Support Solutions Officer

2 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

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

- 282825**Salary**:

- £33,830**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- C2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Strategic Command - The vacancy is within the Policy, Assurance and Compliance 1* Business Unit within Joint Support, Defence Support, UK Strategic Command.**Type of role**:

- Engineering
- Logistics
- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- MOD Abbeywood, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8JHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to join Defence and play your part in supporting our armed forces to operate effectively?

Each year a third of the Defence budget is spent on Support. The Defence Support Organisation sits at the heart of providing support to the UK's Armed Forces. This 650-strong organisation works with both civilian and military personnel across Defence and exists to ensure that wherever Defence is operating, it can outpace, outwit and where necessary out-fight its adversaries. We provide logistic and engineering support to UK Armed Forces at home and abroad and have a broad remit spanning from planning to operational delivery. We are also driving a results-orientated transformation agenda to modernise Defence's logistic and engineering support services and contributing towards the Defence strategy to meet the UK Government goal of Net Zero 2050.

We offer an inclusive, encouraging working environment. We value diversity and provide a wide range of opportunities to excel in your role and progress your career. Our active Diversity and Inclusion networks seek to support every member of staff through their career in a fair manner.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The Support Assurance Team (SAT) are responsible for the provision of Support Assurance for all projects and programmes that are delivered by; Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Defence Digital (DD), and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA). Within this role they ensure coherence with Defence direction, the Support Solution Envelope 21 (SSE21) and wider government policy. The SAT consider compliance with Support Policy and report to management any risks to the delivery of Support. We have an exciting opportunity to join the SAT (Air) Team, thereby providing a challenging and exciting career, where you will help to shape the future development of innovative support solutions for some of the most complex, dynamic and cutting-edge capabilities used across Defence.

This is a challenging role in the rewarding field of ILS. All applicants that demonstrate the required attributes to join the team can be trained from a zero ILS knowledge basis to the ILS Practitioner level as part of on the job training.

This position is based at MOD Abbeywood and allows the opportunity to work remotely on a flexible/hybrid basis. Please note that some travel may be required.

**Person specification**:
Reporting to a C1 in the Air Team you will:

- Provide advice and guidance to DTs enabling them to conduct self-assurance against the Defence Support policies.
- Conduct assurance determining effectiveness, compliance & coherence in Support Solutions, providing assessments, identifying Defence issues and risks.
- Facilitate engagement between DTs and Policy SMEs during the equipment life cycle to encourage improvement and good practice.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert for a range of Policy areas within SSE21, but most notably concerning Integrated Logistic Support organisation, planning and arrangements.
- Produce Support Solution Reports providing assurance of support solution effectiveness to inform 3* endorsement bodies in making endorsement decisions.
- Produce In-Service Support Reviews providing assurance of support solution effectiveness to inform FLCs.
- Undertake learning and development and upskilling as required.

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

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together

**Benefits**:
As a unique business, we offer in-house training as well as external development opportunities towards industry recognised qualifications.
We offer a flexible, inclusive work package which takes into consideration differing life circumstances and is crafted to support you through the lifetime of your employment and beyond.

In addition to a generous salary, market-leading pension and holiday entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days, we regularly reward our staff with financial In Year Rewards and Thank You Vouchers to recognise high standards of work and outcomes.

OUR ON-SITE FACILITIES INCLUDE:
- Subsidised canteen
- Gym
- Coffee bars
- Shops
- Parking

The post does not offer relocation expenses

Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

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