Norcross, Tomlinson House
Centurion Building - Gosport
Kentigern House, Glasgow
Are you a dedicated person who is passionate about making a difference?
Would you like to work for the Ministry of Defence?
Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.
DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements
DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West, and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool. A further move, to the new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.
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Working in an Agile team, the role of the Governance and Reporting specialist is to manage and control governance and performance activities across our sub-portfolio of activity to enable effective management and decision-making. You will ensure timely, consistent, and accurate data collection, analysis and reporting on project progress and delivery confidence.
Role Requirements / Primary Responsibility.
Manage monthly team performance and risks reviews, analysing and presenting performance data and keeping log of board actions, decisions and owners.
Risk and issue management. Reporting risks to project boards and ensure that risk owners/manager are undertaking action to reduce likelihood and impact of risks so that overall AFVS risk is reduced. Analysing the cumulative impact of individual project risks and where appropriate, highlight this at the monthly performance and risk reviews.
Own the teams learning from experience (LFE) processes including how new projects are required to review and draw upon relevant previous lessons. Carefully coordinated with the DBS Project Delivery Function where appropriate.
Liaise with Stakeholders across Defence Business Services and wider Defence up to 1* level to gather data, review data, and work with stakeholders to resolve anomalies or gaps.
Collocate data picture of team investment decisions due to our investment boards and prepare Head Armed Forces and Veterans Services in advance of the board sitting.
Please note that there will be a requirement for occasional travel within the UK across our sites as the business requires.
Key Skills, Knowledge and attributes:
Our ideal candidate will have the following abilities/attributes:
Desirable Qualifications:
One or more of the following:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Allowances
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Employment Hours
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact DBS-EnhancedRecruitmentTeam@MOD.gov.uk in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
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