Head of Defence Simulation Centre
UK Ministry of Defence
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Camberley, England
Contract type: Part time
Defence Academy, UK
Job Summary
The DSC is the single point of focus to enable the co-ordination and exploitation Modelling and Simulation (M&S) technologies and resources to promote coherence, interoperability and reuse, in order to maximise effective (and efficient) use of M&S.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
The DSC Manager is to be an experienced leader who will support the Technical Authority Head in the provision of technical coherence across the Defence Enterprise and manage the DSC as the Centre of Excellence for Defence M&S.
In Addition, The DSC Manager Is Responsible For:
In Addition, The DSC Manager Is Responsible For:
A highly effective communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to brief on complex issues rapidly, presenting in a clear and concise manner and identifying key messages;
Experience of delivering/making decisions at pace across a range of topics and the ability to take confident decisions at a strategic level;
Proven ability to get up to speed with complex issues quickly, and deliver against stretching deadlines.
Strong stakeholder management and people skills, with the ability to establish networks across Departments and international allies: with the ability to confidently build team capability and strong successful relationships with senior stakeholders.
Experience of successfully developing and leading highly motivated and engaged teams and experience in managing, both directly and virtually, in a matrix structured environment.
An inspiring and confident leader capable of motivating a team including times of high tempo and/or scrutiny.
Highly Developed Influencing And Negotiation Skill, With The Ability To Offer Constructive Challenge And Credible Advice To Senior Colleagues And Stakeholders:
Relevant experience in programme and change management, demonstrating success in delivery of challenging programmes in a complex or large-scale environment.
Knowledge and recent experience of operating in a leadership role in a complex or large-scale environment with an ability to achieve, influence and deliver to timely effect.
Excellent leadership and management skills, with flexibility to pick up urgent emerging tasks including unforeseen issues
Highly motivated with the ability to work successfully in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
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 Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 - Word count)
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following behaviour:-
This Recruitment Process Will Consist Of Two Parts:
Task: What you were required to do/chose to do.
Action: What actions you undertook to achieve the tasks. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions led to results.
Result: Use facts and evidence to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.
Sift & Interview: Provide some expectation of a timeline:
Sift expected to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing
Interviews likely to take place within 2 weeks of Sift
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: [email protected] .
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.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
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
Open to UK nationals only.
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.
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 :
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: [email protected].
Job Summary
The DSC is the single point of focus to enable the co-ordination and exploitation Modelling and Simulation (M&S) technologies and resources to promote coherence, interoperability and reuse, in order to maximise effective (and efficient) use of M&S.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
The DSC Manager is to be an experienced leader who will support the Technical Authority Head in the provision of technical coherence across the Defence Enterprise and manage the DSC as the Centre of Excellence for Defence M&S.
In Addition, The DSC Manager Is Responsible For:
- Managing the DSC and programme of activity in accordance with DMSO Hd prioritisation and taskings for the benefit of wider Defence and OGDs.
- Managing Corporate M&S Knowledge.
- Promoting the sharing and reuse of M&S specific resources and reference material.
- Overseeing the provision of the Front Door function.
- Core functions to include (but not limited to):
- Enabling provision of M&S technical Advice & Assistance;
- Knowledge and information management;
- Oversight of the provision of the DSC Catalogue (DSCC) and Synthetic Environment (SE) Service (SES) services when delivered including oversight of the Verification & Validation function.
- Other Responsibilities to include (but not limited to):
- Establishing the DSC's governance arrangements and ensuring appropriate assurance is in place;
- Maintaining alignment of the DSC with Defence M&S’s strategic direction;
- Ensuring the effectiveness and performance of the DSC organisation;
- Line Management Responsibilities; and
- Business Management function (procurement, financial, commercial).
In Addition, The DSC Manager Is Responsible For:
- Managing the DSC and programme of activity in accordance with DMSO Hd prioritisation and taskings for the benefit of wider Defence and OGDs.
- Managing Corporate M&S Knowledge.
- Promoting the sharing and reuse of M&S specific resources and reference material.
- Overseeing the provision of the Front Door function.
- Core functions to include (but not limited to):
- Enabling provision of M&S technical Advice & Assistance;
- Knowledge and information management;
- Oversight of the provision of the DSC Catalogue (DSCC) and Synthetic Environment (SE) Service (SES) services when delivered including oversight of the Verification & Validation function.
- Other Responsibilities to include (but not limited to):
- Establishing the DSC's governance arrangements and ensuring appropriate assurance is in place;
- Maintaining alignment of the DSC with Defence M&S’s strategic direction;
- Ensuring the effectiveness and performance of the DSC organisation;
- Line Management Responsibilities; and
- Business Management function (procurement, financial, commercial).
A highly effective communicator with excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to brief on complex issues rapidly, presenting in a clear and concise manner and identifying key messages;
Experience of delivering/making decisions at pace across a range of topics and the ability to take confident decisions at a strategic level;
Proven ability to get up to speed with complex issues quickly, and deliver against stretching deadlines.
Strong stakeholder management and people skills, with the ability to establish networks across Departments and international allies: with the ability to confidently build team capability and strong successful relationships with senior stakeholders.
Experience of successfully developing and leading highly motivated and engaged teams and experience in managing, both directly and virtually, in a matrix structured environment.
An inspiring and confident leader capable of motivating a team including times of high tempo and/or scrutiny.
Highly Developed Influencing And Negotiation Skill, With The Ability To Offer Constructive Challenge And Credible Advice To Senior Colleagues And Stakeholders:
Relevant experience in programme and change management, demonstrating success in delivery of challenging programmes in a complex or large-scale environment.
Knowledge and recent experience of operating in a leadership role in a complex or large-scale environment with an ability to achieve, influence and deliver to timely effect.
Excellent leadership and management skills, with flexibility to pick up urgent emerging tasks including unforeseen issues
Highly motivated with the ability to work successfully in a pressurised environment to tight deadlines.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Some of the many benefits you will receive:
- Highly competitive pension scheme.
- Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service or the Line Manager has the ability to adopt flexible working sooner than the 6 month period.
- With Line Manager agreement move to an alternative Working Patterns (there are 9).
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. If by chance you have previously completed service in the Public Sector in the past 5 years, you may be eligible to request 30 days leave immediately. (Evidence will be required).
- In addition to annual leave you will be entitled to 8 Public Bank Holidays per year.
- Professional and Personal Development of skills with the opportunity to undergo an Apprenticeship in Human Resources.
- Opportunity to join more than one of our many networks (Race, LGBT+, Gender, Disability and Faith & Belief).
- Minimum of 18 Days Special Paid Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Public Duties commitments (such as a Magistrate).
- Special Paid Leave for community volunteering up to 12 days a year for Special Constables and 6 days a year for other volunteering.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Shrivenham has good travel links with free car parking. Other facilities are a Sports & Social facilities, a Gym complex, a Stables, a Golf Course and a swimming pool, as well as onsite Mess & Retail shops.
- 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%
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 Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 - Word count)
At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following behaviour:-
- Communicating and influencing
- Communicating and influencing
- Seeing the big picture
- Managing a quality service
This Recruitment Process Will Consist Of Two Parts:
- A written application containing your experience (a CV and a Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement)) and one Behaviour drawn from the Civil Service Success Profiles.
- If your written application is successful, you will be invited to a face-to-face and or virtual via MS Teams interview where you will be tested against three Behaviours (the one from your application, plus two more at interview).
- If a large number of applications are received, they will be assessed initially against your CV and Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement). You will then be assessed against the other criteria if you have met the minimum scores.
- Behaviours are assessed individually with a 250-word statement. The application form will indicate which behaviour is being assessed. We are looking for evidence using the Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR) methodology.
- It is highly recommended you focus by providing one example for each behaviour. We would also advise you to use examples that best meet the criteria, even if they are a few years old, using the STAR methodology.
Task: What you were required to do/chose to do.
Action: What actions you undertook to achieve the tasks. Make sure to use “I”, not “we” to explain how your actions led to results.
Result: Use facts and evidence to demonstrate the results that your actions produced. Explain whether it was a successful outcome, and if not, what you learned from the experience.
- Please make sure you have consulted the HM Government ‘Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours’ document (available on Gov.uk) to ensure you have understood the relevant Behaviours for the appropriate grade.
- Your experience will be assessed individually through your CV and a 500 word Statement of Suitability (Personal Statement).
Sift & Interview: Provide some expectation of a timeline:
Sift expected to take place within 2 weeks of Advert closing
Interviews likely to take place within 2 weeks of Sift
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: [email protected] .
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.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
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
Open to UK nationals only.
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.
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 : DMSO Management Team
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
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: [email protected].
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