Military Establishment Advisor - Army

Job summary

Headquarters Army Individual Training Command (AITC) purpose is to develop mentally and physically resilient soldiers and officers who exemplify the Army’s Values and Standards and are outstanding at the basics of soldiering and leading.

Our Vision is to be world leading in human performance, training, education and leadership. We will develop, train and inspire soldiers and officers to ensure they are ready to thrive in life and win on the battlefield. AITCs approach is data driven and based on the most up-to-date thinking in welfare, education and human performance.

AITCs main effort is to develop a cohort of professional, trained and motivated instructors. AITC will ensure that the Army receives well-trained, disciplined, motivated, and adaptable soldiers and officers, ready to contribute to combined arms manoeuvre and physically and mentally ready to fight and win.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As a key member of the Operations and Plans team within HQ AITC, the Military Establishment Advisor is responsible for managing establishment change through the effective use of MOD information management systems. This is a predominantly process-driven position that plays an important role in ensuring organisational structures remain aligned to operational requirements.

The successful candidate will provide advice and guidance to units across AITC on change management, workforce recruitment matters and liability composition. They will also support organisational planning and restructuring activity within HQ, contributing to wider projects and strategic initiatives as required.

Working as part of a small, supportive team, the post offers a good degree of autonomy, requiring the ability to manage priorities effectively while building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the Command’s liability and AITC Establishment Tables, ensuring resourcing data remains accurate and up to date, annual reviews are completed, liability amendments are processed through the System Liability Information Management (SLIM) system within agreed timescales, and changes arising from published Implementation Orders (IOs) are implemented within three months of publication.
• Act as AITC’s Subject Matter Expert and sole user of the System Liability Information Management (SLIM) system, providing specialist advice, resolving user queries, liaising with stakeholders to ensure business requirements are met, and coordinating the reporting and resolution of system issues, enhancements and change requests within agreed timelines.
• Provide expert advice to AITC Operational Groups on complex liability requirements, workforce composition, rank structures and employment categories, ensuring proposed changes meet business needs and comply with Army policy, while maintaining awareness of current and future initiatives, reorganisations and resubordinations affecting the Command.

Person specification

Essential skills required:

• Good communication skills.
• Team player ethos who is capable of managing a quality service.
• Comfortable with making decisions.
• Confident with Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of military IT systems including SLIM.
• Previous experience working on workforce matters.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

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, 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
• Access to onsite gym, coffee shop, Mess
• Free onsite parking.

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.

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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