Defence Nuclear Organisation

3 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

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

- 340368**Salary**:

- £28,300- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer- Band D**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Nuclear Organisation**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Secretarial**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- Bristol, MOD AbbeyWood, BS34 8JHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This is a genuinely exciting time to join the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). You will be at the heart of real Defence issues delivering against one of the Department’s top three priorities, in a high-profile area which is rarely out of the news.

The DNO was established in April 2016 to oversee all aspects of nuclear business within the MOD and across the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise. The ‘Enterprise’ comprises the people that design, produce and maintain the submarines and nuclear warheads, and provide the necessary infrastructure and support. It includes organisations such as the Submarine Delivery Agency, Royal Navy, UK Strategic Command, Atomic Weapons Establishment as well as industry partners such as BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Babcock.

Our mission is to keep safe and capable submarines at sea today and in the future. We need a capable and credible nuclear deterrent to successfully deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life.

We are recruiting for an Executive Assistant to support the Defence Nuclear Enterprise People and Skills leadership team (the Senior Responsible Owner and Programme Director). The team sits within the DNO People and Skills Transformation programme, which was established to develop a coherent, resourced nuclear skills organisation with a revised and empowered people and skills governance structure, representing the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE).

The post will be based at MOD Abbey Wood (Bristol) but will require occasional travel to other DNO sites in London and Aldermaston (Reading).

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

**Job description**:

- The post encompasses a wide range of secretarial, office management and business support elements, requiring discretion, efficiency, and a calm manner. This role may undertake the following activities:
- Diary management.
- Managing key relationships across MOD, wider government and with industry partners.
- Ensuring business continuity across both the team and wider organisation.
- Supporting meetings.
- Being the first point of contact for the office.
- Understanding the priorities for senior management and reflecting that in diary commitments.
- Prioritising senior managers time and ensuring that the wider team are aware of developments and key meetings.
- Day to day business management.
- Looking after inward and outward visits.
- Hosting VIP visitors.
- Managing travel

**Person specification**:

- Organisation and communication skills are essential to succeeding alongside management of relationships.
- Experience working within an administrator background or/and previous experience working as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant.
- Experience working with complex diaries and booking travelling arrangements via Government software.
- Previous experience in an assistant or admin role.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Applications.

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

- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- 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 average employer contribution of 27%

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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.

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

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