Dio - Business Support Officer - Catterick Garrison, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Catterick Garrison, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £21,169- +Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits
Job grade:

Administrative Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
COO
Estates
Specialist Teams
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Catterick: Piave Lines, DL9 3LRAbout the job

Job summary:

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK's largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy.

From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

Job description:

The Role
The Business Support Officer is a supporting role to the Site Closure Team located within our Estates network.

DIO Business Area - Estates

The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000+ ha).

This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas.

If you are suitably experienced in Business Support and are looking for a new challenge in working within a motivated and professional team, then DIO Estates is for you Through collaboration with Military colleagues on one of the largest estates in the country, with an extensive overseas portfolio, you will have the opportunity of working on a diverse range of exciting, interesting, and often-challenging projects of National Interest in support of the UK Defence Mission.

Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate.

We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate.

Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers.

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The Team

Specialist Teams includes Chartered Surveyors, Registered Valuers, Safeguarding Officers and Business Support professionals who, between them, provide comprehensive land, estate and property management services to the Overseas Estate, Estate wide Valuation & Rating Services, Safeguarding of Defence assets and operational capabilities and a business support services to the Estates Division.

The Estates Support Team (EST) sit within Specialist Teams and are accountable for the business and admin support to the Estate's 5 Delivery Teams.

The EST has Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in: Business Rates, Recruiting, Apprentices, HR Compliance/Guidance, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Management, Resource Budgets, Training, Finance, IT and Data Management.

Based at 10 UK locations, the EST provide crucial services and support to the wider Estates and external customers.

About DIO
View our YouTube video to see more about our work

Person specification:

The
main responsibilities of this post will include:

Data management (record keeping, file management etc)
Administrative support (managing the team mailbox, storing and issuing documentation)
Organise and help coordinate site closure meetings
Attending and minuting closure meetings as required by the team

If travelling outside your base location for duty reasons, you will have access to flights, hire cars, rail tickets and overnight accommodation.

You can also claim 45 pence per mile should you choose to use your own vehicle for business travel.

All employees work in accordance with the established DIO approach to hybrid working (an informal, non-contractual arrangement, blending attendance in the office or on-site and working remotely) and will be provided with IT equipment, desk, and chair to facilitate remote working and any other equipment needed for you to undertake your role.

Desirable Experience & Skills

Working in a Defence environment
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
Alternative working practices such as working from home.
Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years' service.
Enhanced Parental Leave.
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