The Army Personnel Centre (APC) is the Army’s primary talent placement and career growth capability, directly enabling operational effectiveness. The purpose of the role is to identify and deliver digital projects that support the APC’s business and change goals. In the short term the role will focus on a specific application (Digital Transfers). This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Job description The APC’s Optimisation Branch delivers organisational change, including digital transformation, across the outputs of the APC. The scope of the team touches every single member of the Army with a commensurate level of senior interest. You will be joining a dedicated team that works collaboratively and supports each other. The team has led the way with the development of innovative solutions for modernisation and embrace the use of these tools for everyone involved in the Army’s career management processes. The key areas of delivery and engagement are; Support the Project Manager with the business activities that enable APC’s digital transformation goals and embed those changes in business operations. Identify and manage project risks and issues. Deputy Product Owner for Digital Transfers. Assist the development of the Digital transfers into Career Management processes. Point of Contact for user support and queries. Digital Transfer engagement and communications lead – for professional users and customers. Develop & deliver Digital Transfer application training– for professional users and customers. Project Management – Work with Army and MOD stakeholders to achieve project outputs that are aligned and coherent with Army strategy, governance and best practice. Information Management – Maintain project and user information using MOD business tools and applications. Collaborative Working – Provide technical and delivery advice across APC and enable the organisation to define and achieve its digital objectives in support of Head APC vision. Guidance and Support – Understand the Army’s career management processes and ensure user needs and project outcomes represent a balance of affordability, quality and timely delivery. Leadership – Act as a digital advocate within the organisation, offering working and practitioner level best practice advice and guidance to APC team members Person specification The successful candidate will have opportunity to work across a variety of projects providing an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their project management skills further and work within highly specialised personnel team. The successful candidate will be required to display high levels of judgement, demonstrate innovative, and ensure that business critical issues are effectively prioritised and delivered. The post holder will need the ability to assimilate complex or multiple pieces of information, and balance aspiration with resources. The successful candidate will also need to have strong communication, verbal, and written skills. There is the opportunity to develop in the role and be involved in exciting workstreams within the wider Defence People Function. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Working Together We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 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% The Army Personnel Centre supports hybrid working, with office attendance being in line with Army Personnel Centre hybrid working policy. 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. An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year. 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. 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). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights. Things you need to know 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. Candidates will be required to provide a Personal Statement (500 words) to reflect Knowledge, Skills and Experience which align to advert. At sift, you will be assessed against your Personal Statement and the following Behaviours: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Managing a Quality Service Seeing the Big Picture Working Together At interview, you will be assessed against the following: Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Working Together 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. 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 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. 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). Apply and further information 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 :David McCusker Email :david.mccusker290mod.gov.uk Telephone :SFB 0300 162 2998 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. 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: infocsc.gov.uk. Attachments 20240307-ArmyTLBEVP Opens in new window (pdf, 3932kB) EXTERNAL PACK Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Candidate Information updated Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)