Defence Business Services

3 weeks ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Full time

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

- 279447**Salary**:

- £22,220- per annum (pro rata) with generous employer pension contributions of approx. 27% depending on your salary.**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Head Office & Corporate Services - DBS- Armed Forces & Veterans (AFV)**Type of role**:

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

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Imjin Barracks, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South WestAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
- Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?
- Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.- Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
- Our Mission - Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability.

**DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.**

**We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.**

**Come and join the DBS community today**

**Job description**:

- Do you want to join the War Detectives? Do you have excellent admin skills, an eye for detail and a passion for military history? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commemorations team as an Administrative Officer. Due to the investigative work carried out, this high-profile team has become affectionately known as the MOD War Detectives and has featured twice on ITV’s Long Lost Family.- The work the team does makes a real difference to the families of historic casualties and our administrative officers support our caseworkers to see each case through from start to finish. This role is busy, interesting and extremely rewarding, no two days are ever the same.
- There is a chance for overseas travel and you will work with a variety of stakeholders and family members.
- Main responsibilities
- To contribute to the JCCC by dealing efficiently with all aspect of administration and commemoration for the Armed Forces and Veterans community through dealings with next of kin, single services, MOD, other Government Departments and with the general public.- General administrative support in the processing of historic casualty casework.
- All aspects of arranging, booking and coordinating travel for JCCC, Service Personnel and sponsored family members.
- Casework and file management of all paper and electronic records
- When required, undertake research on historic casework.
- Facilitating identification of recovered remains of service personnel by review of a variety of sources relating to excavation/discovery and artefacts found with the deceased.- Travelling regularly overseas for commemorative services and assisting with driving, administrative and hosting duties.

**Person specification**:
Essential:

- Someone who is comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and can analyse and manage information accurately.
- Highly motivated and resilient.
- The ability to work as part of a team and, at times, being able to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Good attention to detail.
- Proven ability to communicate - both written and verbal.
- UK full driving license and the ability to drive overseas in a variety of vehicles.
- Desirable:
- An interest in military history.

**Licences**:

- Full UK Driving license. This role involves frequent trips abroad to a variety of countries. A majority of the trips will be to Belgium and/or France, via the Eurotunnel. These trips are usually attended by two members of the team so it is essential that both can drive for health and safety reasons.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service

**Be



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