Army Ao/e1 Evidence Exploitation

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

- 294295**Salary**:

- £22,758- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- E1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Army - Army HQ Futures Directorate / Future Force Development Branch**Type of role**:

- Knowledge and Information Management**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
- Army HQ AndoverAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to be part of one of the world’s leading Defence organisations, offering a significant contribution towards the delivery of UK Defence? The Ministry of Defence employs over 50, 000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 9, 000 MOD Civil Servants in over 300 locations.

We are delighted to offer this interesting and developmental role in the Future Force Development (FFD) branch of Army HQ Futures Directorate, based in Andover. FFD operates as an engine for research, innovation, analysis and experimentation to determine how the Army must be structured, trained and equipped in the future.

We are looking for an Administrative Officer (AO) to join our diverse, outstanding and motivated Research and Experimentation (R&E) team which is responsible for filling the knowledge gaps to inform capability development choices.

This role is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
This is an exciting role that combines Information Management (IM), Information Exploitation (IX) with business support and IT skills. The post provides an interesting and developmental window into research, capability, science and technology. We are looking for an engaging, proactive individual to work in a mixed military/civilian team.

If you thrive on multi-tasking, enjoy balancing a flexible and multifacted workload and have some experience of customer service, then we would love to hear from you.

**Person specification**:
Main Responsibilities:

- Ensure the correct naming and/or re-naming of large volumes of research reports in line with the Defence Document Naming Convention to ensure easy subsequent document identification and retrieval.
- Assist the SEO Evidence Exploitation to ensure that research information is accessible, accurate and securely controlled in line with MOD information management policies.
- Maintain Sharepoint information, administering access permissions and maintain stakeholder details and contact information.
- Undertake routine uploading, downloading, hyperlinking, conversion of reports to PDF and associated document management tasks.
- Identification and retrieval of legacy reports from Meridio and other electronic records management systems.
- Scanning of hard copy reports to ensure digital information availability.
- Provide direct administrative support to Assistant Head (AH) Research and Experimentation (R&E), and the wider team, arranging and booking travel, conference rooms, refreshments and working lunches.
- Arranging payment for services received using an e-Procurement card and other MOD payments systems.
- Provide absence cover for the Branch Support Officer, general administrative and clerical tasks in support of wider team effort.

Essential Skills:

- Be self-motivated, highly organised and able to work well within a small team whilst working collaboratively within the wider team and Army Headquarters.
- Have strong interpersonal skills, verbal and written
- Have a sound understanding of Microsoft Office packages

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

- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £22,758, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,144 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 working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service,
- Highly competitive pension scheme,
- Personal and professional development for skills and qualifications, including the MOD Apprenticeship Scheme
- The MOD Apprenticeship Scheme combines on the job training with developmental training. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to Army HQ Gym
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle,
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