Defence Corporate Services Modernisation – Lead Business Architect
Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 13th November 2024
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Tomlinson House, Norcross, Thornton-Cleveleys, Blackpool, Lancashire; or
Abbeywood North, New Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QW; or
Centurion Building, Grange Road, Gosport Hants PO13 9XA
About the job
Job summary
Are you ready to shape how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is designed and is operated, directly enabling the defence of the UK? The MOD is seeking exceptional and experienced professionals for one of MOD’s top strategic priorities, Corporate Services Modernisation.
Corporate Services are critically important for the 250,000 people working across Defence to do their day-to-day jobs. For example, every time the department procures military equipment, personnel receive their monthly pay or request their vacation, they are using Corporate Services. As part of the wider government Shared Services Strategy, MOD has established the Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) portfolio to drive Human Resources, Commercial and Finance policy, process, organisational, data and systems transformation. (More information on the Shared Services agenda can be found through this link: A Shared Services Strategy for Government - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)).
Our ambition is to revolutionise MOD corporate services to:
- Improve the user experience by simplifying our policies and processes, providing easier and better interfaces to systems and self-service and; making services more responsive and providing easy access to help.
- Deliver better data driven decision making by introducing and fully exploiting the latest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Human Capital Management (HCM) technology; improving visibility, accuracy and accessibility of management information across defence; and, using integrated data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inform decision making.
- Improve Productivity and Efficiency by automating transactional processes ; expanding and improving MOD’s shared service centre operations; and, reducing MOD’s overall corporate services spend to maximise our reinvestment into the front-line.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
This role is to define and manage the Business Architecture for CSM, including Contracting, Procurement, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Military HR, Military Payroll, Civilian HR, Civilian Payroll and related Analytics capabilities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Setting Business Architecture standards and principles across the Portfolio, ensuring alignment to cross-Defence and Cross-Government standards.
- Working closely with a virtual/federated team of Design Leads across functions, DBS, Defence Digital and the Delivery Partner to ensure compliance with agreed design standards and principles and development of a coherent end-to-end Business Architecture artefacts for CSM. This will include motivations, user personas, user stories, requirements and process models, aligned to CSM goals.
- Maintaining robust governance to agree and record design decisions and secure cross-functional agreement of outputs.
- Support business capability gap analysis to enable the definition of a business change work stream.
- Collaborating with DBS and CSM Technical Architects to ensure current and future technical scopes satisfy the full CSM business capability scope.
- Drive the maintenance and uplift of information through-life to enable continuous assessment of change impacts.
Person specification
- Proven track record of leading and delivering Business Architecture within a project, programme or portfolio environment.
- Experience leading a team of Architects, with an understanding of how to create a collaborative and innovative culture that drives high performance and continuous improvement.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Corporate Services.
- Proficiency in tools, methodologies and frameworks to support architectural design, governance, strategic development and stakeholder communication.
- A great listener with excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentational), including the ability to articulate complex architectural concepts clearly to technical and non-technical users, adapting communication style, language and format to fit the needs of the audience.
- Experience building positive relationships across diverse stakeholder groups; able to understand and manage multiple perspectives, build consensus and influence stakeholders at all levels, encouraging them to make decisions that align with the strategy, policies, principles and best interests of the enterprise.
- A flexible approach, capable of managing uncertainty, adapting to changing priorities and providing direction to others to overcome ambiguity.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Framework - Business Architecture - Business Architecture - Expert
- Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Framework - Business Architecture - Methods & Tools - Expert
Benefits
- 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%
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
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.
- Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. ( 750 maximum words )
During the Interview stage, candidates will be assessed against the following Behaviours/Technical Skills;
Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating & Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Technical:
Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Framework - Business Architecture
- Business Architecture – Expert
- Methods & Tools - Expert
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Danni Hurst
- Email : danielle.hurst442@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
Further information
info@csc.gov.uk.
