DE&S International Relations Desk Officer

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Reference number

284657

Salary

£32,500 - £35,000 per annum (pro rata), plus generous benefits and an average employer pension contribution of 27%. Existing civil servants should refer to the Further Information document attached for salary details.

Job grade

Other Senior Technical Specialist I

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Defence Equipment & Support - Corporate Services Group

Type of role

Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

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Location

MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol, Avon BS34 8JH

About the job

Job summary

We’re Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). We manage a vast range of projects to supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver essential defence programmes - and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe, now and in the future.

Across our 12,500-strong organisation, we support all our people to be at their very best, fostering a family-friendly approach to flexible and hybrid working. After all, support is in our name.

Job description

The role on offer is within small, but fast-moving and connected teams. You will be responsible for a wide range of topics in support of desk officers across the teams and will play a vital role in ensuring that the whole team can work to their full potential. The opportunity to gain an insight into international and procurement policy is a great basis for a future career within the international policy profession.

Within the DE&S Weapons Operating Centre, the Complex Weapons International Co Operation Strategy (CWICS) team are responsible for developing the benefits of increasing international engagement, through exports and inter-governmental cooperation around Complex Weapons. This is work that has a critical, material importance for the UK’s long-term strategy in this sector and impacts directly on UK prosperity. The CWICS team is small (10 people) but the role requires working with a large number of stakeholders within DE&S, MoD, wider Government and industry. A Secretariat, Policy and Business Support role which gives scope to exercise several skills including communications and stakeholder management.

Please be aware some attendance to site will be expected due to organisational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretariat support to Desk Officers, provide briefings and key messages for Senior International engagements, and attend meetings as required. Track meeting outputs and follow up actions as required.
• Obtain information at pace from a wide range of sources across DE&S, wider MoD, government.
• Support Desk Officers, DE&S and wider MOD with quality practical assistance across a range of complex Cooperation and Exports issues that affect defence business.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure timeliness of response, factual accuracy, and coherence of approach.
• Operate effectively in the space between Head Office and DE&S teams, liaising between teams, and managing competing organisational priorities, to deliver DE&S Objectives, Goals, Strategies, & Measures (OGSM) and MOD objectives; and to develop IRG’s OGSM targets and review progress.
• Support the wider team in effective business management, including information management
• Build a network of Desk Officers and Delivery Team professionals across DE&S and wider MoD to support the provision of briefings and follow up from Senior Engagements.
• Support CWICS team in the development and implementation of Country Strategies.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• The ability to display a good level of written and spoken English.
• Previous stakeholder management experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable ability to analyse data.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

• Analysis and Use of Evidence - Practitioner
• Policy Delivery - Practitioner
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
• Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%
• Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
• Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
• Support for progression
• Huge range of discounts
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

We believe in creating an environment where our people can grow, thrive, and be their best selves. So whether you’re looking for a next step, a fresh start, or a helping hand as you return from a career break, here you’ll find a supportive, family-friendly organisation to be a part of. If you need any additional support with your application, let us know.

Further Information

More information can be found below:

• DE&S Little Book of Big Benefits: https://bit.ly/3FEb54v
• Further Information: https://bit.ly/3K26Xhl
• Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/3yUwcM1

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

Your application will go through the following stages of assessment:

1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.

2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills

Please follow our guidance on CV writing for best chance of success.

3. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Specification section of this advert.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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.

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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Working for the Civil Service

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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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Ryan Mundy - DE&S Talent Acquisition Specialist Email : Ryan.Mundy103@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email : Ryan.Mundy103@mod.gov.uk

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