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This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The successful candidate should possess drive, strong inter-personal and collaboration skills, the ability to build positive and productive relationships, be comfortable working autonomously and be willing to embrace change and a culture of continuous improvement and efficient delivery. Excellent communication skills are essential for the role and the ability to build rapport across multi-discipline teams consisting of a mix of Military and Civilian.

The successful candidate will bring Project Delivery KSE (Key Skills and Experience) to support the AFRP in the planning and development of the future tri-Service Recruiting Operation. This planning will culminate in the delivery and operationalisation of the new end to end recruiting solution, transforming current Armed Forces recruiting operations into a single tri-Service system.

You will be part of a diverse but highly skilled team in place to deliver outputs in an agile and innovative manner. The Programme manager will manage the synchronisation of wider programme markers, sprints, and delivery markers. They will support the work of the AFRP with specialist resource from Psychologists to Organisational planners to ensure that momentum is maintained in the design and delivery of the future recruiting solution.

The successful candidate will have experience in:

• Working in a project environment
• Managing change at any level
• Supporting the design and delivery of operational models
• Operating in a complex shareholder environment
• The identification and management of risk
• Effective communications

Key responsibilities will be:

• Working to ensure that the output from the commercial process of competitive dialogue is appropriately supported with specialist knowledge and that the agreed direction of travel is fully exploited. This will involve working with AFRP teams and specialist resource, engaging yourself in the delivery of AFRP outputs.
• Supporting delivery of a clear set of business change deliverable outputs to support transition to new solution.
• Focus on the management of delivery risk, working closely with the single Service Business Change community and the AFRP to ensure that risks have been identified, are owned, and are actively managed by the Project Controls team. You will lead this work within wider AFRP and attend Risk Working Groups.
• Working to ensure that communication into and out of the programme is seamless, clear, and effective. This will involve close collaboration with the wider AFRP stakeholder and Comms team to ensure coherence and effective message management.

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

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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 by 31st December 2022. 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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External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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 www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

Job contact :

Name :
Louise Cole
Email :
[email protected]
Telephone :
07866118153

Recruitment team :

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