Management System Principal - Salisbury, United Kingdom - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £35,970 - £41,848

Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer

Dstl Level 5
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Chief Executive Office
Type of role:
Business Management and Improvement
Governance
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6ADAbout the job

Job summary:

This role is located within the Chief Executive Office and specifically the Risk, Assurance and Governance (RAG) team, which is where the management system team sits.

The Management System Principal is part of the management system team and is a key role responsible for maintaining, developing and improving Dstl's ISO 9001 certified Management System (MS) in accordance to business needs.

The MS describes the policies and business processes which demonstrate Dstl's quality approach to conducting business activities.

This is mainly achieved through collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders; thereby ensuring that information about how to conduct activities is available, accurate, and accessible and equality impact assessed (where necessary).

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:

Fulfil the responsibilities of every member of Dstl Staff;
Develop, maintain and improve the management system for the benefit of the business whilst ensuring policies, processes and procedures are accurate (based on information given) and accessible to all Dstl employees;
Maintain the MS host platform collaborating with Digital colleagues to ensure fitness for purpose, implementing improvements for the longevity of the MS and business requirements;
Collaborate, support and assist Process Owners and Stewards to deliver effective quality and process management in accordance to the Business Process Governance Framework;
Work with the MS Team timescales to manage and deliver change request in a timely manner ensuing accurate information is published and communicated to the business;
Manage and maintain the process review cycle through collaboration with Process Owners and Stewards;
Work with colleagues to improve process governance standards;
Foster good relations, advocate diversity & inclusion, through proactive engagement with stakeholders and/or appropriate fora.

Person specification:

We are looking for someone who has:

Experience and knowledge of ISO 9001:2015;
Experience and knowledge of process design and specifications;
Proven ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders and who enjoys building new relationships whilst maintaining existing relationships;
The ability to influence stakeholders and advocate the benefits of a management system whilst conveying these in a simplistic manner for the wider benefit of the business;
A methodical and structured approach when reviewing changes and updating information.

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
Working Together
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £35,970, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £9,711 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits

Dstl's full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

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Flexible working:Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
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Working hours:Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finis