Army - Operations Clerk

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

- 294950**Salary**:

- £22,758- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- AO**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Army**Type of role**:

- Operational 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
- Royal Military Police, Kitchener House, White Avenue, Longmoor Camp, Nr Liss, Hampshire, GU33 6DSAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are delighted to advertise this role at the Close Protection Unit (CPU)

The Close Protection Unit belongs to the Specialist Operations Regiment, Royal Military Police. We have been based at Longmoor Camp since 1976 and provide Close Protection to senior military officers and high-ranking members of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office overseas.

We need an individual who is skilled in performing a broad range of administrative services to support the continuous deployment and recovery of Service Personnel.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work in a highly motivated team delivering support to both training and global operations

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

**Job description**:
Working in the Operations Room within the Headquarters at the Close Protection Unit, you will work both individually and as part of a knowledgeable and dedicated team. This is a small 4-person team who work closely with the remaining Headquarters staff.

You will be the Single Point of Contact for Service Personnel who require hotel and flight booking for their deployments. You will conduct all bookings via the HRG online booking tool.

Part of the role includes the management of storing and operational archiving in line with Ministry of Defence policy.

We are continually committed to operations around the world and your role of the Operations Clerk is vital for ensuring that our Service Personnel deploy at pace to deliver Close Protection operations.

An Operations Clerk will use a laptop for their day-to-day work. Experience in Microsoft platforms, including Outlook / 365, Word and Excel would be highly beneficial to maintain documents and folders. An understanding of video calling / conference calling over Microsoft Teams or Skype is necessary.

You will receive training on the use of the HRG online booking tool to book flights and hotels.

Your position also receives credit cards to purchase a wide-ranging list of commodities to support Operations, so experience is low level finance and managing expenses would be advantageous.

This role may require flexibility in your working day at short notice to support ongoing operational requirements.

**Person specification**:
Key skills required for the role include:

- Strong communication
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Managing finances
- Administrative qualities and archiving

IT knowledge

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

- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £22,758, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,144 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.As a civil servant working alongside the Army, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects and a job that makes a difference.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work / life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Highly competitive pension scheme
- Personal and professional development of skills
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities

We offer free onsite parking, a rest room and kitchen facilities. Access to the unit gym is available with private personal liability insurance.

The working week is 37 hours with flexibility to agree your daily work pattern.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

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 poli