MOD Abbey Wood (South), Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8JH Job Summary Thank you for your interest in the Head of Business Change role at DE&S: I am so pleased that you are interested in this exciting, challenging and important role. We have a mission to meet the needs of our Armed Forces, both currently and into the future. As part of the team at Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) we have the opportunity to play a critical role in ensuring the security of the UK. There are many powerful reasons to join DE&S and this position offers the opportunity to take on an impactful and challenging role that will contribute significantly to the delivery of equipment to the Armed Forces. Our mission in the Corporate area of DE&S, is to help our people to deliver in an operationally excellent way for Defence. We will do this by working across the whole of Corporate and indeed the whole of DE&S, as one team, with a real service delivery mindset - a focus on continually improving and delivering efficient and effective services. We will understand DE&S needs and Defence priorities, now and in the future - horizon scanning to identify opportunities to make things better and to future proof the organisation, whilst bringing together the right talent, knowledge and behaviours into well-led multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the outcomes our country needs. As the Head of Change for DE&S, you will play a crucial role in ensuring we continue to evolve the organisation towards our north star of Operational Excellence. The role demands strategic thinking, portfolio management, influencing key stakeholders and the ability to balance the many change initiatives alongside the needs of our mission partners. You will be part of a diverse working community and this position will be part of the Senior Leadership Group to collaborate, share ideas and support each other. To be successful, you will have experience of managing complex portfolio of projects in either delivery or change programmes. You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to deliver continuous improvements, improving the tool, processes and capabilities, of our people – inspiring them to successfully deliver equipment and support to the UK’s Armed Forces for operations now and in the future. This is an exciting time for DE&S, I hope the prospect of being part of that excites you, and I look forward to your application. Job Description The Head of Business Change has the following areas of responsibility: Integrate all (non-Equipment Programme) business change across DE&S to ensure coherence and alignment to the strategy and operating model in an operationally excellent way. From multi-million pound infrastructure investment, large scale digital solution development and implementation and integrating with large scale Defence wide change programmes (e.g around Shared Services and Asset management systems). Establish and lead business change programmes that sit within the Business Services directorate’s accountability. Develop our cohort of Business Change Managers, ensuring they are appointed to priority business change programmes and have the tools and capability to deliver effectively. Be alive to changes across the Defence Enterprise, that will have implications for DE&S embedding that in our E2E approaches. Whilst also identifying where change is needed across the Enterprise for the benefit of DE&S and influencing accordingly. Enable Project Professionals to lead multi-functional teams to deliver successful change across DE&S business areas; providing tools, techniques and developing the capability for change across the organisation. Apply appropriate project management disciplines, tools and techniques to plan, monitor and report delivery in a timely, objective and transparent manner, for individual change projects and for the change portfolio as a whole. Manage internal and external stakeholders and dependencies effectively to ensure and maintain alignment. Maintain a firm focus on benefit realisation and demonstration and ensure that effort is not wasted on initiatives that will not achieve the intended benefits; instilling a backlog mentality across the organisation. The Head of Business Change has the following areas of responsibility: Integrate all (non-Equipment Programme) business change across DE&S to ensure coherence and alignment to the strategy and operating model in an operationally excellent way. From multi-million pound infrastructure investment, large scale digital solution development and implementation and integrating with large scale Defence wide change programmes (e.g around Shared Services and Asset management systems). Establish and lead business change programmes that sit within the Business Services directorate’s accountability. Develop our cohort of Business Change Managers, ensuring they are appointed to priority business change programmes and have the tools and capability to deliver effectively. Be alive to changes across the Defence Enterprise, that will have implications for DE&S embedding that in our E2E approaches. Whilst also identifying where change is needed across the Enterprise for the benefit of DE&S and influencing accordingly. Enable Project Professionals to lead multi-functional teams to deliver successful change across DE&S business areas; providing tools, techniques and developing the capability for change across the organisation. Apply appropriate project management disciplines, tools and techniques to plan, monitor and report delivery in a timely, objective and transparent manner, for individual change projects and for the change portfolio as a whole. Manage internal and external stakeholders and dependencies effectively to ensure and maintain alignment. Maintain a firm focus on benefit realisation and demonstration and ensure that effort is not wasted on initiatives that will not achieve the intended benefits; instilling a backlog mentality across the organisation. Person specification To be successful with your application, you'll need to be able to demonstrate the following 6 essential criteria: Behavioural Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion - A proven track record of values-based leadership, including a proactive commitment to diversity & inclusion with demonstrable experience of maintaining a psychologically safe, positive and inclusive environment. Fostering Autonomy and Choice - Demonstrable passion and enthusiasm for work and helping to inspire colleagues and stakeholders to fully engage with the aims and long term vision Being accountable - Significant experience of senior stakeholder engagement, including with non-finance decision makers, and understanding the importance of partnering, constructive challenge and accountability. Technical Technical 1 – Relevant experience of successfully managing complex portfolios in a large and regulated organisation Technical 2 – Demonstration of applicable knowledge of Agile and other project management techniques Technical 3 - Demonstrable evidence of confidently leading people, challenging cultures and influencing positive change. Essential Project Management Qualification such as APM, APMP or equivalent Desirable Accredited Change Professional Chartered Membership of a suitable Project Management or Change Management Institute Alongside your salary of £88,200, Ministry of Defence contributes £25,551 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% Selection process details How To Apply This is an external competition and we welcome applications from candidates in both the public or private sector. To apply for this post, you will need to submit the following documents, via the below link by 23:55 on Monday 21st April. A copy of CV in PDF format setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps. A Supporting Statement in PDF of no more than 1500 words (font Arial, size 11), outlining how you consider your personal skills, leadership attributes, qualities and experience match the essential criteria on page 10 of the candidate pack. Applications that exceed the word limit will not be considered. For assistance with Supporting Statements or if you experience any technical issues with submitting your application, please do reach out to the recruitment team prior to the closing deadline. Late submissions will not be considered. Shortlist All submissions will receive an email acknowledgement from upon application. If you do not receive confirmation of receipt of your application 3 working days post-closing date, please contact us at DESHR-SCSRecruitmentmod.gov.uk. The panel will consider the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria set out at page 10 of this candidate pack to determine their shortlist. Staff Engagement Exercise and Independent Leadership Assessment If you are found successful at shortlist you will be invited to attend a staff engagement exercise (SEE). This involves a 10-minute presentation on a topic that will be shared with you, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A. Following the SEE the Employee Panel will provide feedback and scores to support the interviewing panel. You will also be invited to undertake an Independent Leadership Assessment which will be fed back to the interviewing panel. Interview Shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend a panel interview for an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the essential criteria. Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. The Panel will consist of Catherine Poyner (Director Business Services), Simon Hughes (Director Professions, Policy and Portfolio Office), and one of our HRBP’s. Offer We will notify all candidates of their outcome, as soon as possible after the final interview. DE&S reserves the right to make any offer of appointment conditional upon references and satisfactory conclusion of security enquiries. In the event that you meet the requirements for the role, but you are not offered the position, we will be pleased to retain your application for a 12-month period in case another suitable role arises Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security 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 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 : DESHR-SCSRecruitmentmod.gov.uk Email : DESHR-SCSRecruitmentmod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DESHR-SCSRecruitmentmod.gov.uk