Assistant Corps Secretary Adjutant General’s Corps (AGC) Army United Kingdom
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The majority of the role is covered in the job description and in the following box. The headquarters make-up is as follows:
The AGC consists of 4 Branches: Staff and Personnel Support (SPS), Provost Branch (Pro), Education and Training Services (ETS) and Army Legal Services (ALS). Corps Headquarters (CHQ) AGC is based in Worthy Down and consists of 4 departments: Corps Secretariat, Training and Development Team (TDT), Personnel Branch (Pers Br) and Corps Reserves Headquarters (CRHQ). The CHQ AGC establishment is 29 military and 13 civil servants.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
Assistant Corps Secretary of the AGC.
Staff Officer to the AGC Corps Secretary.
Secretary of the AGC Association, including production of agenda and minutes of Board of Trustees meetings twice per annum.
Day to day management of the affairs of the AGC Association.
Fund Manager for the Association finances. Including routine governance meetings, provision of management information for the Association Trustees, and provision of draft annual report for the Charities Commission and an Actuarial Review every 3 years.
Provision of support to serving personnel and veterans.
Management and provision of benevolence to serving personnel and veterans.
Management and provision of funding of fraternal activities and adventure training.
Organisation of Corps events including support to Royal visits.
Manage Corps procedures in the event of the death of serving AGC personnel. Including notifications of death in service and specific support to Military Provost Guard Service.
Provision of cathartic events for bereaved NOK and families, including an annual commemoration service at the National Memorial Arboretum and Remembrance Day.
Production of management reports, information and statistics for senior management.
Maintaining contact with serving personnel and veterans to foster esprit de corps.
Organisation and management of 2 Corps Dinners per year
Management of Corps Records.
Management of the Subscriber CRM Database (SCRM). Security and accuracy of the information held on the SCRM database. Training of staff in the use of SCRM
Data protection.
Line Manager of the Financial Manager and Office Clerk
Person specification
Experience of the Army, preferably the AGC, would be an advantage.
Numerate, literate and very proficient in the use of IT systems, especially the Microsoft Offie package.
Show complete data integrity when dealing with in-confidence and sensitive matters.
Keen eye for detail with the ability to both write and verbally brief their subject matter to all ranks/grades.
Knowledge of military (public and non-public) financial processes and procedures is desirable.
Be able to work both independently and as part of a small, yet busy, team.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Leadership
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options; with hybrid working available as agreed by Line Manager.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
The post does not offer relocation expenses. The post does not offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer)
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.
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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.
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Selection process details
Application will be sifted based on the following behaviours. Working Together, Communicating and Influencing and Making Effective Decisions successful applications will be invited to face-to-face interview at Worthy Down. The interview will be assesed by the following Behaviours Delivering at Pace, Seeing the Big Picture & Leadership.
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.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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