MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH Job Summary Quick overview Based at Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, office attendance is required. Two-year graduate development programme. Specialising in Security. Working towards becoming a Security Specialist with Business Operations awareness. Entry Requirements: GCSE Maths, English Language (or equivalent) at minimum grade 4 and an honours degree at minimum 2:2. Start date: September/October 2025. Application Requirements Please follow our graduate CV format guidance here. This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role. Please read all information in this advert thoroughly before applying and save for future reference. At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we're here to provide for the Armed Forces, as they serve our country all over the world. We support those on the front line by providing cutting-edge equipment and technology for land, sea, air and space. We deliver the kit the UK military needs to maintain advantage and stay protected, as they protect life at home and overseas. You want to be an expert in your field one day. We want to help make it happen. Whichever area you join us in, you’ll discover new talents, pinpoint new ambitions, find a home among a diverse team – and be empowered to turn your gifts into an incredible career. Ready for real investment in your future? We’re developing tomorrow’s talent today. Job Description DE&S is looking for talented, motivated, and skilled university graduates to join our Security Graduate Scheme and become security professionals of the future. This is a two-year development programme focusing on business roles across different areas of DE&S with an emphasis on security. The DE&S Security Profession is responsible for the effective delivery of security across DE&S. Effective security is crucial to the delivery of Defence Outputs. The aim of defence security is to support and enable operational success, and the wider work of MOD, by protecting the people, information and physical assets. Your hands-on experience will be underpinned by DE&S specific training, business operations and project management principles as well as study towards achieving a Level 3 Qualification in Security Management from the Security Institute. In addition, you will also work towards achieving a Level 3 Certificate in Leadership and Management through the ILM. On successful completion of your two-year programme, you may be offered a permanent position with DE&S, that reflects the interests and skills you’ve developed throughout the programme. Please note: Because of the classification of some of the information related to certain projects, some work-based placements may be open to Sole UK Nationals only. Your place of work will be Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH. You'll be required to attend the office regularly, at the request of your Scheme Manager or Placement Supervisor. This attendance will be at your own expense and costs for travel or accommodation will not be reimbursed. DE&S is looking for talented, motivated, and skilled university graduates to join our Security Graduate Scheme and become security professionals of the future. This is a two-year development programme focusing on business roles across different areas of DE&S with an emphasis on security. The DE&S Security Profession is responsible for the effective delivery of security across DE&S. Effective security is crucial to the delivery of Defence Outputs. The aim of defence security is to support and enable operational success, and the wider work of MOD, by protecting the people, information and physical assets. Your hands-on experience will be underpinned by DE&S specific training, business operations and project management principles as well as study towards achieving a Level 3 Qualification in Security Management from the Security Institute. In addition, you will also work towards achieving a Level 3 Certificate in Leadership and Management through the ILM. On successful completion of your two-year programme, you may be offered a permanent position with DE&S, that reflects the interests and skills you’ve developed throughout the programme. Please note: Because of the classification of some of the information related to certain projects, some work-based placements may be open to Sole UK Nationals only. Your place of work will be Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH. You'll be required to attend the office regularly, at the request of your Scheme Manager or Placement Supervisor. This attendance will be at your own expense and costs for travel or accommodation will not be reimbursed. Person specification It takes lots of different people and lots of different skill sets to keep the UK Armed Forces fully equipped and well supported. To be successful with your application, we’re looking for you to demonstrate your potential to succeed in a dynamic working environment. We’re here to help you find your speciality, so we hire for potential and train for the specialist skills. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a great place to work that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. By bringing together different ideas, experiences, and perspectives, we can achieve our ambitions, together. We’re proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining people with disabilities. We’re dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and will make reasonable adjustments to support applicants with disabilities. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment and selection process, even if you feel you do not qualify for the Disability Confident Scheme, please tell us what you need when completing your application. Please let us know as soon as possible so our recruitment team have adequate time to consider your request. If you have any questions about reasonable adjustments, you can contact the recruitment team at deshr-etcoe-recruitmentmod.gov.uk You must hold the right to work full time in the UK and qualify for service under the Civil Service Nationality Rules without any additional immigration approvals. DE&S do not sponsor Visas. You must be able to evidence your right to work full time at interview and it must not expire before the start of the scheme. If your right to work will expire while you are in employment, you must be able to reconfirm your right to work before it expires, without sponsorship, to maintain your employment. This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last five years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you have been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating staff on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harms associated with second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Tobacco-Free Working Environment (TFWE) programme, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere, unless stated otherwise, in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. Those seeking, considering, or accepting employment should be aware of this requirement. Qualifications You must have or be currently studying to achieve the following qualifications by September 2025: Essential Requirements GCSE Maths and English Language (or equivalent) at minimum grade 4 and An honours degree at a minimum classification of 2:2 If you are in your final academic year, you are encouraged to apply with your predicted grades. Evidence of the above qualifications will be required as part of your pre-employment checks before a formal offer can be made. CV Requirements Please follow the CV guidance here to enable us to better understand you as a person and assess your suitability for our scheme. We will be looking for your aspiration, engagement, and ability. If you are successful at CV sift, then you’ll be considered for the next stage of our selection process. Personal Statement – Within The Same Document As Your CV, Please Write a Personal Statement At The Top Of Your CV, Within The Range Of 200 To 500 Words, Answering The Following Questions Why do you want to join this graduate scheme? How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this scheme? What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences helpful? Please clearly list your qualifications including your results or predicted grades, distinguishing between an English Language or English Literature qualification awarded. If grades are missing, we will be unable to qualify you against our entry requirements. You’re permitted to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) tools during your application to DE&S to support you in writing your CV and personal statements however, all information that is submitted must be factually accurate. For example, not using ideas and experiences of others (or AI) as your own. All presented information will be assessed at both the assessment centre and interview stage. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Working Together Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Alongside your salary of £28,160, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,157 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Alongside training and development, you’ll receive the following great benefits: £28,160 starting salary – with annual increments. 25 days holiday a year, plus one day a year up to 30 days, eight bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday. A market-leading employer pension contribution of circa 28.97 percent, and recognition awards. Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required). Use of our on-site gym, restaurant, and cafes. A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more. More Information Can Be Found Below DE&S Little Book of Big Benefits: https://bit.ly/3FEb54v Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/3yUwcM1 Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours. How To Apply Application – 4th November to 2nd December 2024 Please complete an online application form and attach one document which contains your CV and a personal statement together. Please follow the guidance on how to create a CV for this vacancy and ensure all information is captured within your CV and not on the application form. The experience fields on the application form are not assessed, so please ensure your CV is complete. Should you encounter any technical difficulties submitting your application please take screenshots and email us DESHR-ETCoE-Recruitmentmod.gov.uk. Without screenshots of the issue we may be unable to progress your application. Sift – January 2025 We’ll check that you meet the essential or eligibility criteria listed in this advert. Your CV will be assessed using a simple numerical scoring system against your aspiration, engagement, and ability. For guidance on writing a CV for DE&S graduate schemes please click here. Assessment Centre – February to March 2025 The top scoring candidates will be invited to an assessment centre at MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol. We’ll assess you through team exercises, an interview, and a presentation, aligned to our behaviours, listed above. There will be no reimbursement of any travel expenses for the assessment centre. Provisional Offer – March 2025 Once all interviews have taken place, we’ll make provisional offers to the successful candidates and begin your pre-employment checks. Please be aware these checks can take several months to complete, however, we’ll remain in contact throughout the process. Formal Offer Following successful completion of all pre-employment checks, you can expect to receive a formal offer and contract one month before the scheme expected start date. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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 : Entry Talent TA Team Email : DESHR-ETCoE-Recruitmentmod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-GraduateRecruitmentmod.gov.uk