Ao J1/accounts

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

- 336367**Salary**:

- £24,040- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Air - DEFENCE SCHOOL OF ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (DSEME)**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support**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
- Lyneham, South West England, SN15 4XXAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Have you ever considered working in an exciting, inclusive engineering training environment? Do you have the desire and ability to work within a professional team that offers access to the best learning and development programmes, outstanding rewards and in house extras such as free gym use and flexible working. If so, there are multiple opportunities arising in MOD Lyneham which are the result of a unit move from St Athan. This will enhance the support to the development of our trainees and local community.

One of DCTT’s School’s, The Defence School of Electronic & Mechanical Engineering (DSEME), is a ‘whole-force’ mix of Military, Civil Service and Contractor personnel, who play a key role in delivering world-class technical training to a broad audience of soldiers and aviators across a variety of engineering disciplines ensuring the RAF and Army’s operational effectiveness. As an administrator in the J1 department, you are assisting and supporting the training staff to ensure trainees get the best administrative support whilst undergoing training.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
As the E1 in the J1 department, you will be responsible for assisting the Regimental Accountant and Financial Systems administrator. You will be trained on the requisite courses to be able to provide cover in times of absence. You will also act as an assistant to the Staff Support Assistant dealing with the coordination of paperwork for discipline cases. DSEME and 8 Training Battalion deal with more cases of discipline than any other unit within the AOR (Area of Responsibility). More specifically you will:

- Cover for the RA, FSA and SSA in times of absence. Provide support to the FSA and RA when required.
- Filing and archiving of all receipt and payment vouchers.
- Assist and support the SSA on all discipline cases within the Battalion.
- Attend all JPA courses and finance courses to be able to provide support.
- Acting as an adviser to unit staffs on all JPA queries pertaining to non public funds and discipline.
- Custody, receipt and disbursement of all duplicate keys. Maintain a key register and ensure the keys are rotated at least annually.
- Act as deputy cashier to cover leave and sickness, handover procedures are to be followed. When acting as deputy cashier being responsible for custody, receipt and disbursement of cash.

**Person specification**:

- The successful applicant should be prepared to attend courses at Worthy Down.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £24,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,490 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%
- 25 days annual leave
- Free Parking
- Free gym use

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 exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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