Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
09 Aug, 25
Salary
44590.0
Posted On
09 May, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Norway
Industry
Other Industry
JOB SUMMARY
Be at the heart of delivering the MOD’s most high-profile and strategic defence sector engagements.
The Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC) Programme Management Office (PMO) is seeking two Assistant Programme Managers to help drive ministerial priorities and support delivery of the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS). As part of the largest and most complex commercial function in government, these roles will offer a unique chance to work on high-profile, high-impact initiatives that will strengthen the MOD’s collaboration with the defence sector and improve the resilience of defence supply chains.
Sitting within the Supply Chain Directorate (SCD), part of MOD Head Office, the DIJC PMO is responsible for delivering strategic engagements with industry, working with senior MOD officials and the wider defence sector to tackle Defence’s most pressing challenges.
As a DIJC Assistant Programme Manager, you will play a central role in the MOD’s primary mechanism for partnering with defence industry leaders, small-medium-sized enterprises, technology innovators, investors, academia, trade associations and Trade Unions. The DIJC is co-chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence and is a mechanism for shaping policy, driving innovation, and enhancing our industrial capability.
The DIJC’s purpose and objectives include:
These roles will provide direct support to the DIJC top council and other core DIJC governance mechanisms. The postholders will be instrumental in shaping the strategic direction of the DIJC and supporting delivery against the DIS and broader Defence priorities.
You will play a key role in coordinating and enabling delivery across several high-impact DIJC workstreams, covering themes such as people and skills; acquisition and commercial improvement; capability management; and building a more resilient industrial base. This role requires strategic oversight, robust governance, and effective programme management to ensure alignment across workstreams and measurable impact for Defence and the sector.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
JOB DESCRIPTION
These are varied roles spanning a diverse portfolio of work. The postholder will be a key part of the recently established DIJC PMO, led by the DIJC Head of Programme. You will provide dedicated business, strategic programme management, and secretariat support to the workstreams being established under the DIJC to help deliver the DIS.
The DIJC programme of activity includes:
BENEFITS
Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this 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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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Further information on nationality requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic-level responsibilities will include:
Some travel will be required between London and Bristol as part of the role, and occasionally to other UK locations to support industry events and conferences.
The DIJC’s purpose and objectives include:
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