Defence Digital

**Location**

MOD London, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HB and MOD Northwood, Sandy Lane, Northwood, HA6 3FZ.

**About the job**

**Job summary**

A role in Defence is like no other, leading complex teams of military, civil servants and contractors, having a huge remit and influence on the whole of the UK, and opening many doors to further opportunities to develop a unique career.

We are Defence Digital, a part of Strategic Command, fulfilling an important role in the age of information warfare within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via various communication means including radio, satellite, and the internet. Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we're aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world.

If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us

These job roles may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working remotely.

This post is advertised at 37 hours.

**Job description**

Responsibilities include:

- Ensuring that items are appropriately categorised, allocated and actioned.
- Actively managing the respective calendars, making decisions on meeting requests as appropriate and commissioning and organising relevant briefing packs/papers and ensuring daily meeting papers are correct.
- Coordinating all material and support (including travel bookings), for both senior leaders’ meetings and visits at other MOD duty stations.
- Proactive and forward planning of the SRO and Hd Jt User’s time, ensuring urgent matters are identified and highlighted as soon as possible.
- Providing secretariat support at team and stakeholder meetings for the SRO and Hd Jy User, providing logístical support, commissioning and organising relevant briefing packs.
- Building and maintaining excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Assisting in setting up video conference / telephone conferences and other basic technical assistance.
- Managing electronic filing system in accordance with PMO guidance.

It is essential that you have good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

**Person specification**

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with the ability to retain information, who possesses good communication skills, is confident and able to work under pressure whilst always remaining polite and courteous.

You will need to have the ability to use a degree of initiative, whilst prioritising daily duties and managing your own workload.

**Behaviours**

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

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

**Benefits**
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Family Friendly - Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
- A wide range of discounts - Defence Discount Service, Civil Service societies for Sports and Leisure, Healthcare, Insurance, Motoring, company discounts with Virgin, Vodafone, and Microsoft Office
- In year rewards and ‘thank you’ schemes
- Flexible working
- Generous leave allocations
- Please see Benefits Leaflet for more detail

Learning & Development
- 5 days per year Learning & Development
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Professional and Personal Development of skills
- Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by MOD
- Ability to obtain industry recognised qualifications supported by MOD

Equality and Diversity

Professional Framework Statement

Defence Digital operates an organisation model in which every individual belongs to a Government Profession. The successful applicant will be posted into one of the defined Government Professions on Standard Terms of Reference for the grade. Defence Digital reserves the right to move individuals between roles, within their allocated profession, to meet the needs of the business and in support of agile resourcing.  Within Defence Digital each profession is led by a Professional Head of Community who will lead professional development and support the Continuous Professional Development path for their group.

Transformation Statement

Defence Digital is currently going through a Transformation Programme which aims to ensure we have the right workforce, with the right skills, to deliver the MOD's Digital Strategy. As the programme progresses, Defence Digi