Army - People Performance and Appraisal Manager

Job summary

16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team (16 AA BCT) is the Defence’s Very High Readiness organisation specifically trained to deploy on operations at short notice worldwide.

HQ 16 AA BCT is looking for an outgoing and motivated individual, with strong inter personal skills and an eye for detail, to be part of an innovative and high performing team with a focus on providing outstanding customer service.

Responsible for coordinating and administering the end to end performance appraisal process across the Brigade, this includes managing appraisal reports for approximately 250 personnel, as well as processing and quality assuring reports submitted to senior leaders within the Brigade for review and endorsement. The team provides advice and guidance to managers and staff, ensures compliance with appraisal policies and procedures, monitors reporting deadlines, and maintains accurate personnel records.

Through effective administration and stakeholder engagement, the team enables the timely and accurate delivery of appraisal reporting, supporting workforce management, talent development, and career progression across the organisation.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior military and civilian leaders.

Main Role Responsibilities:

• Manage the end to end performance appraisal process for personnel and wider Brigade reporting requirements, ensuring all reports are completed accurately, meet organisational standards, and are submitted within prescribed deadlines.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to managers, staff and senior leaders on appraisal policy, procedures, reporting requirements and best practice, acting as the primary point of contact for appraisal related enquiries.
• Coordinate and quality assure appraisal reporting activity, reviewing reports for accuracy, completeness and compliance, and ensuring submissions are prepared for review and endorsement by senior leaders.
• Monitor, track and report on appraisal performance and compliance, maintaining accurate personnel records, producing management information, identifying overdue actions, and supporting workforce planning and assurance activities.
• Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across the Brigade, liaising with military and civilian personnel to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure the efficient delivery of appraisal and personnel management activities.
• Lead Staff Officer for the Brigade on State and Honours and Award:
  • Raise timetable for submission into the HQ
  • Undertake accuracy checks on nominations
  • Provide feedback
  • Deliver secretariat duties to the Brigade Assurance Board
  • Ensure nominations are submitted in time

Person specification

Essential Skills Required:

• Well organised and will possess strong communication skills in both written and verbal form.
• Able to quickly build good working relationships with a variety of partners, both internal and external to the organisation and be able to provide support to a wide range of people of different backgrounds.
• Good Information Technology skills, including basic Microsoft Office 365
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to use initiative to prioritise work with minimal direction whilst maintaining an excellent attention to detail.

Desirable:

• Personal experience of delivering Military Officer and/or Soldier appraisal and career management
• Experience as an Adjutant or Regimental Career Manning Officer, a commander or Officer Commanding, Formation MS Rep, or worked in a
• Personnel Policy staff role.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

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

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 working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements 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.

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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

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