SO3 DProgs Assistant Project Manager

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Recruiting Service

Army

SERVE Ref/JPAN/URN

APC/CMOps/202418074

NATO Rank(s)

OR-7 - CPO - SSgt/CSgt - Chf Tech/FS,
OR-8 - WO2,
OR-9 - WO1 - WO/Macr

UK Rank(s)

Staff Sergeant / Colour Sergeant,
Warrant Officer 2,
Warrant Officer 1

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

Part Time Volunteer Reserve (PTVR), Volunteer Ex Regular Reserve

Task requirements

Responsible for supporting the development and delivery of funded change projects.

1. Assistant Project Manager for the development, delivery and DLOD integration of funded Engr capability change projects. 
2. Conduct project planning, coordination and stakeholder liaison. 
3. Identify, track, mitigate and resolve project-level risks and issues. 
4. Manage project dependencies to ensure that the project progresses, escalating to SO2 D Progs Project Manager as required. 
5. Provide staffing support to Capability Integration Working Groups, and other governance meetings for specified programmes and projects. 
6. Prepare and present staff work, as directed by SO2 D Progs Project Manager. 

Essential competencies

n/a

Desirable competencies

JCSC

Project/Programme Management experience and/or qualifications

Experience in a Cap & Acq Management 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.

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