Training Support Manager - Aviation

Have you ever considered working in an exciting, inclusive aircraft engineering training environment? Do you have the desire and ability to manage an exciting and dynamic training environment, learn new skills and encourage the development of future engineers, in aircraft aviation maintenance? If so, there is a brilliant career ahead of you and a great place to work.
The School of Army Aeronautical Engineering (SAAE) operates in a ‘whole-force’ educational environment with a mix of Military and Civil Service personnel, who play a key role in delivering world-class technical training to a broad audience of soldiers across a varied aviation maintenance curriculum to ensure the army’s continuing airworthiness. The Training Manager – SAAE Headquarters role offers an unparalleled opportunity to support and enable the delivery of interesting, demanding and rewarding training, to shape and nurture the next generation of Army Aviation Technicians and Supervisors, helping to prepare them for demanding operational roles.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week., An exciting opportunity has arisen to join SAAE, we are actively seeking a dynamic and adaptable manager to proactively manage support contracts, project manage the procurement and implementation of new training equipment/facilities, develop and co-ordinate the availability of training support infrastructure and manage the small headquarters team of military and civilian specialists, to provide quality assurance, ensure instructor professional competence and administrative support, to enable effective training to occur.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible to the Head of Training Delivery for:
+ Department leadership and management of HQ elements, functional management of 2x Warrant Officers and Line Management of 1x civilian EO band, counter signing responsibilities for 2x AO clerical staff.
+ Responsible for facilitating the delivery of staff professional training and Military/Civil Aviation Authority competence training.
+ Deputising in the absence of any of the other Training Managers within SAAE, for the Functional Management of military Instructors and Line Management of civilian Instructors. This may include the daily tasking of individual staff or giving direction to departmental leads and the recording of activity using schedule management tools.
+ Responsible for the management of all equipment and training aids used by the school, ensuring audit process is effective, fault reporting and replacement is coordinated, planned and actioned.
+ Ensuring the Quality Management system is effectively run by the Quality Manager, Administrative support is effective.
+ Liaison with relevant contract managers to ensure contract-delivered training and support services are delivered to standard. Maintaining regular Lines of Communication with relevant stakeholders
+ Responsible for ensuring the departments have completed their own audits and self-assessment activities, and, where required, corrective actions are developed and enacted.
+ Coordinating with partner organisations to ensure the training pipeline is managed efficiently across the site which also hosts other schools.
+ Functioning as Engagement Champion for the school in the wider Civil service environment.
+ Lead interviewer for future Civil Service recruitment activities., This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following Experience:
+ A CV; details to include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience.
At interview, you will be assessed against the following:
Success Profiles Behaviours
+ Leadership
+ Communication and Influencing
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together
Technical Skills:
+ Technical Trade Test
+ Instructional Skills: SIO Functional Competence - SI-2. Delivery of Specialist Instruction
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) (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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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 ideal candidate should be a great written and oral communicator with the ability to effectively describe complicated ideas to different audiences. You must be well organised, proficient in time management, and flexible in your approach to problem solving. Effective Microsoft Office skills are essential, knowledge of project management and auditing are desirable but training in these areas can be made available., + Leadership
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ Technical Trade Test
+ Instructional Skills SIO Functional Competence - SI-2. Delivery of Specialist Instruction.

Whilst there are opportunities to work flexibly, regular attendance on-site at MoD Lyneham will be required.
Please be aware successful candidates for all positions at SAAE are required to obtain Disclosure & Barring Service (formally Criminal Records Bureau) Enhanced clearance, as well as the UK Government’s security clearance (SC).

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ A Learning and Development programme tailored to your role, including opportunities for Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
+ Free on-site car parking.
+ Free access to our on-site gymnasium and outdoor sports facilities.
+ On-site shop/cafe facilities.
+ A variety of reward and recognition schemes.
+ Flexi-time scheme (on successful completion of probationary period).
+ Alternative working patterns available.
+ 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
+ 9 days public and privilege holiday per annum.
+ Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period for Reserve service commitments.
+ Special Paid Leave for other volunteer duties.
+ Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
+ Advance of pay to purchase travel season tickets or ‘cycle to work’ scheme (upon completion of 6 months service).
+ A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.