Defence Strategy Advisors

**Details**:
**Reference number**:
192145

**Salary**:
£41,500

£41,500 + £3,000 Inner London Weighting

**Grade**:
Senior Executive Officer

C1

**Contract type**:
Permanent

**Business area**:
MOD - Head Office & Corporate Services - Defence Strategic Hub

**Type of role**:
Analytical

Policy
Strategy

**Working pattern**:
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed Hours

**Number of posts**:
3

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Location

MOD Main Building, Whitehall, London

About the job

**Summary**:
We are looking for curious and flexible strategy advisers to help us drive change, robust strategy, and more effective performance across the Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a wide range of high profile issues, whilst being supported to develop in a friendly and exciting environment.

We have created the Strategy Implementation and Evaluation team to sit at the heart of Defence’s new Strategic Hub and support the recently appointed Director General of Delivery and Strategy in focusing senior time on the issue most critical to the delivery of the Integrated Review and Defence Command paper. We support senior decision makers to run the complex business of Defence by building a picture and making recommendations on how the Department can deliver more effectively.

These roles provide a unique opportunity to be part of something new and have exposure to strategy, delivery, and decision-making across the MOD, with great development opportunities. We are looking for individuals able to work collaboratively and creatively across multiple areas of responsibility to deliver for the team for the team and Department.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

**Job description**:

- Work across the Department to support the design and implementation of the new Strategic Cycle
- Support integration of strategic, capability, and financial decision-making and generate insight to support key decision-makers
- Own relationships and agenda items at the Defence Programme Assurance Group - ensuring that the National Security Advisor and key cross-government partners are briefed on Defence delivery
- Own key aspects of our developing business intelligence function to support senior decision makers with the best possible evidence and information
- Work flexibly across the team and wider Strategic Hub to support emerging priorities.

Inclusivity & Flexibility?

We want our team to be able to balance home and work responsibilities. Many of our team members already work flexibly through working compressed hours, working from home, and part time. We fully recognise the benefits that flexible working brings to the organisation in terms of improved morale, increased productivity and the general wellbeing of the team.?

Diversity?

In Defence we are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the organisation, the wider Civil Service and to society.

Development

The Strategic Hub is a unique and exciting place to work where we actively support personal development. We encourage team members to take up development opportunities that support their professional development and career aspirations. If you want to develop and progress - we will ensure you have the tools and support to do so.

**Responsibilities**:
You will be enthusiastic, engaging, and have a desire to make a difference within the Hub and team. You need not be an expert or have worked here before, but you will have an interest in Defence, delivery, and strategy.
- Excellent communicators and networker: you'll be able to present complicated ideas with ease, understand and integrate different perspectives, and bring people along with your ideas
- Can work in a fast-paced environment with confidence and autonomy: we are busy teams, looking for creative individuals that are keen to try new ways of doing things
- Can thrive in change and uncertainty: we are setting up new teams, with exciting challenges. We are looking for people who can support others, learn, and be flexible in the midst of changing priorities

Desirable (not essential) criteria

We aim to build a wide range of skills in the team. You might have some of the following, but equally none of these are essential for someone joining, and we are keen to offer development opportunities to build in any of these areas:

- Programme and Project Management
- Data and Process Visualisation
- Experience of working with large sets of data and business intelligence

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

- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension

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