Dio - Ministry of Defence Guard Service - Business

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

- 245138**Salary**:

- £21,169- + substantial pension and benefits**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence Guard Service**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Education and Training
- Human Resources**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- MGS Head Office, Goojerat Barracks, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7NZAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.**

**Job description**:
**The Challenge**

Do you have what it takes to be part of our Gold Standard security service?

The MOD Guard Service (MGS) holds the National Security Inspectorate Gold Standard and is passionate about delivering great things for its customers and workforce. It also has Customer Service Excellence accreditation and holds the Committed to Equality Gold Standard.

You will provide administrative support to the MGS in their Area of Responsibility (AOR) and to Business outputs as assigned by MGS Head Office.

You will be responsible for supporting the MGS, Business Resilience Manager (BRM) and Area Operations Manager’s (AOM’s) within the AOR in line with the key objectives stated in the Business Support Team Terms of Reference (ToR). You will also be required to Work collaboratively with head office staff and the wider MGS to provide Admin Support to Business outputs and functions where requested.

Through this role, you will be delivering front line support to managers and employees via handling day to day queries. You will be using our HR systems to keep records and provide relevant information to employees and the business regarding training and development of our staff.

**Location**

The permanent duty station will be Goojerat Barracks Colchester CO2 7NZ.

You may, however, be required to undertake detached duty at other sites should there be an operational need.

**About MGS**

The Ministry of Defence Guard Service (MGS) is a professionally qualified body of Civil Servants who provide unarmed guarding services at over 100 MOD sites across Great Britain. The MGS has guarded the Defence Estate for over 25 years including high profile locations such as MOD Main Building in London and His Majesty’s Naval Bases at Portsmouth, Devonport and the Clyde. The MGS plays a vital role supporting the Defence Mission and works closely with its security partners.

The MGS is part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and employs over 2,500 operational and support staff. The MGS is managed by a Head Office team, dispersed strategically around the country.

MGS officers are very often the first point of contact with the MOD for employees, visitors and contractors and we pride ourselves on a customer-focused culture, working to DIO’s Values as well as our own core values of honesty, integrity, professionalism and efficiency.

We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman.

You can view our YouTube video to see more about our work

**Person specification**:
**Main Responsibilities**
- The successful applicant will be working alongside Business Support Officer’s, and you will be expected to:

- Conduct administration activities for courses within the Workforce Development Team (WDT) prospectus.
- Complete monthly stationery orders
- Provide admin support for WDT meetings
- Collate and record feedback data for WDT courses
- Maintain and update WDT course availability spread sheet
- Support training delivery through the confirmation of classroom bookings including the completion of all relevant paperwork and liaising with guest speakers/visitors on all MGS courses as appropriate. Also ensuring the provision/production of up to date course material/resources/student handouts one week prior to each course
- Provide cover for Business Support Officer 10 and 11, as required
- Any other duties as required

**Desirable Experience & Skills**
- Qualification - A minimum of 5 GCSE's (or equivalent), including English
- Qualification - European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) or equivalent IT qualification in Microsoft Applications especially Excel
- Experience - We are looking for potential and someone who aligns themself to DIO's values to join this area of DIO. Why do you want to be a Workforce Development Business Support Officer and what previous experience, skills and personal attributes will you bring to this role?

**Licences**:

- Full U.K. Driving Licence, due to the requirement to travelling to other sites for business purposes.**Behaviours**:
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