ARMY- HEALTH & SAFETY ADVISOR
Ministry of Defence
Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 17th October 2024
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Job summary
Joint Aviation Command (JAC) sits within Army TLB but is a Quad-Service organisation which operates worldwide and has multiple rotary wing aircraft and Un-crewed Aerial Systems. This is a diverse environment that may allow the successful incumbent to visit JAC units around the UK and overseas. The Safety and Assurance team comprises a mix of Regular service, full-time and part-time Reserve service military personnel from the Royal Navy, RAF and Army and civil servants covering a number of specialisms.
The Health & Safety Advisor is a responsible for providing Health, Safety and Environmental advice and guidance to the Commander Joint Aviation Command. This is a busy role that requires the individual to have a good knowledge of Defence and Aviation activities. There is an opportunity to travel to visit formations and units whilst undertaking assurance activities. This role is very diverse and requires the individual to engage with other Health and Safety professionals from across other parts of Defence.
You will also provide Health, Safety and Environmental direction, guidance and support to formations and units within Joint Aviation Command.
You will work within a larger Safety and Assurance team and need to integrate ground safety alongside air safety. This is an enjoyable role for the right person. No two days are the same and you will need to integrate with other departments within Joint Aviation Command Headquarters to collectively make a difference to the way our people operate and train.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The post is suited to an experienced Health and Safety manager; the post holder may undertake a work routine balanced between working from home and some time spent in the JAC HQ at Andover.
Post Holder’s Tasks and Responsibilities
- To provide the staff lead for policy, direction and implementation of Joint Aviation Command Health, Safety and Environmental activity.
- Provide the staff lead for JAC compliance with H&S law and the letter and spirit of the duties set out in The Army’s Safety and Environmental Management System.
- Remain current with developments to H&S legislation, policies and issues.
- Provide proactive advice, guidance and support to JAC units on exercise, operations and national taskings.
- Update and maintain the JAC Ground Safety Management Plan (SHEF) and SHEF Command Instructions.
- Maintain the JAC Ground Safety Risk Register and regularly review risks and opportunities for further mitigation.
- Work with other departments within JAC to deliver safety improvements to ground support, infrastructure, processes and equipment.
- Monitor and track significant Risk to Life (RtL) and Significant Known Activity Risks (SKAR) using accident, incident and near miss data to confirm and assure that mitigation's are effective, and the risk remains ALARP and Tolerable.
- Ensure timely and appropriate investigation and staffing of significant JAC Ground Health, Safety, Environmental and Fire, incident, accident and near miss events. Promulgate recommendations from Organisational Learning reports.
- Proactively report, track, promulgate and act upon recommendations and lessons learned from reports and returns.
Person specification
Essential Criteria:
- Be able to evidence of leadership and communication skills.
- Be able to demonstrate experience in changing and improving processes.
- Have strong evidence of effective decision making.
- Be able to undertake Health & Safety Assurance.
Desirable Criteria:
- Have experience of working in a Defence Health and Safety environment.
- Experience of working within Aviation is desirable.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- NEBOSH General Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable Qualifications:
- Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
- ISO 45001 or equivalent
- NEBOSH Environmental or equivalent
- Membership of relevant professional body (IOSH/IEMA)
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- HS&EP Functional Competency Framework
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631. towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
As a civil servant working alongside the Army, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects and a job that makes a difference.
The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Benefits for Army Civil Servants include:
- Learning and development tailored to your role including the opportunity to further develop Climate Change and Sustainability experience within a project and programme delivery environment.
- A dynamic and innovative working environment that offers flexible working options.
- A working culture that encourages inclusion and diversity.
- Opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Highly Competitive Pension Scheme.
- Flexi-time scheme.
- Alternative working practices.
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
- Ability to roll over up to 10 days leave per year.
- Highly competitive pension scheme.
- Personal and professional development of skills.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
- An excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, enhanced parental, and adoption leave.
- 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities.
- Local site benefits such as free parking, on-site gym facilities, shop, café and the opportunity to join and use one of the on-site messes.
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Please be advised:
- The post does not offer relocation expenses.
- Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
- 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.
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Flexible working is encouraged with support available for a range of personal circumstances allowing a positive work/life balance.
Successful candidates can discuss their development options with their manager when in post.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
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Selection process details
Experience to be demonstrated on application: CV required demonstrating full relevant qualifications and job history Personal Statement- Please use up to 750 words demonstrating suitability for role |
Technical: HS&EP Functional Competency Framework HSEP_Functional_Competency_Framework_V1.pdf (sharepoint.com) You will be tested against the functional competence at interview: Hazards and Risk Incidents, Reporting and Investigations |
Behaviours:
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.
At Sift - Changing & Improving & Making Effective Decisions.
At Interview - Communicating & Influencing, Managing a Quality Service and Delivering at Pace.
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.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Capt (RN) Richard Harrison MBE
- Email : Richard.harrison470@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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