Army - Applications Development Executive Officer

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.

Optimisation branch delivers organisational change, including digital transformation, across the outputs of the Army Personnel Centre. The scope of the team touches every single member of the Army with a commensurate level of senior interest. You will be joining a dedicated team that works collaboratively and supports each other. The team has led the way with the development of innovative solutions for modernisation and embraces the use of these tools for everyone involved in the Army's career management processes.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The purpose of this role is to identify and deliver the digital projects (Microsoft Power Applications) that support the Army Personnel Centre's business and Change goals.

As Applications Development Executive Officer your main responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement new digital ways of working, information management techniques, and technologies to improve the delivery of Army career management.
• Contribute to the advancement of team member skills for digitisation projects including Microsoft Office 365 Applications and the MS Power Platform.
• Embed a pro-active and innovative approach to personal development and training requirements within the Apps Dev team by developing team knowledge and keeping informed of IT advancements.
• Assist the analysis of existing processes; gather requirements, design and develop; test and release Digital Solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) and M365, engaging with Business Process Owners and key stakeholders throughout.
• Support regular stakeholder engagement and proactively horizon scan for future change, and its impact on HQMS (Headquarters Military Secretary) and APC (Army Personnel Centre) staff in their use of MODNET, M365 products and other ICT systems in line with Military Secretary's intent to be Digital by Default.

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)

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:

• Behaviour - Changing & Improving
• Behaviour - Communicating & Influencing
• Personal Statement - 500 words demonstrating your relevant skills and knowledge in line with the essential criteria.

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against the Behaviour - Changing & Improving 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 Changing & Improving
• Communicating & Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• 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.

Further information:

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.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.