Business Systems Admin Officer

Welcome to the Royal Air Force Officer Training Academy (RAFOTA). This is a great opportunity to work as part of inclusive organisation working hard to support Officer Cadets graduating from Phase 1 training into the Royal Air Force. The business systems team supports a diverse staff group of Regular and reservist RAF personnel, civil servant personnel and contractors, with course programme and IT admin support.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week., The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
+ Liaise with Squadron Staff and Policy & Programme Dept (PolProg) to allocate classrooms ahead of each RAFOTA Course
+ Liaise with PolProg to check booking and coordination of all external training deliverers for RAFOTA during the next financial year
+ Make minor approved changes to live Course Programme and notify relevant personnel
+ Update bespoke Training Management Systems (in house training available)
+ Assist Business Systems Manager and Business Systems Officer with IT admin support
+ A good understanding of Microsoft O365 applications
+ Attend role related meetings and training courses, The job holder will be responsible to the Business Systems Manager (BSM). They will assist the PolProg with the Course Programme and aid BSM with IT admin support. This role is suited to a flexible, motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills, as the role has a strong customer focus. It is essential to have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Apps (incl Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and the ability to prioritise assigned tasks and work to fixed deadlines maintaining a high level of attention to detail. The post requires an individual who can work independently but also enjoys being part of a team., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
o Communicating and Influencing
o Changing and Improving
o Delivering at Pace
o Managing a Quality Service, o Learning and development tailored to your role
o An environment with flexible working options
o A positive culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
o 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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At sift, you will be assessed against the following:
Experience:
o A CV; details to include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Success Profiles Behaviours:
o Communicating and Influencing
o Changing and Improving
o Delivering at Pace
o Managing a Quality Service
In the event of a high volume of applications, you will sift on the lead behaviour (Communicating and Influencing) and CV only.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
o Communicating and Influencing
o Changing and Improving
o Delivering at Pace
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
Interviews will be held at RAF Cranwell, date to be confirmed.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
o UK nationals
o nationals of the Republic of Ireland
o nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
o 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)
o 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)
o individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
o Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The role encompasses both desk work and physical handling of IT equipment. Flexible working is available (after a 6 month probation period) subject to LM agreement and business needs being met. The individual must understand and comply with current policies and guidelines, within their area of responsibility, and be able to advise and communicate effectively with personnel.

Alongside your salary of £24,985, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,238 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
o Free on-site parking