Defence Business Services
7 months ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 324934**Salary**:
- £57,670- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:
- Grade 7**Contract type**:
- Permanent**Business area**:
- MOD - Head Office & Corporate Services - Financial, Procurement and Civilian People Services
**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
- Tomlinson House, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, North 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**
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.
**Job description**:
This post is an exciting opportunity to drive forward change and transformation within operational delivery teams for Finance, Procurement and Civilian People Service across the Ministry of Defence. You will lead a team of Business Change Managers to work with Technical Developers, Operational and Functional Policy Leads and Modernisation Teams across MOD to improve and transform the systems and business processes, primarily for our use of finance and commercial systems. You will also be planning and delivering on increasing our programme of activity for robotics and digitisation implementation across the whole of the Finance, Procurement and HR services delivered within DBS.
You will: Provide visible and effective leadership on all change activity for the finance and commercial transactional activity provided by DBS to ensure that the internal business teams are prepared for the introduction of any changes.
Develop a clear vision and plan to improve services and implement new opportunities in digitisation and automation with the employee experience as a key focus.
Use project management methodology to track and assure that business change is effectively delivered.
Work with colleagues from the operational teams to bring working practices closer together, removing duplication of activities and adopting best practice in the delivery and implementation of change.
Be the key interface with finance and commercial policy and operations leads on business change activities required on their journey to implementing cloud technology.
Ensure resource levels and financial expenditure are maintained within delegated limits.
**Person specification**:
You should have a strong track record of managing large teams, championing continuous improvement and excellent stakeholder engagement. A knowledge of Oracle systems would be desirable.
**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
**Benefits**:
- Alongside your salary of £57,670, Ministry of Defence contributes £15,570 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- An environment with flexible working options Monday-Friday
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service (pro rata). In
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