Navy Command People Culture Manager

Do you want to work in support of the Royal Navy in Scotland?

His Majestys Naval Base Clyde (HMNB Clyde) is home to the United Kingdoms Strategic Nuclear Deterrent, Astute Class Attack Submarines, and 43 Commando Royal Marines. It's an operational support and maintenance base providing engineering and logistical support to the Royal Navy in maintaining Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD), ensuring at least one Vanguard Class submarine is on patrol at sea every day of the year.

The People Culture Manager is a new position that will sit within the Business Department at HMNB Clyde. The post will support and advise both the Naval Base Commander's organisation and the wider One Clyde organisation on the People Culture Programme.

This role presents a great opportunity to develop an exciting and rewarding career within the Civil Service. Working alongside civilian and military colleagues, you will make a difference, by helping to deliver a positive, inclusive and high-performance culture across the Naval Base.

As well as great job satisfaction in this role, you can expect:

• The ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications.
• The payment of professional accreditation fees.
• The opportunity to develop Professional and Personal skills.
• The offer of flexible working arrangements including flexi time and hybrid working.
  
  

This post offers First Appointment Expenses to new recruits to the Civil Service to assist with costs incurred as a result of relocation or move of home (HM Revenue and Customs restrictions apply). Reimbursement of expenses up to the value of £8k will apply only when a move of home is deemed to be necessary.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week., + Develop, deliver, maintain, and implement a People Culture Plan that drives the desired culture and behaviours across the One Clyde Community, including, but not restricted to, the identification and management of relevant training.

• Engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of the plan, including, but not restricted to, NBC Commercial team to develop a contract for People Culture Training.
• Continually assess the effectiveness of the People Culture Plan, identifying and implementing areas for improvement.
• Support Leadership across the site in identifying and driving the desired culture and behaviours to enable delivery against strategic outcomes.
• Develop and implement a People Culture Benefits methodology.
• Engage with the One Clyde Community to review the benefits and impact of People Culture training to ensure training is effective, adjusting the training offers as required.
• Work with the Internal Communications Manager to create a plan for People Culture communications across the One Clyde Community.
• Identify and engage with One Clyde People Culture stakeholders and Trade Unions.
• Act as SME for Change programmes being delivered across One Clyde, liaising closely with programme teams and the Submarine Directorate Business Change and Continuous Improvement teams.
• Provide effective line management and leadership of the People Culture team (once in place)., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Seeing the Big Picture
  
  

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture, Please ensure that at the application and interview stages of the campaign you review the Success Profiles Framework to assist you in the demonstration of your skills and experience.
  
  

Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile Framework elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

Please provide your behaviour evidence using the STAR Technique as follows:

Situation: Describe the situation you found yourself in. You must describe a specific event or situation. Be sure to give enough detail for the job holder to understand. Where are you? Who was there with you? What had happened?

Task: The recruitment panel will want to understand what you tried to achieve from the situation you found yourself in. What was the task that you had to complete and why? What did you have to achieve?

Action: What did you do? The recruitment panel will be looking for information of what you did, how you did it and why. Keep the focus on you. What specific steps did you take and what was your contribution? Remember to include how you did it, and the behaviours you used. Try to use I rather than we to explain your actions that lead to the result. Be careful not to take credit for something that you did not do.

Result: Dont be shy about taking credit for your behaviour. Quote specific facts and figures easily understandable. What results did the actions produce? What did you achieve through your actions, and did you meet your goals? Was it a successful outcome? If not, what did you learn from the experience? Keep the situation and task parts brief.

Concentrate on the action and the result. If the result was not entirely successful describe what you learned from this and what you would do differently next time. Make sure you focus on your strengths. When providing your evidence please ensure that you avoid acronyms and company specific jargon.

Experience

At Application you will be assessed against the following:

CV - Detailing Job History, Previous Skills And Experience

You will also be assessed on the following written behaviours:

• Leadership.
• Changing and Improving.
• Seeing the Big Picture.
  
  

We require you to provide evidence and a demonstration of specific skills, knowledge or transferable experience. This will allow you to provide evidence to show a more rounded picture of your suitability for the role.

Behaviours

At interview you will be assessed against the following:

• Communicating and Influencing.
• Working Together.
• Developing Self and Others.
  
  

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

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 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.

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.

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.

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
  
  

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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.

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).

• Proven experience in HR or People Management. Of benefit would be experience in development and implementation of cultural initiatives, employee engagement and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively across teams, confidently with senior colleagues and with a broad range of diverse and demanding stakeholders.
• Change Management expertise, especially engaging staff in change processes.
• Project Management skills, especially the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  
  

Desirable Qualifications

• CIPD accreditation, or a willingness to study to achieve it.
• A formal Project Management qualification such as APM PMQ.
  
  

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,480 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

As a Civil Servant, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference.

This job role is suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (Faslane) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Benefits

Navy Command 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 Navy Command Civil Servants include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service, as well as 8 public holidays.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Special paid leave to volunteer up to 6 days per year.
• Special paid leave for members of the Reserve Forces of up to 15 days per year.
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Personal & professional development opportunities.
• Bicycle / season ticket loans and Assisted Travel Scheme.
• On-site facilities including gymnasium, café, free car parking.
  
  

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

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.