Army Administrative Officer

295 Bty 106 Regt RA Peronne Road ARC, Peronne Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO3 5LE

We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuing you deliver your outcomes effectively and efficiently – we expect you to know where to be to have the most impact, balancing your individual needs with that of your team and the organisation.  However, recognising the benefits of face to face working, especially for new joiners, there is an expectation that you would be in the office at least 60% of the time (3 days a week). There will be the requirement to work one evening a week on reservist drill night.

Job Summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. It is a diverse workforce and encourages all backgrounds to apply!

Here at 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery, Royal Artillery, part of 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery, we are a diverse, inclusive and dedicated team providing the Army’s Reserve Air Defence Capability with a work force of highly trained, professional and friendly personnel.

We are looking for a friendly, well-organised and adaptable Administrator to help us maintain our critical outputs with personnel administration and deployment of our people to join our encouraging and welcoming team of dedicated military reserve, regular soldiers and civil servants in our Army Reserve Centre, Hilsea Portsmouth.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Job Description

The Administrative Officer is responsible for the provision of support and assistance to the Permanent Staff Administration Office (PSAO) in administering the documentation of all Battery reservist personnel.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Ensure personnel records both electronic and paper based are maintained accurately and up to date
• Processing recruits onto the system
• Monitor personal documentation expiry dates and medical review dates, informing individuals of appointments
• Complete monthly management checks as laid down in the Unit Admin Manual, ensuring that all observations are noted and actioned
• Maintain documentation checks to ensure continued accuracy
• Support the PASO during any periods of preparing reserves for Overseas training exercises and Mobilisation
• Provide Information Support Assistant (ISA) service to sub-unit staff for good Information Management (IM) and Data Protection practice(Part of Wider Unit IHub team
• Promote the provision of IM and ensure compliance of IM policy by providing support and training to all iHub and service users
• Provide admin support to reserves training nights as directed by PASO for 1 evening during the week. Overtime will be paid as Time of In Lieu
• Conduct routine admin duties as required
• Other duties as required
  
  

The Administrative Officer is responsible for the provision of support and assistance to the Permanent Staff Administration Office (PSAO) in administering the documentation of all Battery reservist personnel.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Ensure personnel records both electronic and paper based are maintained accurately and up to date
• Processing recruits onto the system
• Monitor personal documentation expiry dates and medical review dates, informing individuals of appointments
• Complete monthly management checks as laid down in the Unit Admin Manual, ensuring that all observations are noted and actioned
• Maintain documentation checks to ensure continued accuracy
• Support the PASO during any periods of preparing reserves for Overseas training exercises and Mobilisation
• Provide Information Support Assistant (ISA) service to sub-unit staff for good Information Management (IM) and Data Protection practice(Part of Wider Unit IHub team
• Promote the provision of IM and ensure compliance of IM policy by providing support and training to all iHub and service users
• Provide admin support to reserves training nights as directed by PASO for 1 evening during the week. Overtime will be paid as Time of In Lieu
• Conduct routine admin duties as required
• Other duties as required
  
  

Person specification

Essential:

• Able to work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels (Working Together)
• Able to form good working relationships (Working Together)
• Able to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to different people at all grades (Communicating and Influencing)
• Must have a customer first ethos, and ability to provide a quality service (Managing a Quality Service)
• Ability to deliver at Pace
  
  

Desirable:

• Have a working knowledge of JPA & Military Administration
• Leadership
• Previous Civil Service or Military Administration experience
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 products
  
  

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Alongside your salary of £26,235, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,600 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other Benefits For Army Civil Servants Include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development
  
  

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

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, Strengths and Experience.

At application you will be asked to complete a CV template. You will also be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing (lead behaviour)
• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Applications will be sifted using all elements listed above, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour Communicating and Influencing.

At interview you will be asked experience based questions and tested on your strengths.

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed but these will be held online via Microsoft Teams. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

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.

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, Strengths and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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 undergo a criminal record check.

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.

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 : Martin Gordon
• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]
  
  

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: [email protected].