Navy Command Acquisition Sub-portfolio Office - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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- £33,000

Per Annum (pro rata for part time)
Job grade:
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
MOD
Navy
Type of role:
Project Delivery
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Portsmouth, South East England, PO2 8BYAbout the job

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Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) in Whale Island, Portsmouth, is the nerve centre of the Naval Service. It upholds operations around the globe and provides the ships, people, aircraft, and equipment to deliver the UK's defence policy. NCHQ supports all the Royal Navy's activities, from frontline operations to personnel support and training; finance and governance; safety; equipment acquisition; programmes and planning; and Defence Engagement. Civil servants and Armed Forces personnel work together in a wealth of interesting and challenging jobs in areas ranging from finance; legal services; personnel and HR; project planning and managing contracts, to media and communications.
The Director Navy Acquisition (DNA) organisation is a collaborative and matrix managed team, that works together to manage the Navy's major acquisition programmes.

Our Programmes are grouped into Programme Management Offices according to the capability being delivered:
Ships Acquisition (SAPMO), Equipment & Systems Acquisition (NESA), Future Support Acquisition (FSA), Future Commando Force (FCF).

Each programme is led through its delivery phase by a dedicated core programme team. Supporting the programmes are a P3M Team (with specialists in Risk, Schedules, Benefits, Finance, Communications and Governance), and an Acquisition Portfolio Team (covering Portfolio Definition, Assurance and Governance).
We value diversity within our team and operate flexible smart ways of working; we support our workforce to find the right balance of home and office working that is right for them.
In Navy Command, our civil servants work alongside their military colleagues in jobs that matter; jobs which often have a direct impact on the quality of the operational capabilities we deliver.
Roles can offer great job satisfaction and there are many opportunities to develop and progress both within the Department and across the wider Civil Service.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Navy Acquisition Portfolio Team.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

Job description:

The Acquisition Portfolio Officer role is an exciting new role in DNA.

The role sits within the Dir Acquisition Portfolio team which is led by a Grade 7 Portfolio Team Leader and will be providing the required support to meet the needs of the Definition and Assurance managers.

The Portfolio Officer will support the Line Management with the relevant priority tasks within the Portfolio area.

This will include, but not be limited to:

Definition activities under Business Processes 1 and 3 including the management and control of projects or programmes that have been identified for transfer into the DNA portfolio.
Support the Assurance Manager in ensuring that level 2 assurance is being applied consistently across the DNA portfolio and that policy and processes are aligned accordingly within Navy Command and wider Defence.
Support the Governance Manager to ensure effective Management Information across the organisation, coordinate and manage timely MI returns and provide a mechanism to track project progress.

Person specification:

Support the Definition manager in defining the scope of the DNA portfolio of programmes, ensuring the portfolio contains relevant programmes which are at the right stage of the Defence Acquisition Cycle and fit with the overall DNA Portfolio purpose.
Support the Definition manager in the formal transfer of all programmes into the DNA Portfolio, working with key stakeholders to ensure agreed minimum transfer criteria is met and a suitable date of transfer agreed.
Support the Definition manager in horizon scanning across Navy Command to anticipate programmes that may potentially fall within the future remit of the DNA portfolio, and work with relevant programme leaders across NC to determine the optimum point of transfer to the DNA portfolio. Produce and maintain relevant Management Information in relation to the DNA Portfolio horizon.
Support the Assurance manager in the delivery of the Assurance Framework for Director Navy Acquisition Sub-Portfolio, working across all programmes and projects to ensure formal assurance is being undertaken consistently whilst being delivered efficiently and effectively.
Support the Assurance manager in the effective monitoring of the portfolio's assurance activities including maintenance of the Assurance battle-rhythm and planning for the periodic Infrastructure a