Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

<h2><strong>Details</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Reference number</strong></h3>
<p>482863</p>
<h3><strong>Salary</strong></h3>
<p>£30,741 - £35,088</p>
<p>Salary dependant on skills &amp; experience</p>
<p>A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%</p>
<p>GBP</p>
<h3><strong>Job grade</strong></h3>
<p>Higher Executive Officer</p>
<p>Dstl Level 4</p>
<h3><strong>Contract type</strong></h3>
<p>Permanent</p>
<h3><strong>Business area</strong></h3>
<p>COO - Estates Services</p>
<h3><strong>Type of role</strong></h3>
<p>Estates</p>
<h3><strong>Working pattern</strong></h3>
<p>Flexible working, Full-time</p>
<h3><strong>Number of jobs available</strong></h3>
<p>1</p>
<h2><strong>Contents</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>Location</li>
<li>About the job</li>
<li>Benefits</li>
<li>Things you need to know</li>
<li>Apply and further information</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Location</strong></h2>
<p>Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JQ</p>
<p>At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver. To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partners premises for 60% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement.</p>
<h2><strong>About the job</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Job summary</strong></h3>
<p>In the role of Estates Technical Associate, you will be responsible for providing technical administrative support to the Estates Group. This includes support to the Technical Leads, Facilities Managers and Permit Co-Ordination Office (PCO). The administrative support, which spans key areas such as Health and Safety (H&amp;S), Assurance, Rural Estate and Facilities Management, will require technical knowledge of the Estates Group and ultimately contribute to Dstl having a safe, secure and legally compliant estate.</p>
<p><em><strong>The post holder will work within a low-high security environment and must comply with all Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, policies and procedures. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided where required.</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p>
<p>Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.</p>
<h3><strong>Job description</strong></h3>
<p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Support in the planning, presenting and note taking of Estates chaired meetings such as the Requirements and Siting Boards.<br> Distribute Q-Pulse reports to the relevant FM/dFMs.<br> Maintain, record and chase actions resulting from H&amp;S inspections.<br> Work alongside the Soft Services Team to provide resilience with soft FM suppliers.<br> Raise purchase requisitions.<br> Assist in the management of the FM planned service scheduling, planned maintenance schedule and reactive works ensuring they are carried out in line with contractual requirements</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Person specification</strong></h3>
<p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection standards in Facilities Management<br> Competence in using Microsoft Office software products, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook<br> Proven track record of successfully engaging in contract and supplier relationships in a complex shared service environment.
<br>Excellent customer service skills<br> Good time management and the ability to prioritise competing demands<br> Effective communication and assertiveness skills</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Important Information</strong></p>
<p>Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.</p>
<p>This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.</p>
<h3><strong>Qualifications</strong></h3>
<p>Essential</p>
<p> Evidence of good standard of general education e.g. GCSEs or equivalent including English and Mathematics at Grade C or above.</p>
<p> Appropriate qualification or vocational training in business administration e.g. A Levels, NVQ Level 3. In the absence of a formal qualification relevant experience will be considered (i.e. 3-4 years working in an administrative or operations support environment).</p>
<h3><strong>Behaviours</strong></h3>
<p>We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:</p>
<ul>
<li>Working Together</li>
<li>Communicating and Influencing</li>
<li>Managing a Quality Service</li>
<li>Changing and Improving</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2>
<p>Alongside your salary of £30,741, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £8,905 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .</p>
<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>
<p>Dstls full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Financial</strong>: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible working</strong><strong>:</strong> Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).</li>
<li><strong>Working hours:</strong> Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.</li>
<li><strong>Where you work:</strong> Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.</li>
<li><strong>Annual leave:</strong> 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.</li>
<li><strong>Family:</strong> Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid</li>
<li><strong>Learning and Development:</strong> Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.</li>
<li><strong>Facilities:</strong> Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Things you need to know</strong></h2>
<h3><strong>Artificial intelligence</strong></h3>
<p>Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.</p>
<h3><strong>Selection process details</strong></h3>
<p>This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.</p>
<p>We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team <a href="mailto:dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk</a> and we will do all we can to support you.</p>
<p><strong>Sifting will take place week commencing 19th October with interviews being held at Porton Down from the week commencing 2nd November</strong></p>
<p>Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.</p>
<h3><strong>Security</strong></h3>
<p>Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.</p>
<p>Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .  </p>
<p>See our vetting charter .</p>
<p>People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.</p>
<h3><strong>Nationality requirements</strong></h3>
<p>Open to UK nationals only.  </p>
<p>This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.</p>
<h3><strong>Working for the Civil Service</strong></h3>
<p>The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.  </p>
<p>We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<h3><strong>Diversity and Inclusion</strong></h3>
<p>The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .</p>
<h2><strong>Apply and further information</strong></h2>
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<h3><strong>Contact point for applicants</strong></h3>
<h4><strong>Job contact :</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Name : Dstl Recruitment Team</li>
<li>Email : <a href="mailto:dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Recruitment team</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Email : <a href="mailto:dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Further information</strong></h3>
<p>Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email <a href="mailto:dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk</a> stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.</p>


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