Defence Intelligence (DI) Strategic Effects Coordination Officer – Australia, Canberra

Job summary

Defence Intelligence (DI) is part of the Ministry of Defence and provides intelligence support to decision making across all levels of Defence and government and delivers specialist outputs including operations.

As part of Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC), DI supports the Chief of Defence Intelligence to ensure that key strategic decisions made by Ministers, senior officials, the Armed Services and the broader National Security Community are informed by high quality, authoritative intelligence advice and assessment.

In DI our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a constantly evolving world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex programmes and develop new technology.

In DI, we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunities employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and inspire to create an inclusive work environment free of discrimination.

All jobs advertised in DI are subject to fair and open competition.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The Strategic Effects Coordination Officer is a new position based within the UK mission in Canberra, Australia. The position will embed in the Combined Intelligence Centre-Australia (CIC-A). The CIC-A is a FIVE EYE entity that sits within Australia's Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO), focussed on analysing issues of shared strategic concern in the Indo-Pacific.

The focus of the role is to inform and enable the generation of intelligence to support military planners and address key security challenges in line with MOD and CIC-A objectives. This will involve working on shared objectives with a heavy emphasis on liaising with analytical and operational components across DI, the UK National Security community and with key allies and partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop partner relationships in Australia, facilitating liaison and collaboration.
• Develop collaborative relationships with UK partners including in the British High Commission and with Australia-based UK embeds from other parts of Defence.
• Support the capability development projects.
• Provide high-level briefings to senior stakeholders.
• Conduct opportunity analysis employing all-source analysis techniques.

For this role you will need to have:

• Proven experience of collaboration and adaptability.
• Ability to demonstrate that you can apply a methodical approach to your work.
• Experience of planning, or an interest in developing knowledge of the planning process.
• Ideally, have a broad range of defence and intelligence experience.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com

Person specification

To be successful in this role, it is essential that you have and can demonstrate:

• Prior experience of working within operational intelligence.
• A well-developed understanding of the UK national security architecture.
• Awareness of all source analysis methodology and standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of hostile state ‘grey zone’ activities.
• Good leadership skills including an ability to foster an innovative and cohesive working environment.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to confidently engage with seniors and stakeholders.
• Ability to work quickly and flexibly; managing a portfolio of work that will vary between long term planning and short notice tasks delivered at pace.
• A background in, or willingness to learn, operational planning, or project or programme management within a relevant security context.
• Experience of collaborating with other teams or departments to deliver a common goal.
• An aptitude for critical thinking.
• A willingness to obtain Developed Vetting

Tour Length

The post has a duration of 2 years, with the possibility of a mutually agreed 1-year extension.

Pre deployment Preparation

This position will require the successful candidate to undergo a period of training in the UK prior to taking up the overseas post. The incumbent will also be expected to spend a period in the UK to conduct acquaintance visits with/to key partners across DI, Defence and wider Government.

Please ensure that you can travel to the required UK location prior to application. Relocation support will not be provided for the UK based training. Questions regarding the UK training requirement should be directed to the recruiting team using the contact information at the bottom of this advert.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Benefits

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.

Discover My Benefits:

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD. https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/

• 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%

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

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.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Candidates will be required to provide a CV detailing job history, skills, and experience and will also be required to provide a statement of suitability of no more than 500 words. At sift candidates will be assessed against the following success profile behaviours:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

If a high volume of applications is received, the sift stage will consider CV, statement of suitability, and Working Together only.

Candidates who successfully reach interview will be assessed against the following behaviours:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

Candidates will also be required to deliver a five-minute presentation on: “Your approach to delivering projects collaboratively.”

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

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. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

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 mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

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 Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

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 developed vetting (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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : DI Ops
• Email : UKSTRATCOM-DI-Ops-Execs@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please see Further Information document attached.

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