Sda Senior Administrative Officer

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

- 309652**Salary**:

- £26,000 - £28,000- per annum (pro rata), plus generous benefits and an average employer pension contribution of 27%. Existing civil servants should refer to the Further Information document for salary details.**Job grade**:

- Other- Senior Technical Specialist II**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Submarine Delivery Agency - Corporate Services Group**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, Devon PL2 2BGAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK’s nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence.
- As part of a diverse and inclusive workforce, here you’ll find a community to belong to - whether that’s alongside project teams with a shared vision or as part of an employee network of like-minded individuals. We believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and different perspectives, together we’ll achieve the extraordinary.**Job description**:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at HMNB Devonport as a Senior Administrative Assistant. This role is a fast paced and diverse role with a variety of business support and management activities. Providing you with the opportunity to network around the site to grow your portfolio of connections, creating or expanding on your management skillset, this post is an excellent opportunity for continued progression with your career.

Please note that this role is reserved for Sole UK Nationals only. Please be aware that attendance to the stated site will be required on a regular basis, dependent on organisational requirements.

**Responsibilities**
- Managing key stakeholders across the site to ensure they receive a customer focused service from the Business Support Group.
- Managing and overseeing the Devonport Homepage.
- Line managing junior team members to support with administrative tasks.
- Coordinating and conducting Devonport induction process with all new team members.
- Managing administrative tasks, such as drafting Business Cases to procure office equipment and other materials as required.
- Anticipate and execute tasks as required by the Business Support Group.
- Establish and maintain stakeholder networks across the SDA and with our stakeholders.
- Acting as an advisor in your area of responsibility, delegating where necessary and dealing with routine correspondence.

**Person specification**:

- Ability to analyse information.
- Experience working with Internal & External stakeholders.
- Evidence of identifying and implementing business improvements.
- Experience in building business relationships.
- Proficient in grammar, spelling and punctuation.

It would also be great if you can demonstrate any of the following desirable criteria:

- Experience of working in business support.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competences and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

- Customer Focus - Supervised Practitioner
- Strategic Thinking & Planning - Supervised Practitioner
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- 25 days’ annual leave +1 day a year up to 30 days, 8 bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday
- Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required)
- Market-leading employer pension contribution of around 27%
- Annual performance-based bonus and recognition awards
- Access to specialist training and funded professional qualifications
- Support for progression
- Huge range of discounts
- Volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave schemes

**Further Information**

More information can be found below:
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**Selection process details**:

- 1. Pre-sift - We will check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria that are listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. On your CV, please clearly show how you meet the essential criteria.
- 2. Sift - Your CV will be assessed against the following categories, using a simple numerical scoring system: Key Achievements; Relevant Experience; Applied Knowledge and Skills**_Please follow our _**
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3. Interview - If you're invited to interview, you'll be assessed against the Sift categories listed above, as well as the Technical Competences and Behaviours listed in the Person Spe