Legacy Operations Processing Team - Processing and Sourcing Officer

Job summary

The Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) Legacy Operations Processing Team (LOPT) is responsible for absorbing and addressing any residual commercial activity and any administrative work that arises subsequently, on behalf of its component sub-organisations, from their military activity in operational theatres or in training, where there is no longer operational currency.

LOPT Team will provide accurate, complete and timely information disclosures to relevant MOD counterparts, including the Directorate of Judicial Policy (DJEP) on behalf of component sub-organisations, including Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) and Ministry of Defence A-Block (MAB).

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the role, part time and job share arrangements may be considered, subject to the requirement that business needs are met.

Job description

The Processing and Sourcing Officer will be engaged in both (information) Sourcing or (disclosure) Processing activity.

The sourcing workstream makes requests for information from relevant counterparts to source appropriate information records from the various MOD data stores. These MOD data stores are both physical and digital and exist centrally and under sub-organisation control. The job holder will carry out sourcing activities to ensure that the full range of records are collated, and the full record set is held in appropriate LOPT data stores to permit processing.

The Processing workstream will apply existing policy and legal advice within a controlled, automated environment to fulfil disclosure requests within agreed quality, time and volume targets. Where information requests are novel or outside of agreed parameters, or where the context is not clear, EOs will engage with the processing manager to resolve. Processing will also involve the appropriate transmission of redacted record sets for release. This role will enable the colleagues to develop skills in data processing.

There is the opportnity to specilise in either processing or sourcing, with expectation that job holders will be able to flex across both workstreams to best support the timely completion of disclosure activities when required. This will ensure a full range of experiences and working knowledge will be available to the post holder.

This role will enable the colleagues to develop skills in data management and data processing.

Person specification

The successful candidate will have an understanding of information management and data protection.

Strong communication and teamworking skills are essential, as is an ability to use Microsoft Office.

An ability to work against defined processes and standards, whilst using your own initiative and contextual understanding to question and challenge process will be required.

Behaviours

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,740, Ministry of Defence 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 (opens in a new window).

• 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 employer contribution of 28.97%

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.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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