Abbey Wood North, BS34 8QW
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Defence Safety Authority (DSA) for a Maritime Co-ordinator in the Defence Maritime Regulator (DMR) team.
The DSA is responsible for the regulation of Defence Health, Safety and Environmental Protection, operating under a Charter from the Secretary of State for Defence (SofS). The DSA provides independent assurance directly to the SofS that the law is complied with and the policy on safety in Defence is being promoted and implemented whilst Defence activities are conducted.
The DMR is one of eight regulators within the DSA and is tasked to provide regulation, assurance, and enforcement across the Defence Maritime Domain. This comprises all Defence maritime activities which includes, but is not limited to, warships, submarines, landing craft and boats across Defence, Defence ports, harbours, marine facilities, and Defence diving, both Military and commercially contracted diving, in support of defence activities. As new technologies and vessel types, such as autonomous vessels or the involvement of AI emerge, DMR are constantly looking at the maritime scope to ensure that safety and environmental protection are assured going forward.
DMR consists of four sections: Executive and Enabling (E&E), Regulation and Compliance, Shipping and Diving Inspectorate and Maritime Assurance Inspectorate. This post falls within the DMR E&E section which primarily provides administrative, analysis and planning capabilities across DMR.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. We operate a hybrid working model that allows you to work between home and on-site as business needs permit, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. We encourage you to discuss your anticipated working arrangements for this role with us during the recruitment process.
Job Description
The Maritime Co-ordinator is accountable to the DMR Executives and Enabling Section Head. This role entails strategic planning, collaborating, and delivering through others, to meet both short and longer-term goals in collaboration with Military and Civilian colleagues.
The main responsibilities of the Maritime Co-ordinator fall into 3 groupings:
* Planning and associated tasks
* Collaborating with Section Heads to plan DMR activities, align resources to maximise risk-based assurance, prioritise tasks and to ensure key tasks are adequately resourced.
* Horizon scanning of longer-term domain developments and generating future skill set, resource level and supporting tool requirements needed to regulate, assure, and enforce future requirements.
* Develop the DMR 10 year forward view, transition plan, and the annual business plan.
* DMR financial planning and budgetary submissions.
* Training requirements – especially to meet emergent technologies from horizon scanning activities.
* Monitor and manage the DMR Deferred Activity Register.
* Co-ordinate DMR Business Risk Management activities.
* Act as lead and point of contact for above tasks in routine and development interaction with DSA Headquarter and other regulators.
* Other activities as required to cover any team member absences.
* Operating Model and Operating
* Management of the DMR Operating Model and its links to wider organisational models.
* Management of the DMR Operating Guide and interfaces with DSA processes.
* Change Management
* Lead for internal change management especially ensuring the Operating Guide remains aligned following internal business improvement activity.
* Lead point for external change management by ensuring changes in wider DSA/MOD processes are supported and DMR processes are aligned.
Person specification
Essential
We seek applicants who:
* Possess excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, under pressure and at pace.
* Have excellent interpersonal skills to engage and work collaboratively with a wide range of people, including senior leaders.
* Can effectively coordinate a range of activities with a can-do attitude, flexible and proactive approach.
* Have experience of strategic planning, collaborating, and delivering through others, to meet both short and longer-term goals.
* Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to quickly understand complex information and present such information clearly, effectively and to high standards.
* Can confidently work with information from a range of sources, identifying insights, and using data to inform reporting and decisions.
* Have experience of working efficiently to deliver high quality outputs, with the ability to identify areas to improve continually.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Leadership
* Seeing the Big Picture
* Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 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%
* 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.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to complete a CV including job history, full details of education and qualifications and previous experiences and skills.
Candidates will also be required to provide a statement of suitability. (250 Word count) Please state your skills, experiences and characteristics to demonstrate how you are well suited to this role.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Experience:
* CV
* Personal Statement
* Leadership
* Seeing the Big Picture
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.
The selection process will consist of a sift of applications, and those applicants who appear to be best suited to the requirements for the role will be invited to an interview. Interviews will be held in person at the MOD, Abbey Wood North, Bristol.
At interview, you will be assessed against Experience and the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
* Communicating and Influencing
* Delivering at Pace
* Leadership
* Seeing the Bigger Picture
* Working Together
Key dates (dates are indicative and could be subject to change)
* The sifting of applications will take place during the week commencing 28th April 2025.
* Interviews will take place during 5th May 2025 - 16th May 2025.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Ifeoma Okonmah
* Email : Ifeoma.Okonmah734@mod.gov.uk
* Telephone : 07815 997628
Recruitment team
* Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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