Team Leader - Whitehall, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Whitehall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £34,850
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Head Office & Corporate Services
Security Policy and Operations
Global Issues
Export Control Joint Unit
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Old Admiralty Building and MOD Main Building, Whitehall.

About the job

Job summary:

You will lead a Team which is responsible for protecting the export of defence material, technology and information by UK Industry to overseas customers including foreign governments, with the strategic aim of protecting UK national security and that of its allies.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description:

Global Issues is a diverse, important and challenging area of international policy in the Security Policy & Operations organisation.

It leads on providing advice on a range of issues, including arms control, counter-proliferation; ballistic missile defence, unmanned systems and MOD's response to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats.

Global Issues also manages the MOD's role in the licensing of strategically controlled goods for export and the MOD Form 680 (F680) security clearance processes through its Team in the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).

The Defence Team (ECJU MOD) works closely with colleagues from the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office and the Department for Business and Trade and is based in Old Admiralty Building, London, SW1A 2DY.

We also work in MOD Main Building, London, SW1A 2HB.

The ECJU MOD Team is responsible for protecting the export of defence material, technology and information by UK Industry to overseas customers including foreign governments with the strategic aim of protecting UK national security and that of its allies.

There is considerable interest in Export Licensing both from Parliament and Non-Government Organisations.

We are an outward facing team which actively engages with wider Government and Industry in order to balance the UK Government's expectations with regards to the prosperity agenda, with its priority objective of maintaining national security.

To achieve this, we aim to be flexible and responsive and respond to change in a positive manner.

Responsibilities in the post include:

Presenting the work of the ECJU and MOD, to Industry, OGDs and overseas governments
Liaise with MOD advisers on licensing cases on behalf of DBT.
Advising on the Export Controls regime requirements in specific HMG backed export campaigns
Leading on MOD requirements in the development of LITE, the new DBT digital export licensing platform
Monitoring performance statistics and devising improvements
Drafting Ministerial submissions and Parliamentary correspondence and providing briefings to ministers and senior officials
Proactively managing the performance and development of staff

Other activities in support of the wider ECJU and Global Issues teams will also be undertaken.

The post reports to the SEO and currently has line management responsibility for two EO Desk Officers. Occasional travel within the UK will be required.

SecPolOps takes the professional and personal development of its people seriously and every assistance will be given during the post holder's time within Global Issues to not only meet the requirements of the job, but to assist them in the next step of their career development.

Person specification:

We are looking for someone who can engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, understand and take into account their particular needs when making decisions.

An interest in international relations and how defence equipment works would be useful.

There is however no requirement for technical knowledge in this job and ongoing support will be given to increase awareness and understanding.

Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

Benefits:

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%

Inclusivity & Flexibility
We want our team to be able to balance home and work responsibilities.

Many of our team members already work flexibly through hybrid working (blend of office based and home working), compressed hours and part time patterns.

We fully recognise the benefits that flexible working brings to the organisation in terms of improved morale, increased productivity and the general wellbeing of the team.

Roles can be considered on flexible / full time /