Heo Training Support, Defence Cyber Academy

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

- 267033**Salary**:

- £33,830**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- C2**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Strategic Command - Defence Cyber Academy (DCA), Defence College for Military Capability Integration (DCMCI), Defence Academy of the UK (DefAc).**Type of role**:

- Education and Training**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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Location
- Shrivenham, South East England, SN6 8LAAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The main objective of this role is to ensure that the Training and Education (T&E) outputs of the DCA are appropriate, efficient, effective and, most importantly, safe.

In this, the Training Support Manager will direct, guide and coordinate all DCA T&E outputs in accordance with Joint Service Publication 822 and the DefAc Management of Training and Education System (MTES).

The role will ensure that the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT) process within the DCA is properly managed and governed through the Customer Executive Boards (CEB) and CEB Working Groups. CEBs meet twice yearly in Mar/Apr and in Sept/Oct with the aim of reviewing training requirements, agreeing training levels and targets, examining results of recent and future assurance activities and to highlight any emerging issues and risks.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

**Job description**:
The main functions of this role are to:

- Act as Secretary for the DCA CEB and CEB working groups. For each CEB to operate effectively it is essential that supporting information is collated and distributed to members prior to the CEBs. This will enable the meeting to be focused towards training delivery, compliance & assurance, the Statement of Training Requirement (SOTR) and Statement of Training Target (SOTT) figures, statistics on pass rates and trends.
- Act as the DCA lead for T&E Assurance, Evaluation, Audit & Inspection.
- Liaise with the Defence Trainer Manager (DTM) regarding Directing Staff (DS) formal teaching observations. Ensuring all DS are compliant with DSAT teaching qualifications.
- Ensure that the DCA Quality Improvement Plan (QIP), Self-Assessment Report (SAR) and Portfolio Assurance Management System (PAMS) are maintained and kept up to date.
- Support the DCMCI Chief Operating Officer (COO) and SO1 Business Manager (SO1 BM) in ensuring the Faculty fulfils its responsibilities with the Academic Provider (AP) contract through the Academic Provider Governance Group (APGG). Attend the monthly AP Management Board.

**Person specification**:
To ensure a greater understanding of the Defence T&E sector, completion of the Defence System Approach to Training (Manager) & 2nd Party Audit courses are a requirement to ensure proficiency & competence in the role. These courses are held at the DefAc and must be successfully completed within 6 months of taking up the position.

Experience: The following skills and experience are strongly desirable:

- Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise, work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Excellent IT skills, including word-processing, PowerPoint, and spreadsheets.

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

- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:
Some of the many benefits you will receive whilst working for the MOD at the DefAc are:

- Highly competitive pension scheme.
- Flexi-time scheme upon completion of 6 months service or the Line Manager has the ability to adopt flexible working sooner than the 6 month period.
- With Line Manager agreement move to an alternative Working Patterns (there are 9).
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service. If by chance you have previously completed service in the Public Sector in the past 5 years, you may be eligible to request 30 days leave immediately. (Evidence will be required).
- In addition to annual leave you will be entitled to 8 Public Bank Holidays per year.
- Professional and Personal Development of skills with the opportunity to undergo an Apprenticeship in Human Resources.
- Opportunity to join more than one of our many networks (Race, LGBT+, Gender, Disability and Faith & Belief).
- Minimum of 18 Days Special Paid Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Public Duties commitments (such as a Magistrate).
- Special Paid Leave for community volunteering up to 12 days a year for Special Constables and 6 days a year for other volunteering.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Shrivenham has good travel links with free car parking. Other facilities are a Sports & Social facilities, a Gym complex, a Stables, a Golf Course and a swimming pool, as well as on