Description We are seeking talented and inspiring individuals who can drive safe delivery in the Air environment and provide improved support to the Armed Forces. We are looking for outstanding leaders irrespective of their previous background, who are output focused, accountable and who are able to build effective teams and demonstrate servant leadership. You will have the ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity and deliver innovative solutions; you will have intelligent commercial acumen, and the ability to build and maintain constructive, collaborative working relationships with senior stakeholders as well as being a key member of my Core Delivery Leadership Team. We value diversity of people and thought, and encourage applications from a diverse field of candidates to ensure we are accessing the best talent and introducing new ways of thinking and working - by no means is a Defence background a prerequisite for this role. In summary, we are looking for leaders with energy and passion, who are driven, innovative and who want to make a substantial impact on the Defence outputs in the Air environment. If this sounds like you, and you are up for the challenge, then we would strongly encourage you to apply. DE&S is a truly fantastic organisation and these senior roles are vitally important. Salary is £98,000 - £139,500 per annum for external candidates. Civil Servants applying on promotion will receive the higher of a 10% increase on current salary or the SCS pay band 2 minimum. All SCS applying on level transfer will remain on their current salary. These are reserved posts and are only open to sole UK nationals. The security clearance level required is Developed Vetting (DV), which can be applied for following success in the campaign. For more details on the role requirement and Essential Criteria for this vacancy, please refer to the candidate pack available on Civil Service Jobs and DE&S Jobs. This is an external competition, and we welcome applications from candidates in both the public or private sector. To apply for this post, you must submit the following documents by 23:55 on 21st April 2025 for your application to be received as complete. •A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps. •A Supporting Statement of no more than 1250 words (font Arial, size 11), outlining how you consider your personal skills, leadership attributes, qualities and experience match all 6 essential criteria laid out on page 11 of the candidate pack . Applications that exceed the word limit or that are submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. For assistance with Supporting Statements please do reach out to the recruitment team.