Training Optimisation Lead

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.�

The Land Warfare Centre (LWC) is a complex organisation employing circa 1500 civilian and 3800 military personnel, plus numerous contactors, in multiple locations both in the UK and overseas. The Headquarters in Warminster is supported by eight operating groups that manage and run the Army schools and colleges through which over 1200 different courses are planned, designed, resourced, delivered, and evaluated every year, which deliver trained personnel with a wide range of skills from the ability to undertake their first posting to readiness for deployment.

The incumbent will work to Assistant Head Training Plans providing support and will act as the primary point of contact within Training Plans for training improvements. This will be through capturing and exploiting data driving integration between the myriad of Management Information Systems (MIS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS). This will ensure the improvement of situational awareness across the LWC and highlight risk at all levels where necessary.��

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

This role is a pivotal to driving Digitalisation and Optimisation forward within the Land Warfare Centre and wider Field Army. The lead on information exploitation transformation to support the delivery of the Land Training System. It will involve developing strategy to cohere initiatives and the freedom to leverage exciting new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

This role will act as the collaborative lead on requirement setting for information exploitation projects working closely with stakeholders from within LWC and across wider Defence. The role will be the advocate for LWC interests, liaising with the digital community to share knowledge and drive forward application development.� Defence has its own online learning portal, a key part of this role is to ensure that where appropriate the Army�s training requirements are able to be delivered via this platform. ��

This is a managerial role responsible for line management of one Civil Servant.�

Person specification

Essential:

Experience of working within multi-disciplined teams and operating in commercially sensitive environments. Experience of creating and maintaining digital blueprint/roadmaps. Experience of working collaboratively with application developers and experience of translating business requirements into technical instructions for application development colleagues/suppliers. Experience of capturing high level business requirements by various methods (workshops, technical documentation, briefings.

Desirable:

Experienced app product owner including accreditation management. Previous experience of managing app development/new technology. Experience of user-centred design and user testing to inform business priorities and realise required benefits. Experience of business analysis and process mapping. Understanding of Enterprise Architecture principles and experience using associated tools ( Sparx/Archimate/Prolaborate). Wide understanding of digital tool exploitation opportunities within Defence and Industry partners.

Behaviours

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

Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes �12,480 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other benefits for Army civil servants include:�

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 of skills Alternative working patterns for many roles 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. Enhanced parental and adoption leave 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities Learning and Development Use of onsite gym and canteen. Free on-site parking.

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

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.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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.

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