Royal Navy

3 days ago

Portsmouth, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 284469**Salary**:

- £27,080**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery
- Secretarial**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- PortsmouthAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Fleet Commander is the Chief Operating Officer for the Royal Navy, managing all operational outputs on behalf of the First Sea Lord and overseeing the generation of units and personnel out to five year, directing the four 2* Directorates that work directly to him (COMOPS, CSF, Dir FGen and Dir SM).

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Fleet Commander attends Admiralty/Navy Boards, the Executive Committee, Campaign Management Boards, Front Line Leadership Forums and routine military and civilian engagement both UK and International.

As the PA, the role will require a successful applicant to understand all of the Fleet Commander’s outputs and be able to prioritise his busy diary effectively. The PA will work directly to the Military Assistant (MA) working alongside their two deputies.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. It is anticipated that the routine working hours will be 0830 - 1700 Mon - Thur, 0830 - 1330 Fri. However, there may be occasions when these time may vary, but this will be compensated for elsewhere in the week.

**Job description**:
This is an exciting opportunity to support one of the busiest offices within the Royal Navy.

This is a demanding role where multi-tasking, building successful working relationships and collaboration with personnel at all levels both internally and externally is important.

If this is a challenge that appeals to you then we would really like to hear from you.

**Person specification**:
Typical responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Plan, manage and control Fleet Commander’s short
- and long-term programme to optimise full use of his time aligned to his priorities.
- Run the weekly pre-diary meetings with the outer office team and main diary meetings with Fleet Commander and team, flagging issues and problems with proposed solutions for resolution.
- Act as a focal point for all Fleet Commander’s communication.
- Ensure Fleet Commander has all relevant papers and briefing materials.
- Host Fleet Commander’s visitors.
- Arrange travel and accommodation for the Fleet Commander and when required the office area, including researching and analysing cost-effective transport and accommodation using Departmental Policy to select best Value for Money option.

**Experience**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- A proven track record of building and maintaining effective working relationships to deliver results.
- Use of MS products including Outlook, Word, One Note & Excel.
- Able to deliver communication to a high level both written and orally.
- Able to adapt to changing priorities and work under pressure.

**Desirable**:

- Proven success in organisational skills.

**Technical**:
**Desirable**:

- Knowledge of JPA and SharePoint.

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

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing

**Benefits**:
As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (the permanent duty station, HMS Excellent (Portsmouth), which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension
- Personal 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
- Discover my benefits
- outlines the full range of benefits available to MOD Civil Servants.
- 25 days paid Annual Leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.

Our headquarters in Portsmouth also offers an impressive range of on-site facilities including a gymn

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