DIO - Business Support Officer

The role provides a high quality administrative and business support service, including but not limited to:

Administrative support to the Estates Division.
Data management; record keeping, update and support to the maintenance of all operational data management systems, including processing online forms, documents and payments.
Processing and issuing documents and input and maintenance of data and records onto in-house and Office 365 systems.
Administration of local file management, both electronic and paper and co-ordination of papers, team inputs and team data as required.
Undertake administrative duties involving photocopying, filing and post as required and general office management processes.
Analysis of data and information, problem solving and collaboration with team members and stakeholders to resolve issues.
Communicating and providing advice, guidance, and support to customers and external stakeholders.

Location

The successful candidate will be expected to attend the Wyton office on a weekly basis for face-to-face meetings and collaboration.

If travelling outside your base location for duty reasons, you will have access to flights, hire cars, rail tickets and overnight accommodation. You can also claim 45 pence per mile should you choose to use your own vehicle for business travel.

Travel may be required to carry out site visits where you may go on MOD Establishments, residential estates, building sites, agricultural land, training areas and firing ranges etc.

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.

DIO Business Area - Estates

The Defence estate is one of the largest landholdings in the UK and covers an estimated 1.8% of the UK land mass (200,000+ ha). This is complemented by a significant UK Defence presence overseas.

Estates are the in-house real estate team within the DIO (part of the UK Ministry of Defence) supporting infrastructure needs across a high-profile Public Estate. We acquire, manage, safeguard, and dispose of Defence real estate. Our unique customer knowledge and insight of the Defence Estate enables our in-house team of property professionals to provide in-depth advice to our Military customers.

The Team

DIO Estates Programme Management Office (PMO)

The PMO team is a pan-Estates team, which supports the Estates delivery programme and its delivery teams via centralised Data, Programme and Business Management.