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Job summary

Do you want to work family friendly hours, enjoying up to 25 days paid leave (raising to 30 days over five years) plus bank holidays, free on-site parking, subsidised site gym & access to coffee shops/café?

Are you experienced in aviation and seeking a professional challenge? Could you use your extensive knowledge & skills to manage a team that assesses the next generation of Royal Naval Aircraft Engineers? As an organisation that celebrates and rewards innovation and accomplishments, encourages idea sharing and collaboration, and is open and transparent - then you could be the person we are looking for!

The management and assurance of assessments, examining up to Foundation Degree level (BTEC Higher National/L5 equivalent) military air engineering students in multiple aspects of Avionic and Mechanical Aircraft Engineering Systems principles.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Do you want to make a difference to Defence? Do you have aviation engineering experience that could be used to manage a team who test and assure the quality of the next generation of the Royal Navy’s Aircraft Engineering Technicians? We, the Training Developments and Standards Organisation (Gosport) (TDSO(G)), are looking for someone with the right resourcefulness to achieve this. Part of the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, TDSO(G) are responsible for the design and assessment of aero engineering courses for the Royal Navy.

This post is responsible for the management and assurance of the development and production of assessment materials and activities that assess adult learners who are studying for their next promotion and as part of the course will achieve either a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education or a Level 5 Foundation Degree in Aeronautical Engineering delivered by the MOD and currently accredited by the University of Portsmouth. These trainees will progress to be engineering supervisors on Royal Naval Air Squadrons, deployed around the globe.

Whilst formal training in assessments is a requirement of the position and will be provided, experience of training delivery and/or an instructing qualification (e.g., Certificate in Education), would be desirable.

This post is advertised at 37 hours per week and attracts (annually reviewed) a non-pensionable allowance of £6000 per annum in addition to the basic salary.

Person specification

A successful candidate will be responsible for the management and assurance of the development, production, and maintenance of examination banks, and the quality assuring of marked electronic and paper examinations. The management and assurance of the development and production of practical assessment criteria & marking guides, and quality assuring test items. Gathering and analysing data to support management decisions, ensure quality of assessments, identifying trends and developing where appropriate, supporting actions. Develop as required and ensure that processes and practices comply with course and awarding body documentation. Once experienced, mentor and develop new team members.

Mandatory criteria:

Candidates must have served a recognised aeronautical engineering apprenticeship or a relevant recognised alternative period of training and possess an appropriate National Qualification (L4 ONC/OND, Foundation Degree).

OR

Applicants who have completed a UK Armed Forces Aircraft Engineering apprenticeship and have attained Senior Non-Commissioned Officer level and have a proven track record of technical aviation experience will be deemed to meet the necessary requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates must have served a recognised aeronautical engineering apprenticeship or a relevant recognised alternative period of training and possess an appropriate National Qualification (L4 ONC/OND, Foundation Degree).

OR

Applicants who have completed a UK Armed Forces Aircraft Engineering apprenticeship and have attained Senior Non-Commissioned Officer level and have a proven track record of technical aviation experience will be deemed to meet the necessary requirements.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

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 (opens in a new window).

• 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%
• Non-pensionable (annually reviewed) allowance of £6000.
• Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service in addition to public holidays.
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year, you will also receive leave for HM The Kings birthday.
• Ability to roll over up to 10 Days annual leave per year.
• Free on-site parking.
• Use of a gym and swimming pool at substantially discounted rates.
• On-site nursery facilities.
• Advance of pay to purchase travel season tickets or Cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• Limited special paid leave for approved voluntary opportunities (conditions apply).
• An opportunity to be considered for Reward & recognition - £250 - £5000 per year.
• A wide range of Defence Discounts – such as Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodaphone and Microsoft Office to name a few. Benefits

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.

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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.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV and the following:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

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

At interview, Candidates will be assessed against the following:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• 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.

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

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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 : Andrew Graham
• Email : andrew.graham141@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 02392 54 2735

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

20230201 - Air Command's Applicant Guide Opens in new window (pdf, 499kB)Defence Internal Brief notice Opens in new window (docx, 43kB)MOD Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)Candidate Information 2025 Opens in new window (docx, 31kB)