Navy Command

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

- 400995

**Salary**:

- £29,580
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy

**Type of role**:

- Human Resources

**Working pattern**:

- Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Portsmouth, South East England, PO2 8BY

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
The uniformed civilians of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) are professional qualified seafarers, trained and educated to recognised international maritime standards and deliver worldwide logistic and operational support to Royal Navy military operations. Fully integrated into front-line warships, the RFA is an essential element of how the Royal Navy operates with freedom around the globe. The RFA supports a wide spectrum of operations from high-tempo war-fighting to counter-piracy, disaster relief, counter-narcotics, law enforcement and evacuation operations.

The RFA People team is based within Navy Command Headquarters; the nerve centre of the Royal Navy providing the ships, people, aircraft and equipment to deliver the UK’s defence policy. Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel work together across a wide range of interesting and challenging jobs in different disciplines.

The People and Training Directorate within Navy Command Headquarters is responsible for attracting, recruiting, training, sustaining and retaining inspired, capable and motivated people in an agile and flexible Whole Force to enable the Royal Navy to succeed on operations by putting our people capability first. Our modern approach to the future workplace and our singular focus on improving the lived experience presents a unique opportunity to support, enable and empower the people of the Royal Navy to thrive, and unlock their potential as valued and respected individuals who operate to fight and win.

This position is advertised at 18.5 hours

**Job description**:
The RFA is committed to empowering and supporting a diverse workforce and developing a suite of equality-assessed, contemporary options to address the challenges of modern family life and provide addition scope of choice with flexible working opportunities for all, with a focus on enhanced working conditions and greater flexibility of work/life balance.

We are seeking a people-focused professional with an eye for detail, excellent verbal communication skills and a proven ability of an autonomous problem-solving approach to join us at an exciting time where you will have the opportunity to shape and develop an evolving new position, to:

- Partner with our strategic workforce planning team to identify, define and publish both specific roles and a margin of opportunity in each cadre that can accommodate and embrace a range of alternative working.
- With appropriate consultation, and with SME guidance administer the design, trial, evaluation and implementation of a method or mechanism to enable more flexible working, supported by appropriate equality analysis and clear, accessible policy.
- work in conjunction with the Civilian HR, Pay and Reward, Part time and flexible working, HR Business Partnersand Future People Capability teams to ensure people resource policy change reflects business requirement and has the requisite process in place, inclusive of all links and impact to pay, progression, pension and leave.
- Create, share and communicate our opportunities, policy and new processes across our international fleet, internally within our chain of command and of course out widely to our community of Seafarers.

**Person specification**:
Essential:
The post holder will demonstrate experience in:

- Strategic workforce planning considerations
- Policy development
- Recent work in HR and and understanding of HR principles throughout the employee life cycle
- Programme/Project Management

Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of Royal Fleet Auxiliary, civil service and its working practices
- Knowledge of employment legislation and inclusive working practices.
- Experience or understanding of the challenges faced by seafarers in the maritime sector

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

- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference. Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maint