Dio - Digital and Data Officer

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

- 271938**Salary**:

- £33,830- + Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% and additional benefits**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Infrastructure Organisation - COO - Regional Delivery (Central Region)**Type of role**:

- Digital**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY and Royal Air Force Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 2EAAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and play a key role in keeping our country safe through caring for the Defence estate and those that depend on it? DIO manages the Defence estate, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse property portfolios, enabling the armed forces and Defence civilians to live, work, train and deploy. From net carbon-zero accommodation to runways for the F35 fighter jets, our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe

**About DIO**

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**Job description**:
The Digital Officer sits within Regional Delivery (RD) Central’s Digital and Data Team, which provides multi-disciplinary business management support and advice to colleagues and customers involved in the management of the Defence estate in the RD Central Region.

The post holder will assist the Digital Manager in developing and implementing the region’s system functionality, developing the data held within the system to deliver a common picture understood across the region, DIO and the wider MOD, thus enhancing the ability of the Region Head to deliver their service and support the RD Director to fulfil their responsibilities to the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive. This is a key post within RD Central and offers the opportunity to develop a wide range of competences in a fast paced environment working to tight deadlines.

**Person specification**:

- Implementation of MOD and DIO Information system changes in accordance with system standards, enforcing data standards, quality and completeness.
- Ensuring regional staff are competent users of IT systems and associated data standards and ensuring guidance is communicated to all regional staff as appropriate.
- Regularly review guidance documentation for its appropriateness and update in accordance with changes as they are implemented.
- Develop, lead and manage the region-specific delivery elements of the Infrastructure Management Systems (IMS), Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Asset Information Management Common Data Environment (AIM CDE) functionality.
- Ensure region-specific IMS requirements are articulated, understood and given the appropriate priority.
- Drive IT system changes applicable to industry partner, MOD and wider government, e.g. Contract, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F).
- Act as RD Central Data Steward.
- Identify data quality issues, where possible resolving internally or work with DIO Data, Analytics & insight (DEx) to resolve.
- Disseminate data quality issues to appropriate stakeholders capable of addressing them.
- Identify root causes of data issues (e.g. system, process, training etc.), and recommend process/system improvements that prevent recurring issues.
- Act as Regional Lead for Information Assurance activity, advising and briefing 1* Regional Head as appropriate.
- Liaise with MOD, Top Level Budget Holders (TLBs), DIO and other stakeholders on all IT system change programmes and plans.
- Actively explore and identify digital improvements and enhancements across the region, assisting, explaining and supporting our staff through implementation of new and utilisation of current digital solutions, to improve and streamline work processes.

**Desirable Experience & Skills**
- Excellent IT skills in the use of Office 365, SharePoint, OneDrive and associated information technology.
- Good working knowledge of DIO Infrastructure Management System (IMS), Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) and Asset Information Management Common Data Environment (AIM CDE).
- Good understanding of service delivery business and the interfaces required across the service delivery area with internal and external partners.
- Experience of MS Office Tools.

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

- Changing and Improving
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
- Leadership

**Benefits**:

- Highly competitive Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Alternative working practices such as working from home.
- Opportunity to join one of our several D&I Networks. We value diversity and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year