Portsmouth
Job Summary
This IHUB post is with UK Strategic Command within the Unified Career Management (UCM) and provides support to UCM North and South hubs based in Whale Island, Portsmouth and Kentigern House, Glasgow.
The UCM Team delivers the key functions of CM, Work Force Plans and personnel policy for tri-Service cohorts within the UCM model. The first UCM Cohort (Cyber) launched in June 2021 with responsibility for medical cohorts transferring to UKStratCom in 2022 and 2023; the HUMINT Cohort was launched late 2024. This sees personnel from the RN, RM, Army and RAF within UCM models experiencing the same career management, career pathways and terms and conditions of Service. This job brings an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team.
Strategic Command develops, generates, operates, integrates unique and pan-Defence capabilities to maintain operational and strategic advantage. Unified Career Management is a pan-Defence people transformation programme bringing career management, workforce planning and policy under a lead command.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Responsible for supporting the IHub Mgr and ensuring that there is an attitude of continuous improvement within the UCM Team towards knowledge management and exploitation. The position is primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all UCM SharePoint pages, ensuring that they are easy to navigate and enable users to find information and products quickly and efficiently.
The Main Roles Of This Job Include:
* Enable SharePoint development for the UCM Team, including the development of and introduction of workflows, InfoPath forms and SharePoint designer customisations.
* Provide SharePoint technical support by troubleshooting user issues.
* Maintain and develop all UCM SharePoint pages to ensure they remain current and relevant including:
* The creation, publishing and removal of UCM content.
* Support/monitoring to ensure compliance with MOD Governance Policies and advice on complying with MOD standards.
* Provide technical support for the rollout of new software and systems including troubleshooting IT user experience issues, provide guidance and raise awareness.
Person specification
The successful candidate should possess drive, strong inter-personal skills, the ability to build positive and productive relationships and be willing to embrace change and a culture of continuous improvement. They should be able to identify trends and propose solutions to the team as required by ensuring that information can be shared quickly and effectively with the team and all key stakeholders.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Working Together
* Changing and Improving
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
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
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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.
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.
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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.
At Sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles:
Experience
* Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles:
Behaviours
* Working Together
* Changing and Improving
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
Interviews will be conducted online. Please ensure you list your contact details in your application.
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-Resourcingteam3@mod.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.
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : Craig Prior
* Email : craig.prior101@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.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: info@csc.gov.uk.
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