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SO1 DProgs Programme Manager
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Recruiting Service
Army
SERVE Ref/JPAN/URN
APC/CMOps/202418072
NATO Rank(s)
OF-4 - Cdr - Lt Col - Wg Cdr
UK Rank(s)
Lieutenant-Colonel
Closing date
31/03/2025 23:55
Anticipated start date
December 2024
Commitment length
12 mths
Post Owner Email
armyprogs-ahq-staff-forum@mod.gov.uk
Open to personnel from
Army
Branch/Trade/Profession
Any
Specialisation
Capability and Acquisition
Location
Army Headquarters
Region
Hampshire
Country
United Kingdom
Engagement type
Additional Duties Commitment, Part Time Volunteer Reserve (PTVR), Volunteer Ex Regular Reserve
Task requirements
| Responsible for the development and delivery of funded change programmes. 1. Plan, initiate and manage programme activities, including setting direction for SO2, SO3 and civilian team staff. 2. Stakeholder management, including supporting functions and organisations. 3. Oversee the development of artefacts, mandates and business cases for project work strands. 4. Liaison with D Prog teams and industry for Prog/Proj dependencies and capability development. 5. Inform and support Working Groups and Programme Boards. 6. Manage programme budgets both in year and future years. 7. Identify programme risks, develop mitigation measures, and track risk trends. |
Essential competencies
n/a
Desirable competencies
| ACSC/AADP/BTC Project/Programme Management experience and/or qualifications. An understanding of Defence Acquisition is beneficial Recent experience of Armd Engr Sqn and/ or Armd Inf Bde Experience in Cap & Acq Mgmt appointment Experience of MoD, HoC or DE&S highly desirable. |
Selection Process
Selection filtered to boarding
Additional information
| *** This is a rolling recruitment. Appointment Boards will be held in the fourth week of each month. *** The Army Headquarters Staff Forum is a flexible resourcing pool of ex-Regular and Reservist service personnel. The Forum provides in-person, remote and part-time project work in support of capability and acquisition programmes. This position is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of next generation Army equipment, with scope to attend field demonstrations, liaise with industry and gain FKSE accreditation. Send your Army Reserves PPP, CV and last three OJARs to the AHQ Staff Forum mailbox to apply: armyprogs-ahq-staff-forum@mod.gov.uk Start and end dates are flexible. Appointment renewals at the end of the financial year are dependent on available funding and a continuing need for personnel support. Acting Higher Rank, local rank and substitution pay is not available for this role. Army Reserves: • This is not an FTRS position. It is project work conducted under either VeRR or ADC. • The role offers up to 90 RSDs (plus paid leave) via a RAPS ST event on either VeRR or an ADC. Additional RSDs, on ADC only, up to a ceiling of 180 in any financial year can be offered, subject to Pers Pol approval. The successful candidate has the option, with chain of command agreement and Pers Pol approval, to seek to switch from VeRR/RSD terms to ADC terms after starting the position. • Army Reservists other than those on ARRG 2 to ARRG 5 must seek approval from their Chain of Command before applying. Ex-Regular Reserves: • Ex-Regular candidates must have extant Regular Reserve liability and be below age 60 in order to apply. There are no exceptions. A Frequently Asked Questions page is available on Defence Connect: https://jive.defencegateway.mod.uk/docs/DOC-905146 For further details on eligibility, process and policy, see the Reserve Land Forces Regulations 2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-reserve-land-forces-regulations-2016-amendment-number-3 Also available on Defence Connect: https://jive.defencegateway.mod.uk/docs/DOC-161965 Do not quit your civilian job. Service with the AHQ Staff Forum should not be your main or sole source of income. ARRG/VeRR/ADC Project tasks are not WF authorised positions. They are a temporary liability created specifically for a task of short duration up to 12 months and for up to 180 RSDs (up to 90 RSDs in the case of VeRR). They do not attract Bounty. Boarding and selection for these posts does not attract substantive promotion or granting of AHR or SUPA. |