Army - Business Change Manager
3 weeks ago
Job summary
The British Army protect the United Kingdom�s interests at home and abroad, providing a secure environment in which all British citizens can live and prosper. The Civil Service provides critical support to the Army in the delivery of its outputs. It is a diverse workforce that supports the Army across a variety of functions and professions. The Director Land Warfare (DLW) within HQ Land Warfare Centre (HQ LWC), a large and busy Headquarters.�
This is a pivotal time for the British Army as it begins to transition through a decade of delivery of new training platforms and looks to develop a brand new training system called the Land Training System (LTS) which will ensure that the whole Army has protected annually key training. This in turn allows the army to develop its training to have better capability for a 21st Century Fighting Force.�
The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is the primary Army organisation responsible for training and for driving the agile adaptation of the Army. LWC is closely linked with the rest of the Army and Defence; plays a key role in trade training and collective training; and uses experimentation and lessons to optimise the Army and advise the development of future capabilities. It has Eight, Operating Groups dispersed across the UK and permanent training bases in three other continents where we deliver training. In the same way that operational capabilities must be continually developed to be more effective and efficient, our training capabilities must also evolve.
The Change Manager is an exciting and vital role � which operates at the forefront of enabling people capabilities and leading change. Therefore, we are actively recruiting for a versatile individual to join the change team in the Business Centre to support the massive change that army training is about to embark on.�
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
Do you have excellent interpersonal skills? Are you flexible and well organised? We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has a passion for change and an eye for detail. If this is you, we have an exciting opportunity for a Change Manager to join our team.
Key Focus Areas�
Support the Assistant Head Transition and SO1 BCM with business change activity that comes through the Business Centre Front Door Process, assessing and developing options for the customer.�
Develop LWC Change Management and Benefit Management Strategies�
Support Change Management activity to support the LTS.�
Maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders involved in all change requests and provide expert advice.�
Develop and deliver a community of interest to support Change Management good practice.Person specification
The successful candidate will bring a wealth of Project Delivery experience and will be central to delivering an exciting Change Transformation Programme. As a Change Manager, you will work alongside a team of both military and civilian staff to achieve the successful delivery of the programme through each of its critical stages. Strong Stakeholder engagement skills will be essential to ensure successful delivery across the projects.�
A strong user focus, to lead relationships with users. We need you to be able to understand the needs of the users and handle changing priorities, sometimes with challenging timescales. Additionally, you will assist with setting the requirements for, and helping to develop products and services, capturing evolving needs and proposing design approaches to meet these needs.�
Finally, we are a friendly and inclusive team, and we understand that it takes a little while to feel confident in a new job. We will support you to develop your skills and experience within this role.�
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Seeing the Big PictureCommunicating and InfluencingChanging and ImprovingWorking TogetherWe only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Seeing the Big PictureCommunicating and InfluencingBenefits
Alongside your salary of �35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes �9,528 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.The business centre promotes learning and development ethos within its career opportunities. Offering seminars/ workshops often during quieter periods during the working week as well as courses that will offer professional development.��
�As Civil Servant other benefits include 25 days leave which increases year on year to 30 (5 year�s service) and a competitive pension scheme, Flexible working patterns, special leave for volunteering activities.�
�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.�A with an average employer contribution of 27%A culture encouraging inclusion and diversityAn environment with flexible working optionsLearning and development tailored to your rolePersonal 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 maternity, paternity and adoption leave.�6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities.�Waterloo Lines offers a wide range of sporting facilities and a diverse keep fit programme open to all who live and work within the camp. This includes a monthly park run and lunch time circuit sessions.
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.
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