Trainer - Foundation Intelligence College

Job summary

Be Part of a New Era in Defence Intelligence Training

The Defence Intelligence Academy, launched in October 2025, marks a significant step forward in delivering world-class training to support UK Defence Intelligence capability. At the heart of this exciting development is the newly established and developing Foundation Intelligence College (FI-C) - a centre of excellence for foundational intelligence education.

We are seeking a motivated and forward-thinking trainer to join our team and contribute to a transformative period in Defence Intelligence education. You will be part of a dynamic, collaborative team dedicated to developing and continuously improving world-class training programmes that meet the evolving needs of UK Defence Intelligence. As part of the team, you will:

• Deliver engaging and effective foundational intelligence training.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the College curriculum.
• Support the development and management of the FI-C and its training output.
• Support and mentor fellow trainers.

If you’re passionate about learning, thrive in a team environment, and want to make a meaningful impact in Defence, we encourage you to apply.

As an important part of the Ministry of Defence, Defence Intelligence (DI) provides intelligence analysis, specialist outputs and advice that supports decision making across government. At the heart of DI is the Defence Intelligence Academy.

This role is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

This role offers a unique blend of training delivery, curriculum development, operational management, and strategic contribution within a newly formed college dedicated to advancing Defence Intelligence capability. This is a hands-on role with real influence giving you the opportunity to shape programmes that respond to the rapidly evolving intelligence landscape. Your contribution will help ensure our training remains agile, relevant, assured and deeply impactful; empowering Defence Intelligence personnel with the critical skills and mindset needed to operate effectively in today’s complex global environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Foundational Training: Deliver and facilitate engaging and effective intelligence training courses and workshops ensuring learners gain critical foundational skills.
  
• Develop and Improve Curriculum and Training Delivery: Collaborate with colleagues to source, design and develop training content. Ensure foundation intelligence training remains relevant, operationally focused, up to date, and in line with defined standards. Investigate new and innovative ways to deliver training.
• Manage Training Operations: Oversee key college functions including governance processes, management of the Defence Trainer Cadre, and general administrative ana management duties to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Engage with the Intelligence Community: Conduct outreach and visits to Defence and partner intelligence organisations to deepen understanding of intelligence application and inform training development.
• Mentor and Support Trainers: Provide mentoring, and support to fellow trainers, fostering a collaborative and professional learning environment.
• Support Digital Faculty Growth: Participate in shaping the new Digital Faculty including expanding digital and data training pathways to enhance the digital capability of Defence Intelligence personnel.
• Continuous Professional Development: Undertake mandated learning and upskilling to maintain professional competence and contribute to the Academy’s culture of innovation and excellence.

The transformation of intelligence training will see the DIA and the FI-C established at RAF Wyton in the next few years. The established location of this role is therefore based at RAF Wyton, with regular attendance at the Academy's Chicksands location expected.

In Defence Intelligence (DI) our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex finance 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 workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexi-time, job share and compressed hours

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

Person specification

The successful candidate will demonstrate a blend of instructional capability, subject matter expertise, and collaborative working. They will have the following skills:

• Communication: Confident and articulate presenter with strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to connect with diverse audiences.
  
• Facilitation: Confident in guiding groups or individuals through a structured process to enable learning, collaboration, and to achieve common goals.
  
• Adaptability and Initiative: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Able to respond flexibly to changing priorities and take initiative in problem-solving and innovation.
  
• Innovation mindset: Willingness to explore new methods, technologies, and approaches to enhance learning outcomes.
  
• Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive and productive learning environment.
  
• Strong Organisational Ability: Highly organised with a keen eye for detail and accuracy, able to manage multiple tasks and maintain high standards under pressure.
  
• Digital Proficiency: Competent in using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and MS Teams, to support training delivery and development.

ESSENTIAL Criteria:

• Subject Matter Knowledge: Experience of working in an intelligence environment, any intelligence discipline or capability, across government, military, police or commercial.
• Instructional expertise: Experience of working in a training environment and able to convey complex ideas to an audience from a diverse range of backgrounds.

DESIRABLE Experience and Knowledge:

• Intelligence Analysis: Experience as an intelligence analyst from any intelligence capability across government, military, police or commercial.
• Training Delivery: Experience of training delivery.
• Training Management: Experience of training governance, management or assurance.
  
• Organisational Knowledge: Understanding of Defence Intelligence organisations, structures, and operational processes.
  
• Training Frameworks: Familiarity with the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) and Defence Intelligence training governance (e.g., JSP 822).
  
• Stakeholder Engagement: Comfortable engaging with a wide range of customers, partners, and stakeholders across Defence and beyond.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a range of excellent benefits including but not limited to the following:

• All successful candidates will be eligible to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 28%.
• Leave entitlement - 25-day annual leave allowance per year increasing by 1 day per year (maximum 30 days per year). In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day per year.
• Complementing our generous annual leave allowance, we also have a flexible working scheme.
• Additional working pattern options – we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more, please speak to the Recruiting Line Manager.
• Professional Development - We are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values.
• Health and Wellbeing – for a small fee we offer the staff the use of the exceptional site gymnasium facilities.
• We also offer an excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days a year
• RAF Wyton has free car parking and other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and onsite shop.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements 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.

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.

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.

Applicants should apply for this role online, via the website.

Assessment at sift and interview will be based on meeting defined skill/qualification requirements along with a Success Profile element assessment, as detailed in the job advert. The Success Profile elements to be assessed will be outlined within the job advert. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

Candidates will be sifted against against their experience using a CV and Statement of suitability, candidates will be sifted against the criteria detailed in the person specification above.

• A CV detailing previous positions and responsibilities. This cannot be uploaded to the advert, you will submit using the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard, detailing job history, previous experience, and skills. Your CV should show how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this post from previous and current employment.
• A statement of suitability, of no more than (750) words. The statement should directly relate to / provide evidence of your experience detailed within the person specification element of this advert, including evidence of the essential and desirable criteria and skills requested within the job advert.

When completing your statement of suitability, please read and understand the requirements described in the Person Specification section thoroughly, as this is what your written evidence will be assessed against. To finish your personal statement please provide a short list of your highest, most recent and relevant qualifications.

The layout for the statement of suitability is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. You may choose to address each criterion separately or have examples that cover and evidence several criteria. Please ensure you evidence the requirements and what you have done that relates to the requirements. You don’t have to explain the whole process, focus on what you have done and the skills and experience you have used. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why, what you can do, and the technical and behavioural skills you have that correspond to the person specification, and life experience or passion you have that are linked to this role.

Please do not directly repeat the content of your CV in the personal statement. You should outline experience and proven skills highlighted in your CV in more detail where directly relevant to the person specification.

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, the sift will be conducted on your CV.

The sift should take place within two weeks of the job closing and candidates will be informed of the results, at all stages, via the website. Interview dates are to be confirmed.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

We would generally expect Behaviour examples to follow the STAR structure and encourage candidates to use this throughout their application.

Presentation

At interview you will be asked to deliver a 10-15 minute presentation on a given intelligence/training topic.

If the successful candidate does not hold the necessary clearances, they will be asked to undergo our vetting procedures. Should the candidate fail to obtain the relevant clearances the provisional job offer will be rescinded. It should be noted that this process can take several months.

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: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

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.

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

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.

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 : Foundation Intelligence College Head, Defence Intelligence Academy
• Email : ukstratcom-di-ncgi-recruitment@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 44 (0) 303 386 5530

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

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: info@csc.gov.uk.

Attachments

CSOC Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1777kB)Candidate Information Pack Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)MOD Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)Defence Internal Brief notice Opens in new window (docx, 43kB)