JOB SUMMARY

Do you want to support the Royal Air Force (RAF) – the air and space force of the Ministry of Defence? The RAF’s success depends on their people – the Whole Force – regular and reservist military, civil servants, and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly. Civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, undertaking essential work and contributing to the RAF’s mission and values. The role of civil servants in Defence is more vital than ever – now and for the future.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive individual, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, to join an innovative team which is the enabler and driver of change within the Air People function.
Working in a dynamic environment, the Sequencing and Scheduling Business Change Manager sits within the People Campaign Management Team, responsible for the activities, tasks and outputs identified to address the workforce challenge.The role is integral to the team’s function, managing the planning and scheduling of all projects, activities, and tasks to ensure that the People Campaign delivers its outputs and outcomes.
This position is advertised at 37 hours.

JOB DESCRIPTION

On a day-to-day basis, the Sequencing and Scheduling Business Change Manager will work in a fast paced environment, balancing workload in a multi-project environment and undertaking effective sequencing to minimise conflicts and delays and optimising resource allocation.

The successful candidate will undertake a variety of tasks that contribute to the successful running of the People Campaign schedule, including, but not limited to:

• Planning, developing and maintaining the overall people campaign schedule – populating it with all projects, phases and milestones and key activities to achieve the campaign’s objectives.
• Continuously monitoring any changes in business requirements and amending the schedule as needed.
• Ensuring the campaign’s projects, tasks and activities are aligned and sequenced appropriately to meet business objectives and deliverables on time.
• Tracking progress against the campaign schedule using different tools and scheduling and sequencing software.
• Ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently across the campaign.
• Scheduling updates in accordance with the governance structure.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify the benefits the campaign is expected to deliver.
• Conducting variance analysis to ensure that deviations from schedule and root causes are understood and appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Ensuring the timely production of reports and updates to senior management.

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BENEFITS

Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 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 employer contribution of 28.97%

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:

• 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

The successful candidate will undertake a variety of tasks that contribute to the successful running of the People Campaign schedule, including, but not limited to:

• Planning, developing and maintaining the overall people campaign schedule – populating it with all projects, phases and milestones and key activities to achieve the campaign’s objectives.
• Continuously monitoring any changes in business requirements and amending the schedule as needed.
• Ensuring the campaign’s projects, tasks and activities are aligned and sequenced appropriately to meet business objectives and deliverables on time.
• Tracking progress against the campaign schedule using different tools and scheduling and sequencing software.
• Ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently across the campaign.
• Scheduling updates in accordance with the governance structure.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify the benefits the campaign is expected to deliver.
• Conducting variance analysis to ensure that deviations from schedule and root causes are understood and appropriate corrective actions are taken.
• Ensuring the timely production of reports and updates to senior management