JOB DESCRIPTION

The Chief of Staff (COS) is a key enabling role within the Armed Forces and Veterans Services (AFVS).
Primarily responsible for leading the Business Management Team in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely and accurate responses are provided to a wide range of enquiries including Ministerial Correspondence and Parliamentary Questions.
The COS provides direction and guidance on all AFVS matters, cohering Senior Leadership Team engagement and effective stakeholder management across AFVS and wider Ministry of Defence (MOD).
The role is pivotal in delivering an effective and motivated workforce, providing advice on strategic workforce issues, easing team relations, and uniting the organisation to embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Leading a specialised team of 6 staff across 4 sites the COS is responsible for overall oversight in delivering the following specific tasks:

EXPERIENCE:

• CV
• Personal Statement - In no more than 1000 words, please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the job description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.

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)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements

Business Management and Improvement