The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. This role is an exciting opportunity to work in a tight knit, hard-working team which sits at the heart of the British Army’s intent to transform into a software defined Army and deliver the digital platform which will act as a catalyst for tripling the Army’s lethality by the end of the decade. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job description The Information Manoeuvre Coherence Senior Executive Officer (SEO) is a high profile appointment which will provide applicants the opportunity to engage and work with a wide range of stakeholders in Army Headquarters, ensuring that there is a joined up approach to military capability development. More specifically the incumbent will be responsible for: Engaging across Army Headquarters Futures Directorate and with external organisations, including the other Front Line Commands, to ensure that the Army’s Innovation, Research and Experimentation is coherent with the Army’s future digital and data strategy and communications, cyber and electronic warfare capability roadmap Attending internal Army Futures Military Capability Planning working groups, capability user boards and functional capability working groups to ensure that military capability planning outcomes are coherent with the Army's Land Domain Digital Ecosystem Working with the non-Information Manoeuvre capability planning groups to manage dependencies, highlight opportunities and potential cross cutting activities Working with industry, academia, and the Science & Technology community to identify future and/or developing technologies with the potential to meet identified Army digital capability requirements Interact with DSTL, jHub, Defence and Security Accelerator related Science and Technology activity to support the development of communications, cyber and electronic warfare capability In conjunction with stakeholders, develop use cases to demonstrate the utility of the capabilities and technologies identified to meet Army’s future communications, cyber and electronic warfare capability requirements Producing the necessary documentation to secure funding to pursue or develop identified future communications, cyber and electronic warfare capability opportunities Other duties as required Whilst there are no line management responsibilities with this role the incumbent will work closely with a small team of regular and reserve military personnel. As part of a small, whole force team, the successful candidate will be agile to the changing needs of the branch and work flexibly to support the Assistant Head and other colleagues as required. They will need to maintain a broad oversight of all branch activity, and have the ability to call on subject matter expertise as required, and to seize the initiative to identify and treat risks before they become issues. Person specification Essential skills: Instinctively able to identify what needs to be done, seize the initiative, working across the entire organisations portfolio as required Must be able to communicate ideas clearly and accurately, providing clear and objective thought Must be able to create convincing and persuasive arguments, with the self-confidence to challenge where appropriate Able to work at pace to deliver quality outputs against routinely challenging timelines Must have a sound understanding of the digital technology that underpins and enables modern organisations Desirable skills: Experience of digitisation within a national security context would be beneficial, but not essential An understanding and / or experience of military capability planning as a capability sponsor Managing Successful Programmes/ Association of Project Management Technical experience in capability or resource planning is desirable An interest and understanding of digital technology and the opportunities that it can offer the Army would be a significant advantage A broad understanding of military Capability Management would be desirable but is not essential Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Working Together Delivering at Pace We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving 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. The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance. Other benefits for Army civil servants include: 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service Highly competitive pension scheme Personal and professional development of skills Alternative working patterns for many roles Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle. Enhanced parental and adoption leave 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities Learning and Development Access to the on-sight gym Free parking Pension contribution: 28.97% We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role. A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career. 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. An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year. 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. MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is 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 Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. 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. 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 application you will be asked to provide a CV and a personal statement of no more than 750 words. It is essential that your personal statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge, skills and recent practical experience specified within the job description and person specification. This will also be assessed at interview in the form of experience based questions. You will also be assessed against the following behaviours - Changing and Improving Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Applications will be sifted using all elements above, but in the event of 10 or more applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the CV, personal statement and lead behaviour - Seeing the Big Picture. At interview you will also be assessed against the following behaviours - Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Working together You will also be asked experience based questions. Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interviews dates are to be confirmed but these will likely be in May and will be held in person at Army Headquarters Andover. We endeavour to stick to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs. 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. 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 developed vetting (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 Open to UK nationals only. 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). Apply and further information 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 :Charlotte Kingman Email :Charlotte.Kingman100mod.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. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments Army TLB EVP (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 3932kB) Candidate Information june 2024 Opens in new window (docx, 31kB) EXTERNAL PACK Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)