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AHQ DProgs Programme Director
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Recruiting Service
Army
SERVE Ref/JPAN/URN
APC/CMOps/202418071
NATO Rank(s)
OF-5 - Capt RN - Col - Gp Capt
UK Rank(s)
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
Volunteer Ex Regular Reserve
Task requirements
| 1. Act as Army HQ lead, on behalf of the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), for the delivery of Cap & Acq change programmes. 2. Scheduling and resource management for Cap & Acq programmes in coordination with Working Groups & Progs Boards. 3. Responsible on behalf of the SRO for Programme Boards & formal Defence Major Project Portfolio (DMPP) reporting. Act as delivery authority. 4. Monitor performance of programmes and projects against agreed milestones and alignment with business benefits through the SRO. 5. Conduct routine liaison with other Directorates to enable their role as Army Competent Advisors (ACA) and through-life capability sponsors. 6. Stakeholder & communications management across DE&S & wider Army HQ & Fd Army. Where, necessary, lead and manage a team of delivery desk officers, both mil & civil. |
Essential competencies
| ACSC |
Desirable competencies
| BCT / AET Recent operational experience. Grade 1 Staff Appointment Unit Command Technical experience in a capability or resource planning or programme / project delivery field is highly desirable, including knowledge of P3M and ability to apply it. Army HQ / MoD Senior Management Experience. |
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. |