UK Ministry of Defence
Personnel Business Manager (HR) - Army
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Job Summary
The Ministry of Defence, Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from cyber and digital transformation, police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, psychologists, storekeepers, and policy secretariat staff to support the British Army.
Headquarters 160th (Welsh) Brigade, a Joint Military Command (JMC), employs more than 100 people across Wales and plays a key role in supporting the Army’s activities throughout the country. As the Army’s regional headquarters in Wales, the JMC brings together military personnel, civil servants, and partner organisations to coordinate Army activity, support resilience operations, and maintain strong links with communities, public services, and the Welsh Government.
The JMC is responsible for planning and coordinating military support within Wales when required, providing administrative support to soldiers and their families, and ensuring the Army has the facilities, infrastructure, and services needed to operate effectively across the country.
Our workforce is diverse, with staff working in areas such as training, logistics, security, stores management, finance, project and programme management, and business support. Together, these teams provide a wide range of services that help the Army operate effectively across Wales, supporting both military personnel and the communities in which they live and work.
The post offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of a dynamic and busy Brigade Headquarters as the home of the Army in Wales.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
In this role, you will play a key role in supporting workforce planning, recruitment, career management, and people-related governance across 160th (Welsh) Brigade. Working closely with senior leaders, HR specialists, and external organisations, you will help ensure the organisation attracts, develops, and retains the people it needs to deliver its objectives.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in workforce planning, recruitment, talent management, governance, performance management, and strategic HR within a unique and dynamic organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing professional advice to managers and senior leaders on workforce planning, personnel policies, career management, and organisational requirements.
- Managing recruitment and workforce planning activities, including coordinating vacancies, preparing job specifications, supporting selection processes, and monitoring staffing requirements.
- Identifying workforce gaps and supporting succession planning to ensure future organisational needs are met.
- Coordinating annual performance appraisal processes, providing guidance to managers, and ensuring reporting standards are maintained.
- Managing staff recognition programmes, including honours, awards, commendations, and other recognition schemes.
- Organising and supporting promotion, grading, and appointment boards, ensuring processes are fair, transparent, and compliant with policy.
- Monitoring and assuring personnel processes to ensure compliance with organisational policies and best practice.
- Preparing reports, workforce analyses, briefings, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
- Providing secretariat support to boards and committees, including arranging meetings, preparing documentation, recording decisions, and tracking actions.
- Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with stakeholders across Defence, the Army Cadet Force, and wider partner organisations.
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Essential Skills Required:
- Must be organised and a proactive HR professional with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working with senior leaders, managing competing priorities, analysing workforce information, and providing clear, practical advice on people-related matters
- Good analytical skills
- A good understanding of MS 365 applications
Please note: The successful candidate will be required to attend a 4 day training Military Career Management course at the Army Personnel Centre, Glasgow. This is to be completed within 6 months of being in post, subject to course availability.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
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.
Hybrid Working
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).
Please Note:
- 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.
- 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/.
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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 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 and Experience.
At the application stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:
- Personal Statement - 500 words demonstrating your relevant skills and experience in line with the essential criteria on this advert.
- Behaviour - Communicating & Influencing
- Behaviour - Making Effective Decisions
- Behaviour - Delivering at Pace
Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against the Personal Statement only. The remaining evidence submitted at the application stage will be assessed only if you are successful at this initial sift.
At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:
Behaviours
- Communicating & Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
Further Information:
- 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
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