DIO - Culture & Behaviour Adviser

Do you have the drive, agility, and tenacity to make things happen through supporting an engaged, inclusive, and healthy working environment? Are you looking for your next challenge to champion and support the continuous improvement of Culture & Behaviours across a business? We currently have an exciting opportunity within the DIO People Team to join the Culture & Behaviour Team, who work collaboratively to improve DIOs workplace culture, behaviours, inclusion and employee wellbeing. The role holder will understand people policies to support the design and delivery of events, interventions, training, and resources to raise awareness on culture, behaviour, wellbeing, and inclusion, as well as support the delivery of relevant DIO Strategy. To ensure effective decisions and delivery the role holder will engage widely with stakeholders across DIO and the MOD to ensure alignment, collect insights and knowledge of good practice. We want to be confident that we are investing our time and resources in the right activities, which will have the biggest positive impact on the culture of DIO and the workplace experience of its employees. The role will also include a focus on communications, as a key enabler for raising awareness and ensuring employees can access the support and information they need. To be successful in this role you will need well being expertise, strong organisational, IT, interpersonal and collaboration skills. We are also looking for an individual who is passionate, curious, and enthusiastic about making a positive difference to the working lives of DIO employees; and can encourage others to feel the same. This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving team where fresh ideas and challenge to current practices are encouraged! Key responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to the following: Supporting the delivery of DIOs vision to be recognised as an inclusive organisation committed to the wellbeing of its employees by assisting in the implementation of targeted interventions and long-term action plans. Delivering events, building awareness and understanding of the topic of wellbeing, inclusion, culture and acceptable behaviours, ensuring coordination and alignment with key partners. Using qualitative and quantitative data to advise the need for and delivery of tailored wellbeing, culture and behaviour interventions. Engaging with stakeholders to build a picture of the challenges and culture of DIO, ensuring they are kept informed and are willing to support delivery of activity and engage with interventions. Updating and maintaining DIOs wellbeing, culture and behaviour SharePoint pages and Teams channels, ensuring our people can find the information or support they need quickly. Developing self, and others, to become experts in this field, regularly developing HR policy knowledge. Supporting our networks of Speak Safe Volunteers and Mental Health First Aiders. Person specification Essential Criteria: Experience or fluency in improving culture, behaviour, wellbeing or inclusion in the workplace. Experience of creating high quality and high impact communications to improve culture, behaviour, wellbeing or inclusion in the workplace. Experience of managing multiple stakeholder groups, consulting with them and keeping them informed and engaged. Be an associate member of the CIPD or willing to work towards becoming one. Desirable Criteria: Knowledge and prior experience of working in an HR team. Working knowledge of people policy and processes. Experience creating and managing SharePoint pages. Experience and confidence in discussing/managing sensitive topics. Be a Mental Health First Aider Memberships Be an associate member of the CIPD or willing to work towards becoming one. Behaviours We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Working Together Developing Self and Others Managing a Quality Service Benefits Alongside your salary of 36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes 10,582 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. London locations may attract locational allowances. The Inner London Weighting RRA Allowance is 3,250 per annum and the Outer London Weighting RRA Allowance is 1,750 per annum. 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, but in the event of a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the personal statement. In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview. At application you will be assessed against your experience via your Personal statement and CV. In your 750 word personal statement, please detail how your skills and experience meet the requirements specified within the essential criteria; The lead criterion is: Personal Statement If we receive large volumes of applications, we will conduct an initial sift on the lead criterion only. At interview you will be assessed against the following: Behaviours: Communicating & Influencing Working together Developing self and others Managing a quality service Experience: Experience or fluency in improving culture, behaviour, wellbeing or inclusion in the workplace. Application sifting is scheduled to take place on week commencing w/c 16th December. Interviews are currently taking place via Teams and will be conducted week commencing 6th January 2025. A minimum of 2 full working days notice will be provided for interviews. Grade 6 & 7 posts will be given 7 days notice only if psychometric tests are selected. 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: 1. DIO Candidate Information Guide For help and support with your application check out our Civil Service Careers Homepage and the How to apply section 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. 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) .