Associate Performance Analyst (ATMS Skills Validator) – Army Full Time NEW

We are passionate about Smarter Working and believe that a combination of flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance, while ensuring you deliver your outcomes effectively and efficiently – we expect you to know where to be to have the most impact, balancing your individual needs with that of your team and the organisation.  However, recognising the benefits of face to face working, especially for new joiners, there is an expectation that you would be in the office at least 60% of the time (3 days a week).

Job Summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, with responsibility for an annual budget of over £10bn, the Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence and one of its largest operating centres who employ around 12,000 Civil Servants located at over 300 locations supporting the 110K regular and reserve soldiers across the Army. This Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.

The Army Talent Management System (ATMS) is being developed to underpin the Army People System by helping to ensure a trained and effective workforce organised into Professions with understandable Skills, some of which attract pay supplements to aid workforce retention.

The ATMS Skills Secondary Validator sits within the Army Personnel Directorate’s new and evolving ATMS Governance and Support Team (GST) which is developing systems and processes to incorporate Skills into the Army’s talent management, the first step to delivering the Defence vision of becoming a Skills Based Organisation. This is a fabulous opportunity to gain experience of People Performance Analytics. It will enable you to build a strong understanding of how to use data to inform decision-making and how this supports the Army’s outputs.

The Associate Performance Analyst role is entry level and sits within the Government Digital and Data Profession.

This role is advertised at 37 hours per week and is based at Andover in the Army Headquarters.

Job Description

You will support the team as part of the small and evolving ATMS Government Support Team which sits within the Personnel Strategy branch in the Army’s Personnel Directorate. The GST provides support to the Army’s Professions Leadership Team and is responsible for the assurance of the ATMS data and function of the system. It provides analysis and insight to inform the management and continuous improvement of Professions and Skills.

The role is pivotal to the team, and provides support to Army personnel. The Secondary Validator role will assist the team to carry out the assurance and validation tasks covering skills.

The Secondary Validator Role Responsibilities Will Include:

• Validation of the award of a Skill Based Pay Supplement.
• Check the qualifying criteria for the award of ‘Pay by Skill’ and compare Knowledge, Skill application, Experience and Behaviours.
• Carry out checks against the live eligibility dashboard to inform approval or rejection of the Skill validation.
• Assurance of Skills awarded at proficiency level 6 (Expert) or 7 (Strategist). To comply with Defence direction, ensure that line managers of individuals with Skill Proficiency Level have the necessary Skills to permit approval of this award.
• Cross Defence engagement. Engage with the Army Profession and Skill Specialisation leads, as well as with representatives from the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Pan Defence Skills Framework team.

Your role responsibilities may evolve into other areas of the business. This role might ultimately form part of the evolving People Data and Digital team, and may include performance analysis activities and data quality assurance in the future.

You will support the team as part of the small and evolving ATMS Government Support Team which sits within the Personnel Strategy branch in the Army’s Personnel Directorate. The GST provides support to the Army’s Professions Leadership Team and is responsible for the assurance of the ATMS data and function of the system. It provides analysis and insight to inform the management and continuous improvement of Professions and Skills.

The role is pivotal to the team, and provides support to Army personnel. The Secondary Validator role will assist the team to carry out the assurance and validation tasks covering skills.

The Secondary Validator Role Responsibilities Will Include:

• Validation of the award of a Skill Based Pay Supplement.
• Check the qualifying criteria for the award of ‘Pay by Skill’ and compare Knowledge, Skill application, Experience and Behaviours.
• Carry out checks against the live eligibility dashboard to inform approval or rejection of the Skill validation.
• Assurance of Skills awarded at proficiency level 6 (Expert) or 7 (Strategist). To comply with Defence direction, ensure that line managers of individuals with Skill Proficiency Level have the necessary Skills to permit approval of this award.
• Cross Defence engagement. Engage with the Army Profession and Skill Specialisation leads, as well as with representatives from the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Pan Defence Skills Framework team.

Your role responsibilities may evolve into other areas of the business. This role might ultimately form part of the evolving People Data and Digital team, and may include performance analysis activities and data quality assurance in the future.

Person specification

Essential Skills Required:

• Have the aptitude to learn to use analytical tools and produce standardised reports and charts.
• Develop an understanding of the wider analytics context, tools and techniques.
• Be responsible for the accuracy and quality of data and analysis, and how they are used.
• Numeracy and some experience in analysis or data handling.

Desirable Skills:

These are not essential but any experience of the following technical skills from the Digital and Data Framework would be desirable.

• Analysis and Insight (working level).
• Communicating Analysis and Insight (working level).
• Quality Assurance of Data and Analysis (awareness level).
• Technical Understanding (performance analyst) (awareness level).
• Performance Measurement (awareness level).
• Understanding Analysis Across the Product Life Cycle (awareness level).

Performance analyst – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions

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

• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

• Technical – Analysis and Insight; Communicating Analysis and Insight
• Technical Understanding (Performance Analyst)

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

• Technical Understanding (Performance Analyst)

Alongside your salary of £30,740, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,905 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other Benefits For Army Civil Servants Include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development
• Access to Army HQ on-site gym and fitness classes (with appropriate personal liability insurance).

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

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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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

• CV
• Behaviour – Communicating & Influencing
• Technical – Technical Understanding (Performance Analyst) Performance analyst – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift will be conducted based on the evidence you provide in support of Communicating & Influencing. Your CV and Technical evidence will only be reviewed if you are successful at this initial sift.

At interview stage you will be assessed against the following:

• Behaviour – Making Effective Decisions
• Technical – Analysis and Insight; Communicating Analysis and Insight Performance analyst – Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

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: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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

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.

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.

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).

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

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Judith Dando
• Email : Judith.Dando378@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.