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You will provide inclusive leadership for an experienced team, as well as providing leadership and outreach to help build capability and capacity and resilience to ensure that insights continue to be material, well-evidenced and helpful in understanding risk in decision-making. You will also be an active member of the senior leadership team.

This role will suit a substantive member of the Senior Civil Service but also provides an excellent first posting for those on promotion to that level. With increased government wide interest in major project delivery, the role will provide ample opportunities for both breadth and depth across many of the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Investment Scrutiny Team of around 20 civil servants and form part of the senior leadership of the Strategic Finance and Investment Group in MOD.
• Support both the DG Finance chaired Investment Approvals Committee (IAC) and the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff chaired Joint Requirements Oversight Committee (JROC) on findings to highlight risks and opportunities for decision-making.
• Drawing on experience and evidence propose recommended next steps to enhance chances of success for major investments.
• Work with investment committees across MOD and the Armed Forces to embed effective scrutiny as part of corporate governance.
• Support the Director Strategic Finance and Investment Approvals and the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff for Capability and Force Development on managing the Defence Programme and the relationship with HM Treasury.
• Shape and respond to wider change initiatives in MOD procurement, investment and delivery including Acquisition Reform and financial delegation.

It is important that in your application you provide evidence and examples of proven experience of these selection criteria. These responses will be developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview.

As a leader in Defence you will help shape, role model and bring to life a ‘One Defence’ Mindset that will enable us to realise our vision and strategic objectives. Your leadership must be inspiring, confident and empowering. Working at every level of Defence to break down silos, unite teams and drive a culture that is trusting, collaborative, innovative, diverse and inclusive. Enabling us to deliver with pace and agility through the skills, dedication and empowerment of everyone working in support of Defence.

In addition, you should provide evidence of:

• Excellent, proven leadership skills, able to earn trust and respect internally and externally.
• Experience of motivating, enabling, and empowering dispersed teams to meet complex objectives, fostering an inclusive environment.
• A strong communicator with the ability to simplify and articulate complex information to influence and communicate across organisational boundaries.
• Experience of project or programme delivery, portfolio management or investment appraisal.
• The ability to think of, research and apply new ideas and ways of doing things, encouraging, and supporting innovation from others.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills, and ability to articulate solutions in a business context rather than by process.

Professional Competence

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a strong field of candidates when there is a need to distinguish between candidates.

• 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 average employer contribution of 27%

Job contact :

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SCS recruitment
Email :
scscandidate.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

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SCSGRSRECRUITMENT.grs@CABINETOFFICE.GOV.UK