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Reference number
363380
Salary
£35,290Posts based in London will attract the relevant London weighting.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
MOD - Army - HQ London District
Type of role
Health and Safety
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours
Number of jobs available
1Contents
LocationAbout the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location
HQ London District, Horse Guards, Whitehall, LondonAbout the job
Job summary
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.
Headquarters London District are the main headquarters for British Army units London and Windsor. It is responsible for all Regular units, Army Reserve units and Cadet Detachments. Headquarters London District is also responsible for leading and delivering London's ceremonial events.These include State Visits, The State Opening of Parliament, Trooping the Colour and various Beating Retreats at Horse Guards.
We are looking for a hands-on, motivated individual to take on this integral safety management role in a busy and highly dedicated team. As a Force Protection Officer, you will be the main safety link between the Headquarters and the London Army Units, which presents a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the safety and prosperity of the UK whilst building an exciting career in the Health and Safety Profession.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The successful candidate will be required to deliver comprehensive support, safety assurance, and leadership to the Health, Safety & Environmental Protection (Force Protection) Branch of HQ London District. This involves providing competent and timely advice on health, safety, and environmental matters to London-based Units, including 2nd party audit and assurance visits; training; risk assessments; action plan reviews; and monthly management checks in the Headquarters.
Duties include:
- Lead on LONDIST health and safety annual audit programme (ASEMSA). Ensure ASEMSA audits and advisory visits are undertaken, to monitor the standard of Force Protection implementation throughout LONDIST (OPCOM and RPo C). Monitor records of audits and carry out follow-up visits to units with observations once an audit is complete. Brief LONDIST HQ chain of command on unit issues.
- Be part of safety and environmental working groups on new and existing projects and lead on major and minor safety and environmental projects, briefing chain of command as necessary.
- Produce Force Protection reports including incidents/near misses to the Chain of Command for management review, manage weekly accident states, specifically on significant trends and risks not subject to adequate controls.
- Lead incident investigations as requested by Army Safety Centre or HQ LONDIST and assist units with lessons learn reports.
- Co-ordinate, prioritise, monitor all internal/external training for units within LONDIST. Liaise with external training providers. Assist in delivery of in-house training.
- Be the focal point for all non-infrastructure Sustainable Development across the district including the implementation and maintenance of Environmental Management Systems for Army Sites (EMSAS) within all LONDIST units in accordance with MOD Policy and the LONDIST Force Protection Action Plan.
- Possess strong administrative and communication skills will be required, as the successful candidate will act as Secretary to the Force Protection Committee, manage the shared mailbox and intranet page, and be responsible for the Army Information Asset register for the branch.
- Carry out HQ LONDIST monthly management checks, including first aid and fire equipment and infra issues, working with the building custodian and building fire officer.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively around the Department.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Proficient at using Microsoft 365 and work applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Power point.
Health and Safety Level 3 Certificate or higher
Environmental Level 3 Certificate
Fire Level 3 Certificate
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 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 average employer contribution of 28.97%
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 Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.Submission of a CV and Personal Statement upon application.
Personal Statement
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.
During the Application process, candidates will be assessed against the following behaviours;- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Changing and Improving
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: DBSCiv Pers-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.
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 : Charlotte ColeEmail : Charlotte.Cole113@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email : DBSCiv Pers-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.