Training Standards Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:
191665

**Salary**:
£26,350

This post attracts a non-pensionable allowance of £6000 p.a. in addition to the basic salary listed. The MOD conducts routine reviews of all pay related allowances that could impact on those that the post currently being advertised attracts.

**Grade**:
Executive Officer

**Contract type**:
Permanent

**Business area**:
MOD - Air - DSAE GOSPORT

**Type of role**:
Education and Training

**Working pattern**:
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of posts**:
1

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Location

Gosport, HANTS. PO12 3BY

About the job

**Summary**:
Examiner position, examining up to Foundation Degree level (BTEC Higher National/L5 equivalent) military air engineering students in multiple aspects of Mechanical Aircraft Engineering Systems principles.

This post attracts a TOTAL of £6000 p.a. in allowances in addition to the basic salary listed.

**Job description**:
Do you want to make a difference to Defence? Do you have mechanical aviation engineering experience that could be used to test and assure the quality of the next generation of the Royal Navy’s Aircraft Engineering Technicians? The Training Developments & Standards Organisation (Gosport) are looking for someone with the right resourcefulness to achieve this.

This post is part of the Training Developments & Standards Organisation (Gosport) (TDSO(G)) within the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering, responsible for the management, development and production of assessment materials and activities, assessing adult learners who are studying for their next promotion and as part of the course will achieve either a Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education or a Level 5 Foundation Degree in Aeronautical Engineering delivered by the MOD, and currently accredited (validated) by the University of Portsmouth. These trainees will progress to be engineering supervisors on Royal Navy Air Squadrons, deployed around the globe.

Whilst formal training in assessments is a requirement of the position and will be provided, experience of training delivery and/or an instructing qualification (e.g. Cert Ed) would be desirable. Further opportunities for formal qualifications are also potentially available and CPD opportunities will also be offered.

Assessment activities will be conducted in parallel with the normal teaching week which is 0800 - 1630 Monday-Thursday, 0800-1430 Friday. Training is programmed for 45 weeks of the year. You will be working in an encouraging environment with a line manager mentor, as well as numerous other experienced examiners, training developers and training managers.

**Responsibilities**:
**Qualifications**:
Both routes must have 5 years recent experience in that trade.

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

- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- Generous holiday allowance - 25 days annual holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service in addition to public holidays;
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- Highly competitive contributory Civil Service Pension
- Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave
- Limited special paid leave for approved voluntary opportunities (conditions apply)
- Free Parking
- Use of a gym and swimming pool at substantially discounted rates.
- Onsite nursery facilities
- Cycle to work scheme

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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Things you need to know

**Security**:
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**Selection process details**:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

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As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business