Approvals and MI Coordinator

Job summary

About the Role

Strategic Finance Investment Approvals (SFIA) supports Defence's most significant investment decisions through the provision of independent advice, approvals coordination, and management information. SFIA is also a key part of the emerging Approvals & Scrutiny Centre of Excellence, bringing together approvals and scrutiny expertise from across Defence.

We are looking for an organised and proactive Approvals and MI Coordinator to support Defence's investment approvals process, coordinate decision-making forums, and develop management information that supports effective oversight of the approvals portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure to some of Defence's highest-profile and most strategically important programmes while working with a wide range of stakeholders across Finance, Military Capability, Project Delivery, Requirements, Scrutiny, and Assurance.

What You'll Gain

• A detailed understanding of how Defence's major investment decisions are made.
• Regular engagement with senior civilian and military leaders.
• Experience supporting high-profile investment and business case decisions.
• Opportunities to develop expertise in approvals, management information, and decision support.
• Experience contributing to the development of the new Approvals & Scrutiny Centre of Excellence.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of decision-making forums, including the Investment Approvals Committee (IAC) and IAC Nuclear.
• Maintain oversight of the approvals pipeline and support forward planning of approvals activity.
• Produce and analyse management information and performance reporting for senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with approvals stakeholders across Defence to improve reporting and information sharing.
• Support the development of the Approvals & Scrutiny Centre of Excellence and continuous improvement of approvals processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working through better use of data, digital tools, and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial Correspondence, and Freedom of Information Requests where required.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities to challenging deadlines.
• Experience of analysing, managing, or reporting data and management information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, high-quality outputs.
• Proactive and adaptable, with a willingness to identify and implement improvements.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of providing secretariat, business support, or business administration to senior meetings or boards.
• Experience of working with management information, reporting tools, or data visualisation products.
• Knowledge of approvals, assurance, governance, or project delivery processes.
• Experience of using digital tools to improve processes and ways of working.
• Knowledge of Defence or wider Government business case and approvals processes.

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).

• 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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