Navy Command - Capability change and integration manager

Job summary

At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the authority for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine capability, the Submarine Directorate oversees one of the most complex and critical elements of UK defence. Covering everything from in‑service management to long‑term fleet modernisation, the directorate ensures the Submarine Flotilla remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet national security requirements.

You'll be based at HMNB Clyde, home to the UK Submarine Service. It sustains the nation’s continuous at-sea deterrent and supports the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. As a centre of excellence for submarine operations, Clyde plays a critical role in national security and global stability.

This position is a Reserved Post within the Civil Service, for which only sole UK nationals are eligible. Under the Civil Service Nationality Rules, UK nationals include British citizens, British subjects with the right of abode in the United Kingdom, and British Overseas Territories citizens.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Are you ready to join a brand-new team shaping how change is delivered across HMNB Clyde?

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly established Capability Integration & Change function at the centre of transformation across HMNB Clyde. You will support the coordination and delivery of change within a complex operational environment, ensuring that programmes, infrastructure, workforce and operational activity are effectively aligned.

Working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across Defence, you will translate strategic priorities into deliverable activity, helping to drive alignment and ensuring change is implemented in a controlled, coherent and effective way.

What you will be doing:

• Deliver Integration & Change Activity: Deliver capability integration and change activity within your assigned area, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and operational requirements.
• Manage Workstreams & Outputs: Lead defined workstreams, coordinating inputs, managing timelines, and ensuring high-quality outputs are delivered on time.
• Oversee Risks & Dependencies: Identify, monitor, and escalate risks, dependencies, and impacts across programmes and business areas to support effective decision-making.
• Support Governance & Reporting: Prepare and assure analysis, reporting and briefing materials for governance forums, supporting effective oversight and decision-making.
• Engage & Align Stakeholders: Build strong relationships across HMNB Clyde, Navy Command, and external partners to ensure change is understood, supported, and delivered collaboratively.
• Support Change Implementation & Improvement: Contribute to impact assessments, readiness activity, and continuous improvement of integration processes, ensuring change is embedded effectively.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you must show you meet the following essential criteria:

• Experience of supporting delivery of projects, programmes or change activity within a structured, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Experience of identifying, monitoring and managing risks, dependencies or issues within delivery activity.
• Ability to analyse information and provide clear, structured reporting, insight and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Experience of working collaboratively with stakeholders to support delivery, alignment and resolution of issues.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and present information clearly to a range of stakeholders.

Behaviours

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

• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 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).

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Personal & professional development
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to a confidential, professional support service
• Discount schemes
• Bicycle / season-ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)
• Assisted travel scheme

In Navy Command we believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you’ll be supported through your learning journey and your career. This can include working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.

You’ll have access to a variety of qualifications pathways ranging from GCSE/A-Level equivalent all the way up to master’s degree, depending on your role, your previous skills and your experience. Some qualifications even include “on-the-job” training which means minimal disruption to your working day but maximum impact.

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/.

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 p