Delivery Support Assistant - Porton Down, United Kingdom - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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Porton Down, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £22,754 - £25,850

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:

Executive Officer

Dstl Level 3
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DSTL
Operations Division
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, WiltshireAbout the job

Job summary:

The Delivery Support team provides professional administrative support to Programme Leaders within the divisional structure.

As a Delivery Support Assistant you will have chance to build your skills by taking on a variety of responsibilities.

You'll be working with contacts from across Dstl, this means you need good people and customer service skills as well as a gift for teamwork.

We're also looking for the ability to meet deadlines and get the job done right first time, along with organisational skills and a readiness to learn.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas.

We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.

Job description:

**In this role you will:
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Act as Point of contact to MoD staff outer offices, seconded team members and Gateways.
Support and facilitate highly effective stakeholder meetings and Minutes or actions taken where needed.
Support to evidence based decision making through the collation and provision of timely and accurate business information.
Provide professional support to increase the productivity of the Division;
Organisation of UK & International Travel.
Maintain awareness of relevant briefings, changes to procedures and policies that may impact the Division and BSS.
Support the continued administrative capability in order to maintain and enhance the reputation of Business Support Services (BSS);
Adhere to the BSS principles to demonstrate resilience within the capability as well as across the wider community.
Ensure that levels of service are maintained during periods of absence.
Act as a point of contact for the Division communications, ensuring the appropriate message is communicated to the right audience within a controlled manner;
Providing continuity of business support across the Divisions to maintain business performance.
Provide professional administrative support services that enhance and maintain the reputation of Operations (positive representation and reflect Operations' contribution to the business)

Person specification:

We are looking for someone who has:
A range of experience, skills and backgrounds. You might have experience working in administration and/or business support or providing support to small or large businesses.

If you have the skills below we want to speak to you- A desire to work directly with the management cells within individual Dstl divisions and deliver quality administrative support to the business.

The ability to work directly with colleagues across the organisation in a professional manner.

Skills:

Communication Skills
Working to Deadlines
Planning and Organisational Skills
Working as part of a team
Curious and willing to learn
Decisive

Important Information

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

Behaviours:

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

Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £22,754, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £6,143 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We'll provide a great range of benefits including;
Fully flexible working, including alternative working patterns, annualised hours, compressed hours and job share, to name a few.
Flexible Working hours, a 12 month reference period and the ability to bank hours. Up to 20 hours can be taken in any calendar month
Excellent learning and development to ensure everyone fulfils their potential.
Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
Chartership and accreditation support.