DIO Accommodation Plans and Requirements Data Analyst

Job description

This exciting new position within Plans and Requirements offers the successful candidate the opportunity to support Service Families Accommodation Planning at a time of significant change through the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme (DEOP) and the introduction of the New Accommodation Offer (NAO).The position works directly to SO1 Plan and Requirements and will support scope, refine and analyse data in order to inform how we can best support Service Families with accommodation.

- Prepare and Coordinate Service Families Accommodation (SFA) Stock and Occupation data reports to support DIO Accommodation Plans and Requirements (P&R) in effective SFA Estate and Stock Planning.

- Coordinate DEOP SFA requests, using Project Team Information on DEOP moves to support effective SFA forecasting across the Defence Estate.

- Track and update Top Level Budget (TLB) changes in DEOP to ensure requirements are captured and updated in P&R Registers and Workbooks to inform SFA Planning.

- Provide and Coordinate data reports as required to support the effective planning for roll out of the New Accommodation Offer (NAO) using Microsoft products and DIO Information Systems.

- Provide quality assured SFA data to underpin requests for Management Information (MI) and to meet request timelines, to meet P&R taskings.

- Support Plans and Requirements C2 Data Analyst as required

- Any other additional duties directed by Head Plans and Requirements in support of SFA future planning and the wider Plans and Requirements Team appropriate to the grade.

Person specification

Competent in use of Microsoft Office and in particular Excel.

Experience analysis and handling of data (Desirable)

Some limited travel maybe required.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

Benefits

Alongside your salary of 28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes 7,641 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 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.

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours.

We will assess you against the following behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Working together
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and influencing

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Working together

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills:

• Delivering At Pace
• Managing A Quality Service
• Communicating And Influencing

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: [email protected].

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.

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) .