Defence Digital

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

- 327408**Salary**:

- £28,300- Posts based in London will attract the relevant London weighting.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

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

- Information Technology
- Other**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- This position can be based at either: Glasgow, Corsham, London, Bristol, Portsmouth, Aldershot, Colchester or NorthwoodAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Would you like to use your IT knowledge, skills or technical qualifications to make a difference and help our customers deliver Defence operations, military capability and support?

Would you like to gain a recognised qualification through fully supported training and development?

We are Defence Digital (DD), 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

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
This role sits in the Complex Delivery team, within the MOD’s Defence Digital organisation, and is responsible for supporting the Site Co-ordination Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) in the delivery of its outputs. The SCIDA function is responsible for the assurance of the MoD ICT infrastructure.

Work as part of a team to manage the Defence Digital SCIDA front door, responding to queries and managing the allocation of resource for SCIDA requests. As the first point of contact for customers to SCIDA, respond professionally and positively to requests.

Enable effective SCIDA direction by compiling, verifying, and analysing management information (MI) in relation to SCIDA and associated projects in the format of reports and spreadsheets.

Working alongside SCIDA colleagues maintain the SCIDA portal. Routinely review the portal to ensure available information is still current.

Joining Defence Digital enables you to take advantage of our excellent benefits package, including flexible working, discount schemes, a generous leave allowance and a market-leading Civil Service pension.

Responsibilities include:

- Establishing long term relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Responsible for ensuring timely response to SCIDA front door queries.
- Create and maintain SCIDA management information through a variety of software including Excel.
- Assist in the scheduling of tasks to SCIDA engineers, prioritising based on importance and deadlines.
- Provide support to the SCIDA project manager in the form of stakeholder management and assisting on the scheduling of tasking.

**Person specification**:
If you have the following skills and experience, we would love to hear from you
- Ability to engage and communicate with a range of colleagues and customers from a variety of functions.
- Experience of supporting the delivery of a service/project or programme.
- The ability to work both as part of a team and individually as and when required.
- Flexible in approach with the skill to deliver multiple objectives simultaneously and prioritise where necessary.

Dependent on the business need, there may be a requirement to travel to meetings within the UK, including possible overnight stays (or potentially occasional overseas visits).

This job role 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 from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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

- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible w