Air Climate Change

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

- 327260**Salary**:

- £43,080 - £47,260- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Air - Climate Change & Sustainability**Type of role**:

- Project Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- RAF High WycombeAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Vision: By 2040, the Next Generation Royal Air Force has Net Zero emissions, the first Net Zero Air Force in the World.

Are you a positive, organised and proactive individual who is looking for an exciting role within a lively and fast-paced area? Do you have a background in infrastructure, sustainability, programmes, data and communications, and driving transformation and change? If so, then we want you to join Air’s Climate Change & Sustainability Team.

We not looking for a whole host of qualifications
- we are looking for an individual with a passion for sustainable infrastructure, an interest in working in Defence and a willingness to work hard, gain knowledge and, where appropriate, gain qualifications.

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 is currently Air Command, High Wycombe although alternative locations can be discussed), and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. There will be a requirement to travel to other stations and locations as part of this role.

This position is advertised as 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The successful applicant of this post will be supporting the Programme Subject Matter Lead to drive the Climate Change and Sustainability initiative throughout the RAF Estate, coordinating the RAF and wider acquisition organisations and processes to embed sustainability requirements, scrutiny and assurance, and whole life footprint decision support across all Air Estate activities. They will engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to establish and showcase best practise and source innovative and novel solutions which represent value for money sustainable solutions for the RAF. A flexible approach to work is essential to ensure team outputs are produced to time and quality.

Some travel will be required.

**Person specification**:
The primary area of responsibility will be to support the Programme SME Lead with driving and supporting the Estate Sustainability initiative throughout the RAF.

It is desirable for the successful applicant to have:

- Experience in an Infrastructure sustainability role
- Experience and knowledge in relation to the collation of the information and data necessary to provide the management information required to inform decision support which will drive activity required to achieve a net zero resilient Air Estate
- Strong management and leadership experience
- A strong team player and self-starter with the ability to work in a culture of change, being adaptable and willing to review priorities to meet the current and future needs to the team
- Strong stakeholder and engagement skills with a track record of working with, and through, a wide range of stakeholders

There is currently one direct report (HEO) which will be managed by this post, with an expectation that the team may expand over time.

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

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Benefits include, but are not limited to:

- Flexible working opportunities
- Training and personal development
- 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service, plus

leave for HM The King’s birthday- 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
- Highly competitive civil service pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes

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