Head of Business Services - Royal Navy

Portsmouth
Job Summary
1710 Naval Air Squadron are looking for a Head of our Business Support Team. 1710 NAS is a unique unit that requires working with mixed Military and Civil Service teams consisting of technical specialists who use engineering and scientific reasoning to overcome UK MOD aircraft operational issues to recover, sustain and enhance aviation and wider military capability.
As head of the Business Support Team with functional responsibility across the squadron enabling functions, you will work closely with the Commanding Officer of 1710 NAS and Navy Command HQ. The role requires you to be a key enabler for the provision of engineering and scientific teams that provide operational support to ensure military aircraft availability.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
As the Head of Business Services at 1710 NAS you will lead, manage and direct the business section in maintaining and improving financial and resource planning and provisioning that enable the continued output and capability of various scientific and engineering sections.
You will also be the focal point with functional authority for 1710 NAS internal support and enabling functions. This will require management across a number of internal departments and a range of commercial and personnel issues.
Responsibilities
Liaison With Navy Command

• Communicating the unique, highly specialised training and equipment requirements of 1710 NAS in preparation for budget and resourcing cycles and constraints.
• Effective liaison on personnel management issues, changes and requirements.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Monitor, scrutinise and control in-year commitments against the budget and coordinate a monthly Forecast. Present Annual Budget Cycle for 1* reviews.
• Pursue all funding sources to enhance and maintain Squadron capabilities.
• Advise mentor and manage the delegated financial activities of specialist expert equipment and consumables, including support contracts.
• Lead, manage and monitor all 1710 NAS commercial activity to ensure equipment buys and through-life support is maintained iaw commercial and financial propriety.
• Engage with key stakeholders for the provision and management of Service Level Agreements between 1710 NAS and other organisations, ensuring propriety and completeness of capability and financial commitments.

Personnel Management

• Be the Civilian Management (CM) lead coordinator for the Squadron and advise and assist the CO, line managers and civilian staff on all CM issues.

As the Head of Business Services at 1710 NAS you will lead, manage and direct the business section in maintaining and improving financial and resource planning and provisioning that enable the continued output and capability of various scientific and engineering sections.
You will also be the focal point with functional authority for 1710 NAS internal support and enabling functions. This will require management across a number of internal departments and a range of commercial and personnel issues.
Responsibilities
Liaison With Navy Command

• Communicating the unique, highly specialised training and equipment requirements of 1710 NAS in preparation for budget and resourcing cycles and constraints.
• Effective liaison on personnel management issues, changes and requirements.

Financial and Commercial Management

• Monitor, scrutinise and control in-year commitments against the budget and coordinate a monthly Forecast. Present Annual Budget Cycle for 1* reviews.
• Pursue all funding sources to enhance and maintain Squadron capabilities.
• Advise mentor and manage the delegated financial activities of specialist expert equipment and consumables, including support contracts.
• Lead, manage and monitor all 1710 NAS commercial activity to ensure equipment buys and through-life support is maintained iaw commercial and financial propriety.
• Engage with key stakeholders for the provision and management of Service Level Agreements between 1710 NAS and other organisations, ensuring propriety and completeness of capability and financial commitments.

Personnel Management

• Be the Civilian Management (CM) lead coordinator for the Squadron and advise and assist the CO, line managers and civilian staff on all CM issues.

Person specification
Person specification
In Addition To The Qualifications Essential Experience Includes:

• Relevant technical knowledge including an awareness of the aircraft regulatory environment, maintenance requirements and operational timescales.
• Working with colleagues at all levels to ensure compliance with relevant UK and EU aerospace legislation, regulations and policy.
• Line management experience and knowledge of training and competence requirements.
• Strong IT skills.

Highly Desirable Experience Includes:

• An enthusiastic, adaptable and inquisitive approach towards new challenges.
• Experience in agile ways of working.
• A UK driving license would be an advantage.

Your Qualifications
To carry out the responsibilities outlined above, it is necessary for you to hold

• MOD Financial Skills Certificate (can be achieved in role).
• Other qualifications can be achieved in role.

Behaviours
We\’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

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.
As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference.
Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and encourages flexible working where possible, helping you maintain a great work/life balance.
Other Benefits Include:

• 25 days paid annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service.
• A very competitive pension scheme.
• Personal & professional development.
• Alternative working patterns for many roles.
• Access to a confidential, professional support service.
• Discount schemes.
• Bicycle/season ticket loans.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year.
• Onsite parking.
• Onsite gym and sports facilities.

In Navy Command, we believe everyone has the potential to make a difference. We will support you to learn and advance in your career, including working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.
Our Ethos
We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for individuals with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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 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.
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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.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. Please refer to the attached applicants guide for further information.
Applications will be assessed following the closing date and if successful at the sift stage, you will be invited to interview.
Interviews will be a blend of Behaviour and Experience type questions. Interviews will take place at 1710 Naval Air Squadron, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth where possible.
Experience :
At sift , you will be assessed against the following:

• Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (750 Word count)
• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details 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.
Behaviour :
At interview , you will be assessed against the following:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

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:
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.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
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.
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.
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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :

• Name : Brett Gillies
• Email :

Recruitment team

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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: #J-18808-Ljbffr