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At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the authority for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine capability, the Submarine Directorate oversees one of the most complex and critical elements of UK defence. Covering everything from in‑service management to long‑term fleet modernisation, the directorate ensures the Submarine Flotilla remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet national security requirements.

You'll be based at HMNB Clyde, home to the UK Submarine Service. It sustains the nation’s continuous at-sea deterrent and supports the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. As a centre of excellence for submarine operations, Clyde plays a critical role in national security and global stability.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

With significant investment underway at HMNB Clyde to prepare for the arrival of two new classes of submarine and future military capabilities, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to the operational effectiveness and wellbeing of Royal Navy personnel. As the military population at HMNB Clyde continues to grow, this role is critical in ensuring that accommodation provision keeps pace with demand and reflects modern standards of living.

As the Accommodation and Strategy Plans Lead you will be responsible for developing and delivering both short- and long-term plans to improve the quality, availability and modernisation of lived accommodation across the site. You will lead the coordination and oversight of accommodation related projects, ensuring that the evolving needs of the base population are met effective and efficiently.

What you will be doing:

• Implement the changes required from the new accommodation model and UK Armed Forces Defence Accommodation Strategy at HMNB Clyde.
• Ensure compliance with Defence Minimum Standards for accommodation and that living standards are met and reflect societal norms.
• Inform, develop, and lead accommodation improvement plans for the quality of HMNB Clyde’s living accommodation.
• Develop a strategy and plan to achieve maximum availability of onsite living accommodation and iterate as the population grows.
• Ensuring accommodation provision keeps pace with the growing military population and meets modern standards of living.
• Supporting improvements to the quality, availability, and modernisation of lived accommodation across the site.
• Acting as the Intelligent Customer, representing user needs and ensuring delivery partners meet required standards.
• Serving as the key interface between Defence infrastructure stakeholders and accommodation service providers.
• Shaping and implementing changes to accommodation strategy in line with evolving Defence policy and operational requirements.
• Ensuring that accommodation supports the health, wellbeing, and operational readiness of Service personnel.
• Delivering tangible improvements to the lived experience of personnel through planning and project oversight.
• Collaborate with colleagues and teams across HMNB Clyde on local housing matters and reduce excess empty properties.
• Act as the focal point for leasing agreements, encroachments, contract monitoring activity and development of future accommodation
• Increase engagement with personnel and their families to inform an approach to accommodation that
  reflects their current and future needs and preferences.
• Use data to facilitate accurate forecasting of accommodation need, responding to changes in demand and supply and informing future investment.
• Inform the requirements for future charging review and facilities management contracts.
• Chair accommodation steering and working groups

Person specification

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly Motivated individual take ownership of a people focused area and play a key role in the transformation of HMNB Clyde. As the accommodation strategy and plans lead you will help shape and deliver improvements to the accommodation offer the service personnel, directly supporting their well-being and operational readiness.

You will thrive in a dynamic, operational environment and bring a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to your work. This role is well suited to someone looking to grow their career in a high impact area, with the opportunity to influence short- and long-term outcomes and collaborate with a wide range of defence stakeholders.

Applicants should enjoy working in a fast-paced setting where they can make a tangible difference. You will be confident in developing strategy and plans, managing multiple priorities, and engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

To be successful with your application, you must show you meet the following essential criteria:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills for effective collaboration.
• Proven experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver shared outcomes.
• Ability to identify opportunities, take ownership of tasks, and see them through to completion with minimal supervision.
• Commitment to delivering high quality services that meet the needs of the needs, with a strong understanding of service standards and continuous improvement.
• Strong work ethic, focus and perseverance.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Personal & professional development
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to a confidential, professional support service
• Discount schemes
• Bicycle / season-ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)
• Assisted travel scheme

In Navy Command we believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you’ll be supported through your learning journey and your career. This can include working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.

You’ll have access to a variety of qualifications pathways ranging from GCSE/A-Level equivalent all the way up to master’s degree, depending on your role, your previous skills and your experience. Some qualifications even include “on-the-job” training which means minimal disruption to your working day but maximum impact.

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.

As part of Defence Reform, Navy Command continues to review and evolve its Target Operating Model to support more agile ways of working. In this context, the role and responsibilities of this role may develop over time to reflect changing business priorities and opportunities.

At Sift, you will be assessed against the following;

• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and qualification details.
• Candidates will be required to provide a personal statement. This should be a maximum of 500 words that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements for the role.

At Interview, you will be assessed against the following success profiles of behaviours:

• Seeing the big picture
• Managing a quality service
• Delivering at pace
• Communicating and influence

Interviews will be held in person at HMNB Clyde.

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.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

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. 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 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

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 : NavySM-DirWorkforceMgmnt@mod.gov.uk
• Email : NavySM-DirWorkforceMgmnt@mod.gov.uk

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.

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Navy Candidate Attraction Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 7954kB)Navy Candidate Information Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 1513kB)Defence Internal Brief notice Opens in new window (docx, 43kB)Defence Internal Brief notice Opens in new window (docx, 43kB)