DIO - Regional Business Manager

Ministry of Defence

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 24th February 2025

Details

Reference number

387145

Salary

£44,590

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Type of role

Business Management and Improvement

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location

Sandhurst, South East England, GU15 4PQ : Andover, South East England, SP11 8HJ

About the job

Job summary

Are you an experienced Business Manager looking for a challenging role? We have need of a Regional Business Manager who plays a significant part in the delivery of support services to stakeholders across the Region. On a day-to-day basis the role drives effective management of recruitment activities, training & development, organisational change, and vital HR support functions. The Business Manager is a key point of contact, working with stakeholders across the Region to deliver a high-quality business management service.

There is flexibility on locations which can be discussed at interview if necessary.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Working closely with the Leadership Team to lead, plan and deliver priorities for the business area, including activities supporting Regional culture, and future workforce planning.
Drive effective management of recruitment activities, training & development, organisational change, and vital HR support functions.
Lead on providing mandatory training and HR assurance; reporting on completion rates and reviewing innovative ways to improve Regional performance.
Manage co-ordination and delivery of the Regions training, ensuring effective prioritisation of critical requirements, and budget management for in-house and external training.
Facilitate effective governance and management of Regional Establishment Committee.
Lead in creation of monthly briefs to Hd of SERP and Regional SLT, to ensure the Regions financial commitment to Workforce Tool Return is completed, communicated, and understood by all.
Development of In-Year awards, and additional reward and recognition activities, to further celebrate the positive culture of SERP.
Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders on recruitment processes and issues, working closely with our HR Business Partners.
Be the Regional Engagement Champion, supporting the engagement champions network and leading on the development and delivery of our Engagement Action Plan.
Innovation and development of Workforce Planning, and Business Management, including improved utilisation of IT tools.

Person specification

Essential

Excellent working knowledge of MS Office 365

Excellent stakeholder skills and experience working with colleagues and customers from a wide range of business areas

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience in line managing a proactive team, supporting and encouraging personal development

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a business management environment

Membership of CIPD or willingness to work towards

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Leadership
Managing a Quality Service

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 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%

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.

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.

Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience. Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, plus Job History and Personal Statement (500 words)

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and previous skills 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.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours:

Communicating and Influencing
Experience:

Job History

Personal Statement

At interview you will be assessed against the above along with the following:

Behaviours:

Leadership
Managing a Quality Service

Application sifting is expected to take place during week commencing 24th

Interviews are currently expected to take place in person at Marlborough Lines, Andover and to be conducted during week commencing 3rd March

A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews.

We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.

To assist with your application please find attached below:

DIO Candidate Information Guide
DIO Candidate Information Guide (Accessible version)

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 into 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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Elaine Eleftheriou
Email : elaine.eleftheriou994@mod.gov.uk
Telephone : 07866 946945

Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.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: info@csc.gov.uk.