This is a busy, challenging, but very rewarding job which will enhance and develop your skills through job specific training and development opportunities. If you have experience in Property, Housing and Estate Management, are highly organised with excellent communication (oral and written), customer service and staff management skills, can work independently in a remote location and enjoy working in a complex and challenging environment in Europe, then this is the right job for you. You will be accountable for providing a full and effective Housing Service in collaboration with a Housing Infrastructure Manager across the agreed area of responsibility covering the Netherlands and Germany. Such as:- Coordinating delivery of associated support and work requirements related to the identification, allocation, maintenance and management of homes and housing needs within your area. Assuring compliance of homes including verifying documentation, supply chains, procurement routes, administrative processes and quality of services received are in line with departmental policy and best practice. Engaging with both internal and external Stakeholders; verifying housing requirements, delivering awareness campaigns, identifying opportunities and risks for individual locations, seeking feedback on quality of services provided and received across the area. Administering allocated resources including equipment, financial allocations and a small team of locally employed civilians (LECs) If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidatesupport.oleeo.com Person specification Mandatory requirement Full Driving Licence due to the significant travel, geography of the location and limitedpublic transport Essential Experience Excellent Organisational, Administration and communication skills including Share Point and Microsoft Office tools. Previous experience of working in a customer facing role within a public estates or housing management environment. Managing Estate Support Services Property Portfolio Management Desirable Experience Proficient in Dutch and/or German (reading, writing and speaking) Desirable Technical Membership British Institute of Facility Managers (BIFM). Licences Full Driving Licence due to the significant travel, geography of the location and limited public transport Evidence of licence will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Working Together We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of 36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes 10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/ This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status. 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. Please read the attached document SOFA Restrictions to confirm you are eligible to apply for this post. 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% 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. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience. 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. Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit. At application you will be assessed against the following: Behaviours Working Together Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions Experience CV - Including Job History and Previous Skills & Experience When completing the previous skills and experience section, please refer to the personal specification in the main advert. At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following: Behaviours Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Seeing the Big picture Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The surveyis voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights 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) .