Army – Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC) Administrative Officers

at  Ministry of Defence

JOB SUMMARY

The Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC) is part of the Army Collective Training Group and is responsible for assuring the directed training of both individual soldiers and formed units of soldiers deploying within the UK and worldwide. After being closed for several years, Bassingbourn Barracks is undergoing a complete modernisation to accommodate MRTC and a number of smaller lodger units. The MRTC is a mix of Army personnel (both Regular and Reserve) and Civil Servants
Civilian clerks are fully integrated within the MRTC providing essential administrative support within their specific team.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We currently have five vacancies in the Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC) Civilian clerical team as follows:

• Mobilisation & HR Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) Support Officer (two vacancies): Provide HR and JPA administrative support to Reservist Personnel on Mobilisation and De-mobilisation and to facilitate the mount and dismount procedures for Army personnel entering a Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) commitment. These are key roles within a small team of 7 that facilitate the hiring of reserve personnel for a specific period of time and subsequently releasing them from service on completion of task.
• Operations JPA Support Officers (two vacancies): The Operations JPA Support Officers will primarily provide administrative support to the Operations and Planning cell, with focus on the validation of the Individual Pre-Deployment Training course.
• Movements Control Support Officer (one vacancy): The MRTC Movement Control (MOVCON) Support Officer is to provide movements administrative support to deploying and currently deployed Army personnel.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

We are looking for individuals who show initiative, can interact with personnel at all levels and can work independently, as well as part of a team. They should be able to demonstrate a good range of Microsoft Office skills (Microsoft Teams, Excel, Power Point, Word including Outlook & SharePoint) and have a good telephone manner as they will be liaising with internal and external agencies.
This will require candidates to be organised, able to work unsupervised, be proactive and have a strong eye for detail. They must be confident in providing appropriate guidance and support and be able to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels.

Essential skills:

• Be self-motivated, well organised and able to work well within a small team, whilst working collaboratively with the wider team.
• Have strong interpersonal skills.
• Have the ability to converse effectively with a range of people of all ranks both military personnel and other Civil Servants.
• Use sound judgement.
• Work quickly and concisely in order to meet demanding priorities.
• Have a sound understanding of Microsoft packages.

For full list of tasks and responsibilities, see the attached Candidate Information document - MRTC Administrative Officer Tasks.

BEHAVIOURS

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

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

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

• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,490 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• 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%
• Alternative working practices
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• On-site gymnasium (for a small monthly fee for membership of Civil Service Sports Club)
• Cycle Loan (Advance on Salary)
• Defence Sports & Recreational Association (DSRA) Defence Discount Service

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 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.
Please note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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