This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual with Acquisition Safety & Environmental management to join the team working within the Crypto and Defensive Cyber Team.

This post requires experience in creating, reviewing, and maintaining Safety and Environmental artefacts. Specialist training is available, to maintain your professional development in the Safety and Environmental Arena.

About Defence Digital - who are we? We provide digital and technology services to our Armed Forces, ensuring they can operate securely via radio, satellite, and the internet. Operating at scale, with an annual budget in excess of £2Bn and a diverse team of 2,500 colleagues, we're aiming to make our Armed Forces some of the most technologically advanced in the world. To do that we're growing our capabilities in disciplines like data science, automation and cyber security. If you can see yourself contributing to the world of Defence digital and technology, the next chapter of your career may be with us.

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station) and working from home as a personal choice. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. Currently, the team is in the office for 2-3 days per week.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week

Due to Security Requirements this post is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY

The Acquisition Safety and Environmental Officer will be required to undertake, develop, create and maintain Safety and Environmental Artefacts on behalf of Defence Digital Crypto Key (DDCK) and Crypto and Defensive Cyber (C&DC), including regular reviews.

Providing a true end to end safety and environmental service chain to ensure that the DDCK product lines are compliant with Health, Safety and Environmental protection Legislation and MoD Policy.

This role will support the product lines in the implementation and sustainment of the ‘Run’ function within the CK Service. The safety and Environment artefacts will include a range of High-Grade Crypt Key services developed by Joint Crypto Key Programme (JCKP) and extant CK capabilities.

The job role activities include (but are not limited to):-

Responsibilities:

• Support the Product lines by undertaking, developing, creating and maintaining Safety and Environmental artefacts on behalf of Defence Digital Crypto Key (DDCK) and C&DC, including regular reviews
• Understand the risks associated with products lines managed by DDCK, be empowered to recommend their acceptance, if within scope, or refer upwards (both via their own chains of command and with other stakeholder organisations) with supporting recommendations.
• Interpret and apply Health, Safety and Environmental protection legislation and MoD policy.
• Assisting with the programme of audits. Facilitate Regulator audits of programmes and projects as required.
• Assist with the operation and co-ordination of Acquisition Safety and Environmental (ASE) activities within an established Acquisition Safety and Environmental Management System (ASEMS), ensuring it complies with policy and instructions, and status of the project.
• Understand the risks associated with projects managed by the post holder, be empowered to recommend their acceptance, if within project scope, or refer upwards (both via their own chains of command and with other stakeholder organisations) with supporting recommendations.
• Assisting in ASE corporate reporting to Defence Digital
• Management of ASE status spreadsheet
• Management of ASE training spreadsheet
• Management of equipment related incident spreadsheet
• Assisting in internal audits and hosting external audits
• Attending ASE meetings, to cover ASE reviews and incident management
• Develop and maintain ASE artefacts
• Providing secretarial duties to the product line ASE meetings

Essential Criteria:

• Experience or understanding of risk management.
• Experience of creating, reviewing, managing and monitoring safety and environmental documentation.
• Ability to analyse and interpret source information in the production of documentation.
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Experience of maintaining management / corporate information.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• SysSaf 3 - Complies with requirements for System Safety Management through life, monitoring arrangements, and required documentation. - Supervised Practitioner
• SysEnv 3:Technical Authority, Advice and Guidance on Environmental issues in the Acquisition Cycle. - Practitioner

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• Flexible working patterns for a work/life balance
• A modern well-equipped workplace with on-site restaurant, coffee shops and sports facilities
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pensionwith an average employer contribution of 27%
• Generous leave allocation
• Please see the Benefits Document attached for more information.

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.

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

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/

Job contact :

Name :
Defence Digital Talent Acquisition Team
Email :
ukstratcomdd-hr-talentacqdel@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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dbscivpers-resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk