This role provides an opportunity to develop leadership skills whilst working collaboratively with DIO colleagues, Industry Partners (IP), and customers. The Facilities Officer will require an ability to address contractual matters around service delivery as well as engaging directly with both TLB and IP.
The Soft Facilities Officers will work with stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes as part of a wider team, actively participating in delivery capability within their delegated powers. This exciting role has wide ranging requirements and plenty to engage your interest! The role will deliver Soft Facilities Management activities at establishment level to include Stakeholder Engagement, Performance Management, Assurance and Issue Resolution activities.
The successful applicant will report to the DIO Soft Facilities Manager (Soft FM) for WWM Hestia. This role is diverse and additional support and mentoring will be provided to the successful candidate.
Person specification
* A good working knowledge of Microsoft Applications is highly desirable.
* This role requires you to travel to any site within the Area of Responsibility of the WWM Hestia contract. Due to the remote locations often inaccessible by public transport a full driving licence is essential.
* This role will require you to access all levels of buildings in order to conduct checks or undertake any measuring tasks etc, many of which will not have accessible access such as lifts.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
* SFM Assurances Undertake mandated DIO SFM Assurance checks on site with both IP and TLB representative.
* Provide service management, monitoring and assurance on behalf of the DIO to ensure that contracts are delivered in accordance with the contract specifications, conditions, quality standards and provide value for money.
* Assist in the management of occurrences and failures of the contract.
* Assist in the management of Contract change requests.
* Provide support to Commercial in the clarification of contract questions and queries.
* Ensure change of requirements are publicised clearly with impacted individuals informed at the early stages, escalating where necessary.
* Booking ad-hoc services with Industry Partner in respect of Short Term Catering Contracts, Portaloo and Skip Hire.
* Assist with WWM Collaborative Working Group meetings and supporting documentation
Licences
This role requires you to travel to any site within the Area of Responsibility of the WWM Hestia contract. Due to the remote locations often inaccessible by public transport a full driving licence is essential.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
* Managing a Quality Service
* Making Effective Decisions
* Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
* Changing and Improving
* Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of 29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes 8,569 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ .
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 not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 Word count)
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV,Statement of suitability and the following:
* Changing & Improving
* Working together
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following:
* Changing & improving
* Managing a quality service
* Making effective decisions
* Communicating & Influencing
Sifting is provisionally scheduled for W/C 10th February.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for W/C 17th February. The interviews will take place via face to face at DIO offices in Brecon. Candidates will be required to show photographic ID during the interview to confirm their identity.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .