Domestic Supply Section Manager

Details

Reference number

289826

Salary

£27,080

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Air

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

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Location

RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, IV31 6SD

About the job

Job summary

Logistics Support Squadron (LSS) delivers logistic enablement in support of Typhoon aircraft for QRA(N), Poseidon aircraft for Maritime Patrol and supports UK and Global operations.

Within LSS, Base Supply Flight (BSF) is recruiting a Domestic Supply Section (DSS) Manager which delivers Barrack and Clothing items to RAF Lossiemouth. The output of the section includes Operational Kitting, MyRAF Clothing App orders, Barrack provisions for all Single Living Accommodation and other Station Buildings.

This post is advertised as Full Time at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Line management of the Station Barrack Warden AO, Station Clothing Co-ordinator AO and 9x Storekeepers SZ2.
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring that all DSS requests are processed, handled, and stored in accordance with policy and regulations.
• Being fully conversant and complying with Health and Safety, Fire and Security regulations.
• Maintaining the security of the building and ensuring that visitors are escorted.
• Overseeing all requests/transactions on the Management of the Joint Deployed Inventory (MJDI) system ensuring all records are accurate.
• Scrutinising all auditable documents within DSS and maintenance of all corresponding registers and databases.
• Ensuring Material Accounting compliance for all items and storage areas within DSS through completing all Key Performance Checks.
• The completion of Monthly Management Checks.
• Providing scrutiny and financial approval for Government Procurement Card (GPC) purchase requests within DSS, ensuring policy compliance.
• The coordination of Trade Ability Tests (TATS) for AS2 military ranks within DSS.
• Assisting or managing other tasks as detailed by OC LSS or OC BSF commensurate with an Executive Officer grade.

Person specification

The successful candidate must be able to interpret policy to make sound decisions, whilst working in a busy operational environment as tasks can be time sensitive but also require careful consideration to ensure appropriate scrutiny is applied to all decisions.

You will require strong IT Skills with a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 as well as the ability to work well in a team and independently.

The ability to communicate effectively is essential as you will be engaging with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally.

Highly Desirable Skills:

• Storekeeping experience
• MJDI system experience
• Low Value Purchasing experience
• Experience of managing a team

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Changing and Improving
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• New entrants will be entitled to 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years service.
• Competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave to qualifying staff.A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

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

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Please note: Interview travel expenses will not be reimbursed.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

You will be asked to provide a CV and 250 words for each Behaviour at Application Stage.

The sift will take place at RAF Lossiemouth in June with interview dates to follow.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Fg Off Sarah Davis Email : Sarah.davis141@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. Please refer to the attached Candidate Information guide.