Integration Design Services Assurer

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

- 373880**Salary**:

- £43,080- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Strategic Command**Type of role**:

- Engineering
Internal Audit
Operational Delivery
Science**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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- Northwood HA6 3HP, MOD Main Building, Any other Strategic Command locations may be considered.About the job

**Job summary**:
The Integration Design Services (IDS) team which sits within the Integration Design Authority (IDA), provides a coherent approach to achieving integration by design across Defence. They do so by providing advice and support for project / programme / portfolio development, as well as delivery and in-service capabilities, ensuring that integration is scalable beyond MOD (Partners Across Government, Industry and International Allies).

The IDS assurance role is responsible for delivering a number of integration maturity assessments across Defence Portfolios, Programmes and Projects as directed by AH Advise and Assure. The assurance activity will provide evidence-based recommendations on integration for the top-level Defence oversight and appraisal committees (e.g Joint Requirements Oversight Committee (JROC) and sS ROCs).

This activity will require engagement at senior level with Defence Portfolios, Programmes and Projects, analysing data gathered using the Defence Integration Maturity Assessment (IMA) diagnostic tool to provide evidence to support senior level Defence decision making. The post will develop and maintain close liaison with IDS Domain Advisors, Defence Scrutiny functions and network with a wide range of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
As one of the lead Assurers for integration, the post will drive and shape Defence’s Integration Design Services with the IDA enabling Defence to realise its vision and strategic objectives in delivering a truly Integrated Force. You will need to work to cohere the ‘teams of teams’ approach, driving a culture that is trusting, collaborative, innovative, diverse and inclusive. You will enable the IDS to deliver with pace and agility through your skills, dedication and empowerment of everyone in the team supporting the leadership. This is an exciting and interesting role, where you will be able to directly influence senior decision making across Defence.

This role is responsible for providing some of the core foundational activity to enable the IDS to deliver its current outcomes, scaling them as it moves towards full operating capability in April 2025. The work will involve carrying out integration maturity assessments across the Defence Enterprise, presenting evidence to enable senior Defence decision makers to understand and manage integration across Defence.

To be effective in this role, the team requires someone who:

- Develops and maintains effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Has excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills to run ad hoc and matrix managed tasks.
- Displays the ability to deliver results against tight deadlines.
- Enjoys working as part of an exciting and energetic team.
- A self-starter who is comfortable working with limited direction.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**
- Experience of Assurance processes, tools and methodologies;
- Practitioner level knowledge of product, services, solutions and capabilities development and delivery in complex environments;
- Ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders within the department;
- Excellent analytical ability, drawing on multiple sources to see the bigger picture and identify solutions to enable business outcomes.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience of delivering to Senior Approval Boards or Committees;
- Experience of delivering programmes and projects of a complex nature;
- Experience of assuring complex products, services, solutions and capabilities at enterprise level;
- Experience of managing a multi-functional and diverse team.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,480 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.UK Strategic Command actively seeks to provide an inclusive working environment which gets the best from every member of our team, and which recognises people for their commitment and professionalism. We are a learning organisation in which you will be encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge, building on our wide range of work areas, and given support to develop your career on your own terms, ranging f