Army - Rsa Publications Editor - Larkhill, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

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Larkhill, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £27,080
Job grade:

Executive Officer
D
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Army
Royal School of Artillery
Type of role:
Digital
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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LarkhillAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to work in the Army's Royal School of Artillery (RSA) and play a key role in developing future publications?

The RSA is the Royal Artillery Centre of Excellence and plays a key role in the development of Royal Artillery procedures.

These are managed by the Command and Tactics Wing within the School.

This role plays a fundamental part in the production process, working closely with serving personnel to collate and format publications that set the standard for Royal Artillery Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures.

Working across all disciplines from Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems to 155mm Artillery the role is highly versatile. It allows flexibility in the workplace and independence if required.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description:

This role works independently alongside military personnel in the Command and Tactics Wing of the Royal School of Artillery.

The role is responsible for providing an editorial development service for the production and maintenance of Royal Artillery publications and other supporting documents in line with the Royal Artillery Doctrine Publications Working Group.

This role is fundamental to the development of Royal Artillery Manuals across all disciplines.

The post works alongside members of the Tactics and Doctrine Branch of the RSA.

When changes or updates to publications are requested the post of Publications Editor is responsible for implementing these changes, and once approved, publishing the new version.

Person specification:

Responsibilities:

The main focus of the Publications Editor role is supporting the production and updating of Royal Artillery Manuals.

The Publications Office is responsible for:

Formatting and finalising of new Royal Artillery Manuals.
Carrying out minor amendments of extant publications
Maintaining records of current amendments
Manage serial numbers issued by Land Warfare Centre for Royal Artillery Publications

Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Changing and Improving

Technical skills:

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

Technical: DP
Electronic Document of the Digital Print Functional Framework (Foundation/Practitioner

Benefits:

As a civil servant working alongside the Army, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects and a job that makes a difference.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service
Highly competitive pension scheme
Personal and professional development of skills
Alternative working patterns for many roles
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities

Catering, Retail and Leisure facilities on site includes - free use of gym (with appropriate insurance), café/canteen facilities, staff and student social space, shop.

Free onsite parking. Location on main bus route from Andover and Salisbury.

Learning and Development

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career.

This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training.

Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

Most of the training will be 'on-the-job', with the remaining 'off-the-job' training delivered by an external training provider. This means mínimal disruption to your work alongside a big developmental opportunity.

Professional qualifications which can be achieved through an apprenticeship range from Level 2 (equivalent to 5 GCSEs/ broadly equivalent to Scottish National 5s(N5s)), Level 3 (equivalent to 2 A Levels//broadly equivalent to Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher (H/AH)), and Levels 4 -7, which can give you a foundation degree, a full Bachelo