Defence Digital - Corsham, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Corsham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £33,830
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
C2
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Strategic Command
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Business Management and Improvement
Knowledge and Information Management
Operational Delivery
Secretarial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Corsham, South West England, SN13 9NRAbout the job

Job summary:

We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via radio, satellite, and the internet.

Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we're aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world.

To do that we're growing our capabilities in disciplines like data science, automation and cyber security.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us.

Job description:

This role is the Defence Digital High Level Budget (DD HLB) lead for providing and managing responses to Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests, Ministerial Correspondence, Treat Official Correspondence on matters that include issues relating to past, current and future projects.

Hybrid Working

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station 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, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Person specification:

Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert for providing Parliamentary Questions (PQ), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Ministerial Correspondence (MC), Treat Official Correspondence (TOC) and Defence Engagement within the DD HLB.
Lead on Responses to PQ (including Prime Minister's Questions), MC and TOC within the mandated Parliamentary timescales.
Submissions to senior MOD officials and Ministers.
Briefing material for senior officials' and Ministerial meetings and visits, and for Parliamentary Debates.
Lead on Responses to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests within the legally defined timescales.
Ensure a record of all requests and responses is kept providing a repository / body of knowledge on FOIs, PQs etc to refer to if a similar or related question has been answered previously and to ensure consistency of responses.
Maintain processes which assure delivery of Secretariat Team outputs, ensuring that activity is managed to achieve required targets reviewing processes and requirements against realistic resources.
Adhoc/projectbased tasking to provide support to the wider team to ensure delivery of priority outputs.

Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace

Technical skills:

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

Drafting Skills

Benefits:

An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
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
In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments
Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year
Enhanced parental and adoption 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 and Gyms
A highly competitive pension scheme.
Additionally, please see the attached Benefits Leaflet

Learning & Development
In Defence Digital we have a strong learning and development ethos, supporting you to fulfil your potential by providing

Learning and development tailored to your role
Professional and Personal Development of skills
Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by MOD
Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MOD

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a