MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol, BS34 8JH May include occasional travel to other locations. Job Summary “Support Major Programmes is an ambitious, transformation programme that will address both shortcomings in the effective delivery of Support, pan-Defence, and deliver £Bns of financial savings over the next 10 years. Driving change together with external consultants, industry, DE&S and the Front-Line commands, we will enable Defence to achieve greater agility and efficiency, achieving both value for money for the taxpayer and also operational advantage.” BMfS is, first and foremost, a business change and process re-engineering programme. It seeks to transition Defence from legacy processes to align with leading practice across both the commercial Support sector and with allies. This in turn allows for future Defence business processes to be underpinned by COTS, cloud-enabled, evergreen IS, integrated with the Defence Digital Backbone, cyber-secure and accessible globally. The introduction of Robotic Process Automation and AI where appropriate will remove the need for human intervention in non-value-adding tasks, and the implementation of a simple, intuitive ‘Amazon-style’ interface will reduce the need for specialist training, minimise instances of human error and improve the user experience. Aligned to this will be the introduction of Operational Data Services that will increase access to both current and future data. This, combined with the delivery of a coherent, assured suite of IS capabilities, will deliver a step change in data accuracy, completeness and timeliness. Together, these are essential enablers of the wider Defence Support Major Programmes (DefSp MP) ambition (e.g. the exploitation of AI-enabled predictive-sustainment and innovation). Standardisation with allied and industry-leading best practice, enabling integration or exchange of data, will be a key plank of delivering the MDI ambition at the heart of the Defence Support Strategy. The Technical Authority Senior Project Manager 1 post will assure coherence of Project Management and Project Controls processes to align plans, outputs and outcomes across BMfS Business as Usual (Sustain), Update (Modernise) and Transformation (Transform) activity, to ensure the successful realisation of the Defence Support Information Services Vision. The post will co-ordinate and cohere project and programme activities spanning a variety of organisations and functions. The post holder will be required to liaise extensively with other project staffs including project managers and project controllers as well as technical, commercial and financial colleagues. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job Description Co-ordinate the effective implementation and coherence of functional procedures used for business and technical coherence across the Spt Enterprise with specific responsibility for but not exclusively limited to: Coherence of BMfS technical input to and cohering output with and from 'internal' (Support, Support Major Programmes and wider BMfS) programmes and delivery agents including but not limited to: BMfS Digital Delivery Support Partner (D2SP), Support Chief Information Office (Sp CIO), Support Policy (Sp Pol), Support Capability (Sp Cap), Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements (DSCOM), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Defence Digital (DD). Assure the quality and continued effectiveness of project activities associated with the management of IS across the Sustain/Mobilise, Modernise and Transform capability functions, including: Contribute to the management of wider workforce planning and staffing plans. Contribute to the evaluation of schedule development and maintenance, managing impact identification, business continuity and recovery activities. Identify and co-ordinate the management of risks relating to Sp IS technical activity, including provision of assistance with the co-ordination of mitigations with other teams and delivery agents. Conduct assessments to assure the effectiveness and coherence of project planning and project management artefacts in delivering wider SpMP. Preparing business cases, strategic plans, presentations, bid evaluation, contract monitoring and assisting with contract negotiations. Oversee the preparation for and follow up actions from the BMfS Sustain/Mobilise, Modernise and Transform Tranche Review meetings, deputising for and co-ordinating with the Secretary and other stakeholders as required. Co-ordinate the effective implementation and coherence of functional procedures used for business and technical coherence across the Spt Enterprise with specific responsibility for but not exclusively limited to: Coherence of BMfS technical input to and cohering output with and from 'internal' (Support, Support Major Programmes and wider BMfS) programmes and delivery agents including but not limited to: BMfS Digital Delivery Support Partner (D2SP), Support Chief Information Office (Sp CIO), Support Policy (Sp Pol), Support Capability (Sp Cap), Defence Supply Chain Operations and Movements (DSCOM), Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Defence Digital (DD). Assure the quality and continued effectiveness of project activities associated with the management of IS across the Sustain/Mobilise, Modernise and Transform capability functions, including: Contribute to the management of wider workforce planning and staffing plans. Contribute to the evaluation of schedule development and maintenance, managing impact identification, business continuity and recovery activities. Identify and co-ordinate the management of risks relating to Sp IS technical activity, including provision of assistance with the co-ordination of mitigations with other teams and delivery agents. Conduct assessments to assure the effectiveness and coherence of project planning and project management artefacts in delivering wider SpMP. Preparing business cases, strategic plans, presentations, bid evaluation, contract monitoring and assisting with contract negotiations. Oversee the preparation for and follow up actions from the BMfS Sustain/Mobilise, Modernise and Transform Tranche Review meetings, deputising for and co-ordinating with the Secretary and other stakeholders as required. Person specification The Technical Authority team contributes to strategic delivery and planning to mitigate threats and maximise opportunities to deliver the overall BMfS Programme and wider SpMP Portfolio. This role contributes to the overall governance of the BMfS Programme and the achievement of SpMP corporate objectives and requires the post holder to provide advice to senior staff to support the strategic management of the Programme. The post holder will require an excellent level of understanding of transformational change and be an effective communicator at all levels. Essential Criteria Experience in complex Major Programme Deliver Experience in Defence Information Services Systems APM Practitioner or Prince2 Practitioner Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Experience in working within a project or programme with sound understanding of the principles required to effectively implement programme controls. Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and bring together stakeholders to ensure collaborative working. Strong stakeholder management skills, demonstrating an ability to foster strong working relationships outside of the delivery team. Ability to develop effective working relationships with a wide variety of people and operate as part of a multi discipline joint delivery team. Desirable Criteria Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Management of Risk (MoR) Experience in use of: Microsoft Project, EPM2016 or Primavera P6 Qualifications APM Practitioner or Prince2 Practitioner Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace 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% Our On-site Facilities Include Subsidised canteen Gym Coffee bars Shops Free parking 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. An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year. 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/. 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Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (250 - Word count) At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following: Leadership Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing If there is a high volume of applications an initial sift will be conducted on the essential criteria which can be found in the 'Person Specification' section. At Interview, You Will Be Assessed Against The Following Working Together Seeing the Bigger Picture 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-Resourcingteam3mod.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. Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. 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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). This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : BMfS-OpsMU Email : UKStratCom-DefSp-BMfS-OpsMUmod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3mod.gov.uk Further information Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. 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