and invited to interview.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Hybrid Working.  This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home.  This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.  The number of days that anyone will be able to work from home will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.  If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to your taking up your post.

MOD Main Building London

DI is part of the Ministry of Defence and provides intelligence analysis, specialist outputs and advice which supports decision making across all levels of defence and government.

In DI, we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunity employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and aspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexitime, and compressed hours.   

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.​
  
All job adverts in DI are subject to fair and open competition.  

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week and based at MOD Main Building, London. Flexible working is available, but the role holder will be expected to spend approximately 60% of their time at their main work location due to a combination of information security requirements, effective team building and partner engagement.

The post as DI Global Defence Network (GDN) SHEA will require UK travel to partner sites, and overseas travel to visit Defence Attache and Loan Service locations. Overseas visits will require extended overnight stays dependent upon location and tasking.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (the permanent duty station, Main Building, London, which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, this will be discussed with you prior to taking up your post.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will:

Be the GDN Safety, Health & Environment Adviser and CC&S Focal point. Provide Director GDN and their senior leadership team advice and guidance on HS&EP and CC&S matters to help ensure best practice is carried across the GDN.

Be responsible to Dir GDN for providing a quality HS&EP and CC&S service including as providing subject matter expert advice and guidance, highlight and manage H&S issues and report HS&EP and CC&S up the GDN chain of command and to DI Bus Ops SHEP / DI Risk Manager. DI Bus Ops SHEP is the DI senior Safety Health and Environment Practitioner, CC&S focal point and will be GDN SHEA functional safety manager.

Be responsible for the application of CDI Organisation and Arrangements (O&A) and DI Safety, Health and Environmental Management System (SHEMS) and CC&S Action Plan into Dir GDN O&A and GDN SHEMS / procedures, providing assurance of implementation and adherence across all staffs, global locations and to work closely with the DALS team and the director to manage and mitigate areas of risk.

Maintain an assurance programme including site visits as required including fact finding / advisory / audit visits across the GDN. GDN SHEA will be proactive in working with customers including Other Government Departments (OGD) to drive and deliver HS&EP and CC&S improvements across the GDN.

Have responsibility for implementing DURALS Accident / Incident / Near Miss and investigation system across GDN. You will be the POC for all GDN incidents that require a H&S response.

React to and carry out trend analysis, investigations into occurrences / as appropriate / mandated in Legislation or Defence regulations / procedures.

Report GDN HS&EP and CC&S performance and compliance, achievements and issues to Dir GDN and DI Bus Ops SHEP for Comd UKSC, DI SLT and Management Board, etc. reports.

Provide briefs as required and work with DI Bus Ops SHEP and DI risk manager reporting into the HLB risk and processes as appropriate.

Provide support to DI Bus Ops SHEP as DI business demand requires.

A detailed understanding of UK Defence and Defence engagement experience is desirable.

Be an experienced and competent Health and Safety professional used to working in fast paced environments to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and co-ordinate the GDN O&A, SHEMS, CC&S and other policies relevant to health and safety good practice for the GDN. Implement Safety Alerts and Notices.
• Daily management of and supervision, reporting, auditing, advice and guidance of HS&EP and CC&S issues across GDN including liaison with OGD and proactively providing SME advice to DAs and Loan Service staff, ensuring clear understanding of procedures and requirements.
• Site visits where required including overseas travel and multi night stays.
• Trend analysis and assurance and reporting work including briefs as required.

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 Health and Safety Management  
• Relevant H&S experience as a H&S advisor.
• Confident and competent in using I.T., writing and delivering reports and briefings senior leaders.
• UK Passport.

Desirable experience

• NVQ Level 6 Diploma Health and Safety / Safety Topic.
• NVQ Level 3 Environment Management.
• NVQ Level 6 Environmental Management.
• NVQ Level 3 auditing qualification.
• The successful candidate will be required to undertake Level 3 environment management and H&S audit training and achieve qualifications within 12 months of taking up post if unqualified.
• Full UK Driving Licence as some sites are remote with a lack of Public Transport.

NVQ Level 3 Health and Safety Management

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions

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.

There are a wide variety of employee benefits for civil service staff in DI, including (this list is not exhaustive):

• Salary Payroll Giving
• Financial Education Resources
• Bicycle Purchase Advance & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Holiday, Season Ticket, Tenancy Deposit & Work Space Salary Advance Loans
• Free Parking (not available at Main Building)
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contribution between 26.6% & 30.3%
• Death in Service Benefit
• Up to 30 days’ Annual Leave, and one Privilege Day
• Special Leave (including Study Leave and Volunteering Leave)
• Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• On-Site Nursery & Childcare at some MOD sites
• Flexible Working Hours
• Discounted Healthcare Packages
• Eyesight Tests and Spectacles
• Free On-Site Gyms at many sites
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-Year Reward and Thank You Schemes
• Talent Schemes
• Defence Discounts
• Microsoft & Vodafone Employee Discount Schemes
• Boundless and Civil Service Sports Council Memberships available
• On-site shops, restaurants & cafes at most sites