Command and Control Systems Desk Officer - London, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:

Salary:

- £33,830
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
MOD Grade C2
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Strategic Command
Type of role:
Business Management and Improvement
Digital
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

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Location

Northwood HQ, Sandy Lane, Middlesex, HA6 3HP or MOD Corsham, SN13 9NR, with opportunity for foreign travel to support meetings with NATO and other Allies.

About the job

Job summary:

About Defence Digital - who are we? 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.

Joint User is a UK Strategic Command function that captures the single Services (Army, Navy, Air Force) needs in a particular capability area and then defines what is best for Defence to meet the key joint requirements for each environment.

It is Joint User which sets Defence's Demand Signal for the capability sponsor, considering impacts and implications across the five operating domains (Maritime, Land, Air, Space and Cyber) whilst working alongside the single Services to agree scaling and to integrate new capabilities, pan-domain, and pan-Defence Lines of Development.

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) and working from home as a personal choice.

The current expectation is 3 days a week in the office and 2 days working from home.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

Job description:

The Command and Control (C2) Systems Desk Officer is responsible for ensuring Joint User requirements of deployable C2 information systems are represented in current and future Defence projects. They work with a wide range of national and international stakeholders within and outside of Defence in order to ensure that the UK's deployable information systems and information sharing capabilities deliver what the user needs, are interoperable and provide a digital backbone for the information sharing needed to deliver the C2 of UK Forces deployed on Defence operations around the globe.

Person specification:

Responsibilities include:

Coordinate capability integration and acceptance meetings for assigned C2 projects.
Develop and maintaining a network of stakeholders, both within and outside of Defence; and acting as the single point of contact for queries.
Act as the Desk level lead for Interoperability Services and provide support to wider C2 programmes.
Contribute to current and future access to Interoperability Services across the Front-Line Commands, Joint Operations, NATO and other Multinational domains.
Create and deliver briefing products on C2 capabilities for decision at 1* level and above.
Propose capability changes for assigned C2 projects (including changes to Concepts/Doctrine/TTPs).

Qualifications:

Level 3 qualification in an Electronics or Telecommunications Engineering Discipline or appropriate equivalent

Behaviours:

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

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

Technical skills:

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

Awareness of key requirements terminology e.g. Concept of Employment (Con Emp), Concept of Use (ConUse), User Requirement Documents (URDs), System Requirement Documents (SRDs) and Integrated Assurance and Approvals Plan (IAAP), Through Life capability Man
Manages dependencies and resource requirements and influences them appropriately.
Understands Networking and Communications/IT principles

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
Flexible working patterns for a work/life balance
A modern wellequipped workplace with onsite restaurant, coffee shops and sports facilities
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Generous leave allocation
Please see Benefits Leaflet attached for additional benefits.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of