Head of Mission Partner Engagement

386824

£80,950 – £88,978

Salary will be dependent on skills and experience.

Permanent

Business Management and Improvement
Senior leadership
Strategy

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

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Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD

Candidates are expected to have on site attendance at Porton Down and Portsdown West for 60% or more.

Travel to other Dstl sites and some travel to various Ministry of Defence (MOD), Government and partner / supplier locations is likely to be required.

Are you a senior leader ready for a new challenge?

Do you have a Science & Technology background and want to make a real difference?

If so, Dstl is recruiting for a new position to become a key member of the Chief Delivery Officer’s Senior Leadership Team as the Head of Mission Partner Engagement (Hd MPE). You will develop and implement the Strategic approach to Demand Management establishing the MPE as the recognised customer and partner-facing unit.

Driving the development of intelligent customer conversations and advice you will ensure Defence and Security challenges are well articulated and the most effective response across the entire portfolio is addressed.

You will bring your effective stakeholder and customer relationship skills to develop and manage strategic relationships, account plans and communications, ensuring a One Dstl and One Defence approach.

We will provide you the opportunity to shape the future of Dstl, defence and make a real difference on behalf an organisation delivering work that saves lives!

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

What you’ll do:

• Establish the MPE as the recognised customer facing unit in Dstl through the development and exploitation of internal and external networks and relationships across Defence and Security.
• Lead and manage a team of civil service and military personnel where you will foster an inclusive working environment and ensure all team members meet their accountabilities.
• Work across Dstl to support the development of a comprehensive visits programme for senior mission partners.

For the full list of accountabilities, see the candidate pack attached below.

To succeed you’ll have:

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  Extensive stakeholder and customer relationship management experience, with strong relationships in Defence and Security at 2* level and below.
• Direct experience of developing strategies that influence leadership decisions.
• Effective communication skills with an Inspirational leadership style and the strong people management skills necessary to ensure the MPE is the recognised point of entry to Dstl.

For full details of the essential criteria for this role please see the job description in the attached Candidate Information Pack

Important Information:

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats.

For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require Developed Vetting and you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving

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

• Leadership

Benefits

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

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  Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.

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  Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).

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  Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.

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  Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.

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  Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.

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  Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid

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  Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.

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  Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

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  Pension: Alongside your salary Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes a minimum of £22,666 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

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).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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