UK Ministry of Defence
Army - People Performance and Appraisal Manager, Staff Officer level 2 Military Secretariat
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Camberley, GU17 9LP
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Job Summary
The appraisal function for Headquarters 8th Engineer Brigade is delivered by a two-person team consisting of this Higher Executive Officer (HEO) post holder and a Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) Staff Officer level 2 Military Secretariat peer. Together, they are responsible for coordinating and administering the end to end performance appraisal process across the Brigade.
This includes managing appraisal reports for approximately 100 Headquarters personnel, as well as processing and quality assuring reports submitted to senior leaders within the Brigade for review and endorsement. The team provides advice and guidance to managers and staff, ensures compliance with appraisal policies and procedures, monitors reporting deadlines, and maintains accurate personnel records.
Through effective administration and stakeholder engagement, the team enables the timely and accurate delivery of appraisal reporting, supporting workforce management, talent development, and career progression across the organisation.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
The role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including senior military and civilian leaders.
Main Role Responsibilities
- Manage the end to end performance appraisal process for Headquarters personnel and wider Brigade reporting requirements, ensuring all reports are completed accurately, meet organisational standards, and are submitted within prescribed deadlines.
- Provide specialist advice and guidance to managers, staff, and senior leaders on appraisal policy, procedures, reporting requirements, and best practice, acting as the primary point of contact for appraisal related enquiries.
- Coordinate and quality assure appraisal reporting activity, reviewing reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance, and ensuring submissions are prepared for review and endorsement by senior leaders.
- Monitor, track, and report on appraisal performance and compliance, maintaining accurate personnel records, producing management information, identifying overdue actions, and supporting workforce planning and assurance activities.
- Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across the Brigade, liaising with military and civilian personnel to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure the efficient delivery of appraisal and personnel management activities.
Person Specification
Essential Skills Required:
- Well organised and will possess strong communication skills in both written and verbal form.
- Able to quickly build good working relationships with a variety of partners, both internal and external to the organisation, and be able to provide support to a wide range of people of different backgrounds.
- Good Information Technology skills, including basic Microsoft Office 365.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to use initiative to prioritise work with minimal direction whilst maintaining an excellent attention to detail.
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Desirable:
- Personal experience of delivering Military Officer and/or Soldier appraisal and career management.
- Experience as an Adjutant or Regimental Career Manning Officer, a commander or Officer Commanding, Formation MS Rep, or worked in a Personnel Policy staff role.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
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
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.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and working from home as part of a non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. All office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to site capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD workplace, will also count towards this level of office attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this and other flexible working arrangements may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
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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Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
At application stage you will be assessed against the following:
- Your CV
- Personal Statement - of no more than 500 words detailing how you meet the essential skills criteria
- Behaviour - Communicating & Influencing
- Behaviour - Managing a Quality Service
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.
The remaining elements will only be reviewed if you are successful at this initial sift.
At interview stage you will be assessed against the following:
- Behaviour - Seeing the Big Picture
- Behaviour - Managing a Quality Service
- Behaviour - Communicating & Influencing
- Behaviour - Delivering at Pace
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 equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.
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