ARMY- Armed Forces Recruiting Programme - Programme Controls Manager

Job Title : ARMY- Armed Forces Recruiting Programme – Programme Controls Manager

Company Name: UK Ministry of Defence

Job Details: ARMY- Armed Forces Recruiting Programme – Programme Controls Manager | UK Ministry of Defence
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About the job
Army Headquarters, Andover, SP118HJ. 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 ensuring 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, there is an expectation that you would be in the office at least 60% of the time (3 days a week).

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.

The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is a high value, Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) Category A Tri-Service programme. AFRP will bring together the recruiting processes for the three-Armed Forces for the first time, underpinned by a single digital system. AFRP will deliver a modern, innovative, candidate-centric experience which will transform how the Armed Forces recruit covering all elements of the recruitment journey from attracting potential candidates through to the commencement of their initial training.

The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme is due to endure through to October 2027. At the end of the programme you may be redeployed to another programme within the Army Headquarters in line with departmental policy.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

The Programme Controls Manager works to the head PMO and is responsible for the delivery of programme controls through the management and oversight of the programme controls specialists within the team. This covers planning and scheduling, risk management, resource management, dependency and assumptions management.

The candidate will be responsible in assuring that the systems are in place to enable effective management of the programme.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Leading a multifunctional team (3x HEOs) to deliver the required outputs, including all programme controls outputs
Develop and maintain processes for the delivery of Programme Controls function
Reporting of programmatic elements through programme working groups and governance meetings
Utilising the team to deliver secretariat duties for programme governance meetings
Ownership of programme resourcing strategy and resource working group
Conducting and analysing Quantitative Risk Analysis (Schedule Risk Analysis) and support Head PMO to make recommendations to Senior Leaders based on the results

The candidate will be responsible in assuring that the systems are in place to enable effective management of the programme.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Person specification

Essential:

Previous P3M experience including P3M qualification (APM PMQ/Prince 2)
Experience of developing and maintaining a programme schedule using MS Project of Primavera tools sets
Experience of Schedule Risk Analysis

Desirable:

Experience of Project Online Reporting/other corporate P3M reporting tool
Cat A Prog experience
PD accreditation at foundation level and a willingness to work towards practitioner level

Qualifications

P3M qualifications including APM PMQ, Prince 2

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

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

Leadership
Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 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 opportunities tailored to your role

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 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.

At application you will need to provide a personal statement of no more than 500 words evidencing your suitability for the role against the person specification and job description. You will also be tested against the following behaviours –

Leadership
Delivering at Pace

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.

At interview you will be tested against the following behaviours –

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

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 in person but at Army Headquarters Andover. 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 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).

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Country: United Kingdom