DE&S Chief Data Officer

Ministry of Defence

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Reference number

375330

Salary

£98,550 - £109,500

Civil Servants applying on promotion into the SCS will receive the higher of up to a 10% increase on current salary or the SCS pay band 1 minimum .
All SCS applying on level transfer will remain on their current salary.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Equipment & Support

Type of role

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Location

DE&S Headquarters, Abbey Wood, Bristol

About the job

Job summary

Thank you for your interest in the Chief Data Officer role at DE&S

In recent years we have made significant progress in improving data maturity in our business operations and are now recognised leaders in the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the same time, we are operating in an ever more threatening world requiring this data maturity to be rapidly extended into the battlespace where there is a pressing need for our military platforms to exchange data at an ever-increasing speed, including with allies. These platforms are also generating vast amounts of new data feeds which need to be analysed at pace, and advances in digital engineering are creating the need for much greater data sharing with industry to speed up the delivery of new military capability.

For these reasons we have decided to appoint a Chief Data Officer at Senior Civil Service level to provide functional leadership across all of our data activities. The successful candidate will own the DE&S strategic data plan and supporting policies, and will hold the authority to drive adoption across the business. The Chief Data Officer will also be required to work closely with the MOD Chief Data Officer and other senior data professionals across the MOD, industry and our allies.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced data professional to make a real impact on the security of the UK whilst also working in an increasingly stimulating, diverse, inclusive and enjoyable work environment.

We look forward to discussing with you how you might become part of our talented team.

Job description

The Chief Data Officer has the following areas of responsibility:

Define the Data and Analytics (D&A) Vision and 5-year roadmap to support the DE&S Strategy and ensure ongoing relevance.
Lead on creating the data architecture and supporting artefacts.
Work with Defence Digital, allies and industry to develop data policy and standards to aid the flow of data across Defence in both the battlespace and the business environment.
Create an Enterprise Operating Model for D&A with accompanying data governance framework.
Establish and enforce standards for the production of Corporate MI and trend analysis in other parts of the business.
Lead the data governance team with a significant focus on driving up data quality.
Foster a data driven culture and data literacy across the organisation.
Oversee delivery models, methods and practices across the business.
Work with the IMIT Profession team to provide input to Strategic Workforce Planning to ensure DE&S has the specialist data skills to support the roadmap.
Operate as part of a virtual MOD CDO team co-ordinated by the Defence Digital CDO.

Person specification

Please provide evidence of the following Criteria in your Supporting Statement

Essential Criteria:

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.
A track record of leading organisational change and delivering tangible benefits.
Experience of leading a data service team in a large and complex organisation across the data management lifecycle including architecture, data governance and data quality.
Knowledge of the security needs generated by operating in a high threat environment.
Experience of Enterprise Data Management, Business Intelligence and Data Science.
Evidence of having worked with multiple stakeholders to gain agreement on complex technical issues.

Desirable:

A recognised industry data qualification, such as DAMA

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £98,550, Ministry of Defence contributes £28,549 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%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

To apply for this post, you will need to submit the following documents, via the Veredus website (via the 'apply' button) quoting the reference number & job title : “17182– Chief Data Officer” by 23:59 on 17 November 2024.

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 two pages) outlining how you consider your personal skills, leadership attributes, qualities and experience match the essential criteria - Please see candidate pack attached.

As part of the application process, you are asked to also complete the following:

A Diversity Monitoring questionnaire
If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the characteristics, you have the option to select 'prefer not to say' but completion of the form is a mandatory part of the process, and your application will not be considered complete without it.

A Candidate Supporting Information Form

A completed Disability Confident Scheme Form – if applicable.
A completed Conflict of Interest Form.

The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer. For more information, see the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

We have tailored our recruitment and assessment process to allow a more balanced scoring of our applicants across all stages of recruitment. This means that applicants receive a score against each stage, and each stage has a weighted outcome towards the overall final assessment score. For information please refer to the attached candidate pack.

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).

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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

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Working for the Civil Service

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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.