Navy Command - HMNB Devonport - Portfolio Directorate Data and Information Analyst

HM Naval Base is one of the largest bases of its kind in western Europe and is a key Defence asset, acting as an operating and support base for the Royal Navy's ships and submarines, and elements of the Royal Marines. Working here offers opportunities which are varied, challenging and exciting; enabling and supporting the Royal Navy to generate and operate forces worldwide today and ensuring that we are ready for tomorrow by developing and delivering UK maritime capability for the future.
The Naval Base provides an open, flexible and supportive working environment with Civil Servants, uniformed personnel and commercial partners working together across a wealth of interesting and challenging roles in a variety of disciplines, ranging from finance, legal services, personnel and HR, strategic and project planning through to contract management and media services.
The Devonport site consists of HM Naval Base Devonport (MOD owned) and Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (DRDL) (Babcock owned). By its nature, the site is a highly complex environment where a myriad of strategic demands, commercial and financial arrangements combine to deliver Defence outputs. Central to the strategic planning and integration function in the Naval Base is the Devonport Portfolio Office, or DPO. This is a collaborative MOD and industry partnership working together to shape the future of the site to deliver best for Defence outputs.
The position is advertised at 37 hours per week., + Accountable to the Portfolio Directorate Deputy Head for leading the analysis of data and information pertaining to the Devonport portfolio, including data and information relating to site strategic planning and integration, site performance and risk, and high-level requirements across the Devonport site enterprise.
+ Responsible for providing insight, information and input that strengthens Devonport portfolio governance and enables the prioritisation of decisions.
+ Collaborate with enterprise stakeholders to identify, understand, analyse and maintain an accurate record of business and functional requirements.
+ Manage changes to requirements, assessing their impact on programme scope, schedule and resources. Ensure enterprise requirements are defined, documented, and communicated to key stakeholders.
+ Identify any business procedure improvements that enhance the business efficiency of the Devonport enterprise, and to prepare associated Portfolio Directorate proposals for approval and implementation.
+ Develop, maintain and update a requirements traceability matrix to ensure alignment between requirements and programme deliverables.
+ Identify and maintain a key stakeholder map and assist the Deputy Head in managing stakeholder engagement and communication.
+ Manage the communication of executive decisions and direction as appropriate to ensure the coordinated and coherent implementation of endorsed proposals or options.
+ Provide line management support to team members., Member of or working towards membership of an appropriate institution (e.g. Chartered Management Institute, Association for Project Managers)., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Seeing the Big Picture
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Leadership
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Communicating and Influencing, At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:
+ Seeing the bigger picture
+ Making effective decisions
+ Leadership
+ Managing a quality service
+ Communicating and influencing
Sift and interview to be held at HM Naval Base Devonport, dates TBC.
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 into 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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.
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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) (opens in a new window)
+ 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
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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.

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A confident leader and team member with a track record of successfully and carefully leading data and information analysis and collaborating with others to find solutions together.
Relationship management expertise, able to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maintain service and solve problems.
Excellent analytical and communication skills, written and oral. Able to produce and submit written work to a high standard, including performance reports, risk statements and staff appraisals., Minimum UK Regulated Qualification Framework - Level 5 qualification preferably in Defence Information Management or a Business related subject, or a Level 4 qualification with extensive relevant experience at the discretion of the Portfolio Directorate Deputy Head.

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,480 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%.
+ Annual Leave of 25 days, rising 1 day per year to 30 upon completion of 5 years.
+ Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year.
+ Special paid leave for volunteering (up to 6 days per year).
+ On site gym and catering facilities.
+ 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. Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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