Hereford Job Summary Provide assistance in the day to day running of the Garrison Security Cell. Conduct checks as part of the mitigation of risk to both personnel and infrastructure. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job Description Security Cell Admin Officer (AO): To Assist the department with administrative support enabling areas of the cell to function efficiently. Clerical work, communication, management of events and a use of IT will be key to supporting the organisation. Management of activities and events on behalf of the line manager to support the Establishment. Security Cell Admin Officer (AO): To Assist the department with administrative support enabling areas of the cell to function efficiently. Clerical work, communication, management of events and a use of IT will be key to supporting the organisation. Management of activities and events on behalf of the line manager to support the Establishment. Person specification Main Objectives The Security Cell (AO) Will Handle a range of routine activities that support the Security Cell. Work with departments to facilitate any maintenance requirements. Work to timelines, communicate verbally, email, in writing, on the telephone and face to face. Maintain communication with all departments within the Establishment and external agencies as required. Process clearance applications. Coordinate the SharePoint pages applicable to the department, collaborating closely with the Information managers and service providers. Assist in decision making. prioritise, work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines. Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills to their colleagues. Work with limited supervision, within the department. The Security Cell requires a flexible, self-motivated individual with the ability to manage and prioritise a diverse workload and engage with others; basic digital literacy is essential. To provide administrative support to the Security Officer and department. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Alongside your salary of £26,235, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,600 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 A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension An attractive leave package, starting at 25 days per year, growing 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days and an additional 8 Bank/Public holidays On-site parking, cafeteria and sports facilities 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 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 note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed. 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/ 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). 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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. All applications will go through an initial sift and those successful will be invited to attend an interview. At both sift and interview, you will be assessed against your Experience and the following Behaviours: Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Candidates will be required to complete a Statement of Suitability of no more than 500 words. Please provide experience relevant to the role. 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. 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. 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 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. 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 : Civilian Workforce Adviser Email : recruiting-group-mailbox-hfdmod.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. 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